Author: Lakshmi Challa

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Lakshmi Challa is the founding and managing attorney of Challa Law Group, an immigration law firm in Glen Allen. She has two adult children: one who lives in California and one in Richmond. She has a passion for helping not only entrepreneurs who want to bring their best ideas to the United States, but those with voices that often go unheard.

In 2015, approximately 4.6 million students pursued studies in a country other than the one in which they were born, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (oecd.org).…

Immigration is in the news frequently, but some of the information can be confusing or contradictory. Let’s explore some of the terminology that’s being used as we continue to evaluate…