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Family-Based Immigration
Spouses, fiancé(e)s, children, parents, siblings, immediate relatives, preference categories, adjustment of status, and consular processing.
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Kamran I. Makhdoom, PLLCImmigration Law Firm
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Boutique immigration counsel · Houston & worldwide
Immigration Law Firm
Your future deserves a considered path. Strategic immigration counsel for entrepreneurs, professionals, and families.
A boutique practice, by design
Kamran I. Makhdoom, PLLC is a boutique immigration law firm serving clients worldwide. We pair careful legal analysis with a distinctly personal understanding of each client’s ambitions, constraints, and responsibilities.
Discover our approach →Principal Attorney
Attorney at Law
Kamran I. Makhdoom began practicing law in 1996 in his hometown of Multan, Pakistan, after graduating from law school as valedictorian. He later taught at several law colleges throughout Pakistan, sharing his knowledge and experience with aspiring attorneys.
As a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar, Mr. Makhdoom earned a Master of Laws from the University of Houston Law Center, where he focused on immigration law. During his studies, he had the privilege of being mentored by Professor Joe Vail, a former U.S. Immigration Judge.
Licensed to practice law in New York, Mr. Makhdoom represents individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and businesses in a broad range of immigration matters. His practice includes intracompany transferee matters, PERM labor certifications, EB-2 and EB-3 petitions, religious worker cases, VAWA matters, family-based immigration, removal and deportation proceedings, and cases before U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.
Mr. Makhdoom has a particular passion for investor visas, including both immigrant and nonimmigrant classifications. He also has extensive experience responding to complex requests for evidence and handling immigration appeals.
His practice is founded on honest, sincere advice and a commitment to making immigration law as clear and understandable as possible. An active Rotarian, Mr. Makhdoom has served Rotary clubs and districts in several leadership capacities, including as President of the Fort Bend Rotary Club in Sugar Land, Texas.
Since beginning his legal career, Mr. Makhdoom has successfully represented clients in immigration matters throughout the United States and in countries across the globe.
Immigration practice areas
Strategic representation across family-based, employment-based, investor, nonimmigrant, and consular immigration matters.
Families
Spouses, fiancé(e)s, children, parents, siblings, immediate relatives, preference categories, adjustment of status, and consular processing.
Begin the conversation →Professionals & employers
EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 petitions; PERM labor certification; multinational executives and managers; extraordinary-ability and religious-worker matters.
Explore your options →Exceptional professionals
Carefully developed NIW strategies for qualified professionals and entrepreneurs whose proposed endeavors may benefit the United States.
Discuss an NIW case →Investors & entrepreneurs
E-2 treaty-investor representation and strategic guidance for entrepreneurs, executives, essential employees, and qualifying family members.
Discuss your investment →Temporary visas
B-1/B-2 visitors, F-1 students, H-1B specialty-occupation workers, L-1 intracompany transferees, R-1 religious workers, and dependent classifications.
Request guidance →Worldwide representation
Immigrant and nonimmigrant visa processing, DS-160 preparation, National Visa Center matters, and cases before U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.
Plan your next step →Complex cases
Strategic responses to requests for evidence, immigration appeals, inadmissibility waivers, travel documents, and work-authorization matters.
Review your case →The KIM standard
Immigration law can feel intimidating. Our role is to replace uncertainty with a clear, carefully considered plan—grounded in your facts and shaped around your goals.
Your personal and professional context guides the strategy from the first conversation.
We assess strengths, limitations, timing, and evidence before recommending a path.
Direct communication and diligent case management keep you informed throughout the process.
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