About Jessica Hargis

Free Consult. CLIENT'S CHOICE AWARD (10 yrs), SUPER LAWYERS AWARD (7 yrs), MARTINDALE CLIENT CHAMPION AWARD (2 yrs). 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE. LGBTQ friendly. Spouse, fiance, family, employment and citizenship cases. 100% Immigration. No paralegals. Jessica Hargis is a NYC Immigration Attorney with over 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE who has won over 1,000 cases, including spouse, fiance & family based cases, employment based cases, extraordinary ability, citizenship, investor visas, DACA, waivers and more... all including successful approvals through USCIS and US Consulates even after failure by other immigration attorneys. Jessica is proud to be an active member of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA) and is also honored to be on the attorney referral list for Immigration Equality, a national LGBTQ+ rights immigration organization. She received her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2006 as the recipient of the prestigious Presidential Scholarship Award, with coursework focused on advanced issues in immigration law, and has specialized in Immigration Law since obtaining her law degree in 2007. She served in Seton Hall's Immigration Law Clinic and ACLU NJ in Newark, New Jersey from 2005 - 2006. She received her Bachelor of the Arts Degree from Vassar College in 2003. She is admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York. For more information on the benefits of working with Hargis Law Firm, including various awards won, please visit our website.  

 

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Immigration
Posted by Cynthia
March 27, 2025
Hired Attorney

Do yourself a favor and hire Jessica. Period! Jessica is the most professional and efficient person I have worked with (I promise, this is not an exaggeration). My husband (American citizen) and I hired her to help me obtain my marriage based green card. I am from Uganda and I had an L1B visa at the time. My green card was approved in 5 months, which is record time all thanks to her diligence. (In the meantime, my work authorization card was approved in 2 months, prior to the green card approval. Again, record time) On top of being very professional, she is a very good and responsive communicator. We only spoke to her a couple of times over the phone, the rest of the communication was through email. Her advice and instructions were very clear and easy to follow. Even when we had concerns and follow up questions, she addressed our concerns directly and promptly (usually within a few hours). Jessica is also very proactive and a problem solver, whenever we hit a roadblock, she explained w

 
Immigration
Posted by Carlotta
November 02, 2024
Hired Attorney

Jessica was extremely helpful, very responsive and informative through the entire green card process. Even before hiring her she gave me information and suggestions over the phone (for free) that helped me get on track for my green card application. She submitted my case promptly after we collected all the paperwork and I got my green card in about 8 months! If you're looking for an immigration lawyer I totally recommend Jessica!

 
Immigration
Posted by Cathy
November 01, 2024
Hired Attorney

First of all, thank you Ms. Hargis for helping me to keep my green card! A few years ago, she helped me win my green card. I had a great experience so I returned to her for my 751 process. It was very nice to be working with her again, but this time my life was much more stressful. I married my husband and believed the relationship would last forever, but it did not. I thought I had to leave this country that had become my permanent home. Ms. Hargis was very supportive, calming and strategic. She had me set up all of the right documents to prove the marriage was real for the years it did last. Even with the divorce, Immigration agreed that the marriage was real at the start up until separation, and they approved my 10 year green card! I am very grateful for your hard work and knowledge. You have changed my life. Thank you.

 
Immigration
Posted by Robbie
October 30, 2024
Hired Attorney

The absolute best! Jessica Hargis helped me and my husband obtain my green card and was an invaluable guide during the long and, at times, very confusing process. At every step along the way Jessica was clear about both what she needed from us and what we should expect moving forward. In particular, her help in preparation for our interview with USCIS was thorough without being overwhelming, helping us to enter that interview with confidence. I would work with Jessica again in an instant.

 
Immigration
Posted by Michael
October 25, 2024
Hired Attorney

Jessica was incredibly helpful on my wife's green card journey. My neighbors were raving about her at our house one evening when my wife and I told them about our difficult situation. We emailed Jessica and she got back quickly offering us a free consultation call. By the end of the call, we were impressed by her knowledge of what we considered to be a pretty complicated immigration case. It was clear she has helped many people with many different situations, because she considered our case pretty common, which was a HUGE relief. But above all, she listened. She really listened to what our goals were including timeline and travel, and walked us through different scenarios so we could chose the best. She was empathetic, relatable and really broke down the legal jargon into "easy to understand" language, which was especially helpful for my wife since English is not her first language. Just two weeks ago, we were approved without an interview, and my wife and I have felt tremendous relief

 
Immigration
Posted by Elodie
October 25, 2024
Hired Attorney

I contacted Jessica to help me with my immigration status. I am originally form France; I have been in the US for over 10 years. I had many work visas that allowed me to stay and work in the country. With so many years spent in the US, my life was set in the country. After having my first child, my wife and I thought it would be important for me to obtain a green card. Jessica’s work was excellent. She did not just do a great job and helped me obtain my green card, she was also marvelous at communicating with us. It was so important for me to understand the process and make sure I was doing everything correctly. Every time I had a question, she was available and would answered quickly. I would relied on her for any futur immigration matter. I highly recommend her.

 
Immigration
Posted by Karla
October 21, 2024
Hired Attorney

Jessica is an incredible lawyer and we cannot recommend her highly enough! We recently went through the marriage immigration process and my husband (Irish) received his green card after about a year without an interview. We had originally thought we could file on our own, but got cold feet, and thank goodness we did because apparently we had a entry issue that needed to be corrected along with our application (I-102 or I-94, I can't quite recall?) Jessica helped make the process very straightforward and calmed our fears. All that she predicted happened on schedule. She is highly methodical, prepared, responsive, easy to talk to, sympathetic, meticulous / detail oriented and incredibly professional, and provided very clear instructions. We had no issues at all and receives my husbands green card quite easily. We were so lucky to find her. THANK YOU JESSICA!

 
Immigration
Posted by Casey
March 29, 2023
Hired Attorney

My wife (Colombian) and I (US green card holder) contacted Jessica about 1 year ago after speaking to about 4 other immigration lawyers. We didn’t really feel a connection with or trust in the others we spoke to and were still searching. Jessica offered us a free consultation and by the end of the call, we told her our choice was made. What was interesting was that the others all wanted us to sign a contract and pay upfront, and Jessica refused to take any money until we collected all of our documents (and we actually kept insisting!) She reviewed them and really knew our case. She helped us to gather the items she needed, promptly answering emails, providing instruction on the proper birth certificate etc. Once we had our initial items ready, and Jessica started the case, we were ready to file in about a week. The speed and accuracy of her work was quite remarkable. We had a long wait from USCIS, a little less than a year, but thanks to her work we were approved without interview!

 
Immigration
Posted by Tania
March 16, 2023
Hired Attorney

We have been using Jessica's services for the last five years (switching from a student visa, to a work permit, to a permanent green card, and ultimately to citizenship!) and she has consistently been an immense support and provided invaluable service throughout the years. We could not be happier with Jessica's work and we are grateful for her help. All of my immigration paperwork was seamlessly approved with Jessica's help. She offers reasonable rates, is always responsive, is quick to pull together and submit the required documentation, and provides accurate processing timelines (which was particularly important during COVID when the administrative process slowed down). I have referred Jessica to several of my friends and each of them has thoroughly appreciated her work. I highly recommend Jessica to anyone seeking immigration help. She is someone you can always count on. She is very organized and has excellent checklists and summaries in place to help make the process a breeze.

 
Immigration
Posted by Taylor
March 01, 2023
Hired Attorney

Jessica was great to work with for our Green Card process! She was very responsive to any and all of our questions and made the overall process smooth for us. No matter when we reached out, she always responded within a day’s time. Initially we were nervous about the process but she prepared and guided us from start to finish. She was very open and honest about what was happening and made sure to keep us on track. Highly recommend working with Jessica for any of your immigration needs!

 

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    2007, New York
  • Education & Certifications
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    Seton Hall University School of Law
    Class of 2006
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    Vassar College
    Class of 2003
    B.A.
    Political Science and International Economics
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    Born in 1981
    February 4, 1981
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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Jessica Hargis was admitted in 2007 to the State of New York.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    Jessica Hargis speaks Spanish.
  • Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?
    Yes, Jessica Hargis has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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    Yes, Jessica Hargis has a 5.0 Client Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Jessica Hargis attended Seton Hall University School of Law.