Lower Manhattan at dusk, home to our office at 29 Broadway

Immigration attorneys · 29 Broadway, New York

We came to America as immigrants. Since 1996, we’ve helped others build their lives here.

Schimmel & Samus is a New York firm led by two sisters from St. Petersburg. Immigration is the only law we practice.

Immigrants for immigrants

Two sisters left St. Petersburg for a new life in New York. For three decades they’ve practiced one kind of law, so that families like theirs can stay, work and belong here.

Distance travelled

4,280miles

Position

40.71° N
74.01° W

Where it begins

St. Petersburg, Russia. Two sisters, one decision: start over in America.

4,280 miles

The same journey, the same paperwork, the same uncertainty our clients face.

29 Broadway

Now we help families make the journey, and make it count.

IMMIGRATION

is the only law we practice.

No side practice. No distractions. Since 1996.

Practice areas

Every path to staying, working and belonging.

From a first visa to a hearing before the Board of Immigration Appeals, one firm handles your case from start to finish.

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Family unification

Green cards for spouses, parents, children and siblings of U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

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Court proceedings & appeals

Defense in removal proceedings before Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals and federal courts.

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Citizenship

Naturalization from application to oath, and a clear picture of the rights and duties that come with it.

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Political asylum

Protection for people persecuted for their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, orientation or social group.

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Immigration detention

Urgent, strategic representation for people in detention, with one goal: their release.

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TPS & humanitarian relief

Temporary Protected Status and other humanitarian options, explained plainly and filed carefully.

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Extraordinary ability

O-1 visas and EB-1 green cards for leaders in the arts, sciences, music, business and beyond.

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Work, investor & student visas

Employment-based, investment and student visas for people building careers and companies here.

The partners

Sisters. Partners. Immigrants.

Lana Schimmel and Natasha Samus in their office at 29 Broadway

Natasha Samus

Partner

  • 1991Chief Immigration Attorney, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), New York
  • J.D.Magna cum laude, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Vice President, International Law Society
  • B.A.Soviet Studies, magna cum laude, Stony Brook University
  • TodayRepresents clients before Immigration Court and the Department of Homeland Security

Lana Schimmel

Partner

  • 1989Chief Judicial Staff Attorney, Civil & Criminal Division, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • J.D.Nova University Law School. Member, International Law Society
  • B.A.Soviet Studies, Queens College, City University of New York
  • 2017Named one of AIOLC’s 10 Best Immigration Attorneys in New York for client satisfaction
30years helping immigrants build their lives here
100%immigration. The only law we practice
2partners. Sisters who started over here too
10,000+clients served

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