Overview
On the 21st floor of 101 Hudson Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, Anne Z. Sedki runs an immigration law practice that reaches clients in three states and across international borders. The firm’s managing attorney is licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio, and the team serves clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices nationwide as well as at U.S. Embassies and Consulates internationally. A secondary office in Garden City, New York extends the firm’s geographic presence in the New York metropolitan area.
The Law Offices of Anne Z. Sedki, LLC focuses entirely on U.S. immigration law. The practice does not dilute its expertise across unrelated legal fields. That singular focus, combined with a bilingual English-Arabic team and an of-counsel arrangement that expands capacity, defines the firm’s structure and its approach to client service.
Practice Areas
Immigration law is not a monolithic field, and the Sedki firm addresses its full range rather than concentrating on a narrow subset of case types.
Asylum and Refugee Matters: The firm assists clients who are seeking asylum within the United States because they face persecution in their home countries. Federal law requires asylum applications to be filed within one year of the applicant’s last U.S. entry. The Sedki office guides clients through the entire process from initial filing through the green card application that follows a successful grant of asylum.
Family-Based Immigration: Spousal petitions, immediate relative petitions, and other family-based immigration categories require careful documentation and attention to procedural timelines. The firm represents petitioners and beneficiaries through these processes.
Employment-Based Visas and Green Cards: Clients seeking to work in the United States or to transition from temporary work authorization to permanent residency receive representation through the applicable employment-based categories.
Investment Visas: The firm handles EB-5 investor visas and related investment-based immigration matters, serving clients whose immigration path runs through capital investment.
VAWA Petitions: The Violence Against Women Act provides humanitarian protections for individuals who have experienced abuse. The firm assists eligible petitioners with VAWA-based immigration applications, which allow survivors to seek legal status independently of an abusive spouse or family member.
U Visa Petitions: Immigrants who have been victims of certain crimes and have cooperated with law enforcement may qualify for U visa status. The Sedki firm handles these petitions, which carry specific evidentiary and procedural requirements.
Deportation Defense: When a client faces removal proceedings, the firm provides representation in immigration court. Defense in removal cases involves procedural knowledge and strategic assessment of available relief options.
Naturalization: Lawful permanent residents seeking to become U.S. citizens navigate the naturalization process with firm assistance, including preparation for interviews and resolution of complications that can arise in an applicant’s record.
Consular Processing: For clients living outside the United States who are applying for immigrant or nonimmigrant visas through U.S. Embassies and Consulates, the firm provides representation throughout the consular process.
Attorney Profiles
Anne Zeitoun-Sedki, Esq. (Managing Attorney and Founder)
Anne Zeitoun-Sedki holds a B.A. from Fordham University in New York City and a J.D. from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. She is licensed to practice in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio, a multi-state admission that reflects the geographic range of the firm’s client base. She has more than 15 years of experience in immigration law. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, New York Chapter. She is fluent in English and Arabic, a capability that directly serves the firm’s significant Middle Eastern and Arab-American client population.
Amani Haddad, Esq. (Associate Attorney)
Amani Haddad is admitted to the New York State Bar and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is fluent in both English and Arabic, which reinforces the firm’s capacity to serve Arabic-speaking clients without relying on translation intermediaries for substantive case discussions.
Arif Gozel (Of Counsel)
Arif Gozel serves the firm in an of-counsel capacity and is also affiliated with Gozel Law Firm PC, an immigration and trademark practice. The of-counsel arrangement provides the Sedki firm with additional capacity and expertise on matters where collaboration is beneficial.
Joseph F. Guirguis (Senior Paralegal, Jersey City Office)
Joseph F. Guirguis brings academic legal training from Egypt, holding both a Bachelor of Law and a Master’s degree in law. His background supports the firm’s work with clients from Middle Eastern and North African countries.
Location and Service Area
The firm’s primary New Jersey office is located at 101 Hudson Street, Floor 21, Jersey City, NJ 07302. A secondary office in Garden City, New York serves clients in the Long Island region. The firm’s federal practice extends well beyond these physical locations: the team appears before USCIS offices throughout the country and represents clients during consular proceedings at U.S. Embassies and Consulates internationally.
Clients who can reach neither the Jersey City nor the Garden City office can contact the firm through its website at www.sedkilaw.com/ or by phone at 516-487-3831. The firm also maintains an active Instagram presence at @azs_law.
Client Focus
The firm’s clients include individuals, families, and businesses navigating U.S. immigration law. The caseload spans a wide spectrum: asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the country, immigrant workers and their sponsoring employers, spouses of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and long-term residents completing the naturalization process. The firm also handles sensitive cases involving asylum seekers, abuse survivors filing VAWA petitions, and crime victims pursuing U visa status.
The firm’s English-Arabic bilingual capacity is a substantive asset for clients from Arabic-speaking countries. For clients who speak languages other than English or Arabic, the firm works with interpreters to ensure that communication is accurate and that clients fully understand the status and strategy of their cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the firm handle cases outside New York and New Jersey?
Yes. Anne Zeitoun-Sedki is licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. More broadly, the firm represents clients before USCIS offices nationwide and before U.S. Embassies and Consulates internationally. Immigration law is federal law, and the firm’s practice is not confined to the geographic areas where its offices are located.
What is the filing deadline for asylum applications?
Federal law requires asylum applications to be filed within one year of the applicant’s most recent entry into the United States. There are limited exceptions for changed or extraordinary circumstances, but these exceptions are narrowly construed. Individuals who believe they may have a basis for asylum should consult with an immigration attorney without delay.
Does the firm serve Arabic-speaking clients directly?
Yes. Both the managing attorney, Anne Zeitoun-Sedki, and associate attorney Amani Haddad are fluent in Arabic. Arabic-speaking clients can communicate directly with their attorneys without relying on interpretation for substantive discussions about their cases.
What is the difference between a VAWA petition and a U visa?
Both are humanitarian forms of immigration relief for individuals who have experienced harm. VAWA petitions are available to spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who have been subjected to abuse by that family member. The U visa is available to victims of specific qualifying crimes who have cooperated, are cooperating, or are likely to cooperate with law enforcement or government officials in investigating or prosecuting the criminal activity. The two programs have different eligibility criteria, processes, and outcomes. An immigration attorney can evaluate which relief, if either, applies to a specific client’s situation.
Can the firm represent clients who are outside the United States?
Yes. The firm handles consular processing matters, which involves representing clients who are applying for immigrant or nonimmigrant visas through U.S. Embassies or Consulates abroad. This includes preparation, documentation review, and representation through the consular interview and decision process.
Closing
The Law Offices of Anne Z. Sedki, LLC operates at an intersection that many immigration practices do not fully occupy: federal practice reach combined with bilingual capacity in English and Arabic, and the ability to handle the full range of immigration matters from family petitions to deportation defense. For individuals and families navigating U.S. immigration law, the firm can be reached at 516-487-3831, online at www.sedkilaw.com/, or at its Jersey City office at 101 Hudson Street, Floor 21, Jersey City, NJ 07302.