Sweta Khandelwal

Sweta Khandelwal is an accomplished immigration attorney and the founder of The Law Office of Sweta Khandelwal in San Jose, California. With over fifteen years of legal practice in the United States and prior international experience, she provides strategic counsel to corporate entities, entrepreneurs, and families. Her practice encompasses a wide spectrum of U.S. immigration matters, including nonimmigrant employment visas, permanent residency, naturalization, consular processing, and complex admissibility waivers.

Prior to establishing her own firm in 2010, Ms. Khandelwal honed her cross-border and corporate legal skills as an associate at The Chugh Firm and Vaish Associates. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, a law degree from the Faculty of Law at Delhi University, and is also credentialed as a Chartered Accountant in India. Her extensive leadership roles include serving as Chair of the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and liaising directly with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Ms. Khandelwal adopts a comprehensive and client-centered approach that blends nuanced immigration guidance with practical business acumen. She regularly assists employers with corporate immigration compliance, cross-border workforce disputes, employment contracts, and entity formation (LLCs and corporations). By aligning immigration strategies with organizational goals, she delivers clear, empowering solutions designed to secure favorable outcomes for businesses and individuals alike.