Immigration lawyer for Miami-Dade, trained at the University of Miami School of Law. E-2, EB-5, green cards, NIW, citizenship in English & Russian. (305) 315-3425.
If you live or do business in Miami, Fitenko Law PLLC represents you in U.S. immigration matters in English or Russian. Whether you are an entrepreneur on Brickell Avenue building a U.S. footprint, a family in Coral Gables planning a green card strategy, an investor acquiring a hospitality business in Miami Beach, or an executive relocating to Doral, Attorney Ekaterina Fitenko handles the full range of immigration work — from E-2 investor visas and EB-5 to family green cards, EB-1A and EB-2 NIW petitions, and U.S. citizenship. She is a Russian-speaking immigration attorney and a member of the Florida Bar.
Attorney Fitenko holds a Joint J.D./LL.M. in International Law from the University of Miami School of Law, where she trained in the Health Rights Clinic, assisting clients with Temporary Protected Status and other humanitarian forms of relief. She later served with Catholic Legal Services in South Florida, preparing asylum applications and citizenship filings. Before immigrating to the United States, she earned her first law degree in Russia and served as a lawyer, department head, and later Vice-Director of a major governmental institution — more than 20 years of experience in the legal field in total.
For Miami clients this means an attorney who learned U.S. immigration law in Miami, worked with South Florida immigrant communities directly, and understands from her own life what it means to go through the immigration process.
Fitenko Law does not have an office in the City of Miami. Our main office is at 11555 Heron Bay Blvd, Suite 277, Coral Springs, FL 33076. Our second office is at 600 Three Islands Blvd, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 — just north of the Miami-Dade county line — and is open by appointment only. Many Miami-area clients choose secure video consultations with electronic document signing instead of traveling; the legal work is the same either way.
Most Miami-area immigration matters pass through one of three places, and knowing which one handles your case is the first step:
We prepare filings, evidence, and interview preparation for each of these stages. See our guides on adjustment of status vs. consular processing in Miami and deportation defense in Miami.
We represent clients throughout Miami-Dade County. These communities have their own pages with local guidance:
For founders, financiers, and executives in Brickell we handle E-2 treaty investor visas for acquiring or launching a business, EB-5 immigrant investor petitions, L-1 intracompany transfers, and H-1B specialty-occupation cases. We help with business-plan review, lawful source-of-funds documentation, and full USCIS petition preparation. Guide: E-2 visa for Miami investors.
Our Miami Beach work centers on E-2 visas for hospitality businesses, marriage-based green cards (I-130 and I-485), and O-1 visas for artists and performers. Guides: marriage green card in Miami and O-1 visa in Miami.
For executives, researchers, and university faculty we prepare EB-1A extraordinary ability and EB-2 National Interest Waiver petitions, as well as H-1B, L-1A, and naturalization cases for clients who travel frequently.
Doral's Latin American business community brings E-2 cases for citizens of treaty countries, family green cards, and consular processing for relatives abroad. Guides: immigration options for Colombians and South Americans and the Cuban Adjustment Act.
Working with a Russian-speaking immigration lawyer in Miami is about more than language. Attorney Fitenko was born in Kiev, raised in Russia, and practiced law there before immigrating — she knows what Russian diplomas, employment records, and apostilled documents look like, and how to present them to meet the evidentiary standards USCIS applies. For Russian-speaking clients in Brickell, Miami Beach, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and across the Miami metro, every consultation, document review, and interview preparation can be done in Russian, with no interpreter in between. More: Russian-speaking immigration lawyer for Broward and Miami.
Ukrainian clients: see our page for Ukrainians — TPS, U4U parole, asylum and green cards.
The initial consultation is 30 minutes and costs $200, credited toward your legal fee if you retain the firm. Attorney Fitenko reviews your situation personally, identifies potential issues in your immigration history, and explains which visa or green card paths realistically fit your facts. You speak directly with the attorney who would handle your case, in English or Russian. The consultation can take place at our Hallandale Beach office by appointment, at our Coral Springs office, or by secure video. To schedule, call (305) 315-3425 or use our contact form. For help comparing firms, see how to choose an immigration lawyer in Miami.
Illustrative examples of the kinds of matters we handle — not descriptions of past client results.
A citizen of an E-2 treaty country plans to acquire an existing Brickell restaurant. The work includes structuring the purchase, reviewing the business plan, documenting the lawful source of funds, and preparing the E-2 application for the investor, with the spouse and unmarried children under 21 applying as dependents.
A specialist with a substantial record in their field self-petitions for a green card through the National Interest Waiver, which does not require an employer or labor certification. The petition must show, under the Dhanasar framework, that the work has substantial merit and national importance, that the applicant is well positioned to advance it, and that waiving the job-offer requirement benefits the United States — supported by publications, expert letters, and translated credentials.
A U.S. citizen and a foreign national file a concurrent I-130 and I-485 with evidence of a genuine marriage and an Affidavit of Support (I-864), then prepare for the USCIS interview. Prior visas, overstays, or foreign divorces are reviewed at the start. More: family-based immigration in Miami.
No. Our main office is at 11555 Heron Bay Blvd, Suite 277, Coral Springs, FL 33076, and our second office at 600 Three Islands Blvd, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 — just north of the Miami-Dade county line — is open by appointment only. Many Miami clients work with us entirely by secure video.
Yes. In-person meetings are available at the Hallandale Beach office by appointment, which is the closer office for most Miami-Dade clients, and at the Coral Springs office. If travel does not fit your schedule, the same consultation is available by secure video.
The initial consultation is 30 minutes and costs $200. If you retain Fitenko Law, the $200 is credited toward your legal fee.
The most common are the E-2 treaty investor visa, for citizens of treaty countries who acquire or launch a U.S. business, and the EB-5 immigrant investor program, for investments that meet the capital and job-creation requirements. Some entrepreneurs also qualify for EB-1A or EB-2 NIW based on their professional record. The consultation evaluates which path fits your citizenship, capital, and goals.
Removal proceedings for the Miami area are heard by the Miami Immigration Court, operated by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Your hearing notice states the court, date, and time; always rely on the notice and the EOIR portal rather than on general information.
Yes. Attorney Ekaterina Fitenko is fluent in Russian and English and conducts the consultation, document review, form preparation, and interview preparation in the language you prefer. The consultation is 30 minutes for $200, credited toward your legal fee if you retain the firm.
Speak with immigration attorney Ekaterina Fitenko about your Miami-area immigration matter — in English or Russian, in person by appointment or by secure video.
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