Khandelwal Law Blog
Will Your Fiancé Survive the K-1 Visa Travel Ban in 2026?
You’ve already overcome so much to be with the person you love. Time zones, language barriers, mountains of paperwork, and endless waiting. Then you hear those words, travel ban, and for a moment, the dream flickers. Suddenly, you’re asking questions
Filing the I-130 for Your Spouse? Here’s Exactly What You Need
When you marry someone from another country, the excitement of building a life together in the United States is a dream come true. However, many couples quickly realize that the first challenge is understanding where the immigration process actually begins.
Follow-to-Join Green Card: Reunite Your Family Without the Long Wait
Your green card finally arrived. It should feel like pure victory, doesn’t it? Instead, it might feel hollow. The achievement is real, but so is the empty space at your dinner table. You worked hard to build a stable foundation
H-1B Lottery 2027: How to Prepare for the Toughest Season Yet
The H-1B cap season is here again, and for many professionals and employers, the tension begins long before registration opens. An international graduate nearing the end of Optional Practical Training (OPT) may be counting down every remaining month. At the
Visa Bulletin March 2026 EB-2: What It Means for Your Green Card
You waited years for your priority date to move. Then one month, it finally does. Reddit threads light up. Though everyone says, “File now!”, nobody tells you whether you actually can or whether filing now could hurt your case later.
USCIS Adjustment of Status Fee 2026: What It Means for You
You planned your filing budget, and then the numbers changed. New premium processing costs affect real decisions: Whether to upgrade, when to file, and how much cash you need ready right now. If you’re in the middle of an immigration
Artist Visa for USA: O-1B & P-3 Visa Guide for Creatives
For every artist who has ever imagined sharing their work on a global stage, the United States represents the ultimate opportunity. However, between that dream and the spotlight lies a wall of paperwork where creativity often feels stifled by bureaucracy.
How to Apply for an I-601A Provisional Waiver Process in 2026?
Fear of separation keeps too many families from pursuing legal status. The question is always the same: What if I leave and can’t come back? The hardest part of immigration is the fear of what happens when you leave. Between
What Officers Really Ask in Employment-Based GC Interviews
You’ve submitted hundreds of pages: Forms, diplomas, employment letters, etc. Your entire professional life, reduced to a stack of paper on some officer’s desk. Now you have to sit across from them and prove it’s all real. So, the fear
Sweta Khandelwal
Sweta completed her Masters in Law from the University of California, Los Angeles and her JD from the Faculty of Law, Delhi University in India and has been practicing law for 15+ years getting visas, green cards, and citizenship for 1000+ clients, 100+ companies across 50+ nationalities.
Sweta has been recognized as a ” Super Lawyer, Rising Star,” and as amongst the ” Top 40 under 40″ immigration attorneys in California (American Society of Legal Advocates). She is also the recipient of the Advocacy Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Sweta is also a chartered accountant — the equivalent of a CPA. This makes her uniquely positioned to understand the immigration needs of her business clients in the broader context of their corporate objectives.
Sweta is actively involved with immigration issues and immigrant communities in various capacities. She has assumed key roles at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), both at the local and national level. She has been a past chair at the Santa Clara Valley Chapter at AILA and has also been involved in various practice area committees at AILA National. Sweta has addressed multiple conferences/forums in the United States and worldwide on immigration and business issues.