Vickie has practiced immigration law for the past eight years. She began as an Assistant District Counsel for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Francisco, California. From 1996 to 1999, she litigated deportation and removal cases, involving suspension of deportation, cancellation of removal, asylum/withholding, adjustment of status, waivers for crimes and misrepresentation, and voluntary departure.

Ms. Li now focuses mainly on employment-based and family-based immigration law, in particular, petitions for non-immigrant visas and immigrant visas, and applications for lawful permanent residence and naturalization.

Employment petitions include those for H-1B (professional worker), L-1A/L-1B (intra-company transferee), and TN (Canadian/Mexican NAFTA) visas, among others. She also handles labor certification applications for various occupations (for example, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering, information technology, architecture, geology, horticulture, and culinary arts), as well as immigrant visa petitions for outstanding researchers, individuals of extraordinary ability, and managers/executives.

Her practice in family-based immigration law includes applications for permanent residence (adjustment of status), waivers, fiancée petitions, removal of conditional status (Form I-751), consular processing abroad, and naturalization.

Vickie's previous experience as an attorney for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, combined with her current experience in the private sector, gives her a unique perspective on the practice of immigration law and the frustrations inherent in working with the Citizenship and Immigration Service (legacy INS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. consulates. This perspective, combined with dedication and commitment, is valuable to the firm's clients.

Education and Personal Background:

Vickie graduated Phi Beta Kappa from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 with a B.A. in English Literature and a Minor in Music. She received her law degree from University of Washington (J.D., 1996). She is a member of Washington State Bar Association, the State Bar of California and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Vickie also served as Managing Editor of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal at the University of Washington.

Vickie's pro bono activities include working with the King County Bar Association, Immigration Clinic.