Marissa A. Prianti

Marissa A. Prianti is an associate in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration law. Marissa advises businesses and individuals on a full range of immigrant and non-immigrant visas, including immigrant visas based upon labor certifications.

Marissa has experience filing mandamus petitions against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the State Department in various district courts to compel adjudication of immigration petitions and the issuance of visas, respectively.

Marissa has filed successful motions to re-open and Administrative Appeals Office appeals on behalf of individuals whose immigration petitions have been denied by USCIS. Marissa has also filed successful appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) on behalf of individuals who have been ordered removed following removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, also known as the immigration court. When necessary, Marissa has filed petitions for review in the Second and Third Circuits to challenge adverse BIA decisions.