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Cho Immigration Law

Family immigration · H-1B visas · Business immigration · Green cards · Citizenship

Cho Immigration Law is a Chicago immigration practice that cites 30 years of experience. It covers fiancé and spouse visas, H-1B and business visas, green cards, citizenship, asylum and removal defense. Cho Immigration Law appears on our Chicago guides to immigration lawyers (#4), family immigration lawyers (#3), deportation defense lawyers (#4), asylum lawyers (#4).

Firm details

Office: 111 W Washington St, Suite 1010, Chicago, IL 60602 Map
Phone: 312-853-3088
Website: lawyersimmigration.com
Practice areas it lists: Family immigration, H-1B visas, Business immigration, Green cards, Citizenship, Asylum, Deportation and removal defense
Lawyers it names: Bonita B. Hwang Cho, Alena Gelfond

Taken from the firm's own website when this page was last updated in November 2026. Confirm details with the firm. This profile is not an endorsement, and we did not contact the firm to write it.

Where Cho Immigration Law appears on our guides

#4 on The 10 Best Immigration Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

Practice with 30 years of experience across family and business visas.

Cho Immigration Law covers fiancé and spouse visas, H-1B and other business visas, green cards, citizenship, asylum and removal defense. Few smaller practices handle both family and business cases, which is useful if your situation might go either way.

Focus: Family, business and H-1B visas · Best for: Couples and skilled workers

#3 on The 6 Best Family Immigration Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

Dedicated pages for couples.

Cho Immigration Law has pages on fiancé visas and on US citizens sponsoring a spouse, as well as green cards and citizenship.

Focus: Fiancé and spouse visas · Best for: Couples

#4 on The 7 Best Deportation Defense Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

Removal defense through the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Cho Immigration Law handles removal defense at the immigration court level and in appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals, within a practice that also covers family and business immigration.

Focus: Removal defense and BIA appeals · Best for: Hearings and appeals

#4 on The 6 Best Asylum Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

An experienced practice with a wider immigration list.

Cho Immigration Law cites 30 years of experience and has an asylum page within a practice that also covers family and business immigration.

Focus: Asylum, family and business immigration · Best for: Applicants with possible family or work options

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