Andrea Godfread-Brown, Esq.

Andrea’s practice covers the full range of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, with deep concentration in healthcare. Her experience includes:

• Physician immigration: J-1 waivers (including Conrad 30 and interested government agency waivers) and Physician National Interest Waivers for hospitals, medical centers, and physician practice groups
• Healthcare workforce solutions: visa strategies for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and other clinical professionals built on more than 14 years of dedicated healthcare immigration work
• Employment-based petitions: H-1B, O-1, TN, PERM labor certification, and EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 permanent residence for employers in healthcare, higher education, IT consulting, and engineering
• Higher education: faculty and researcher immigration for colleges and universities, plus guidance for F-1 students transitioning from campus to the workplace and H-1B status
• Startups and small businesses: practical sponsorship strategies that help tech and engineering companies compete for global talent with H-1B and EB-1/EB-2 green card sponsorship

Healthcare immigration isn’t just paperwork, it’s patient care. Andrea approaches every case knowing that behind each petition is a hospital trying to keep its doors open, a community waiting for a doctor, and a professional who has worked years to practice in the United States. Clients can expect clear answers to complex questions, honest assessments of timing and risk, and a steady hand through every stage of the process. After more than two decades in practice, Andrea has seen nearly every scenario, and she puts that experience to work so her clients can focus on running their organizations, not deciphering immigration law.

Andrea’s advocacy extends beyond her caseload. Through the IMG Taskforce, she works to make the U.S. immigration system more navigable for the international physicians who serve in underserved communities across the country.