Juan Paolo Pasia Sarmiento

Juan Paolo Pasia Sarmiento

Sarmiento Immigration Law Firm • Cleveland, OH
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Contact

Email
Phone
(678) 940-6473
Address
5005 Rockside Road, Cleveland, OH, 44131, US

Professional

About

JP Sarmiento, Esq. is the founder and managing attorney of the Sarmiento Immigration Law Firm. Mr. Sarmiento is an immigrant himself, having first entered the United States as an F-1 Student when he was 18. He concentrates his practice on all areas of immigration law, from different types of non-immigrant visas, family, marriage, and employment-based green cards, citizenship and naturalization applications, and asylum and deportation defense. He has broad experience representing foreign nationals from 50 different countries and various small and midsized businesses. He has been to over 25 Immigration Courts and Offices all over the country representing clients for immigration hearings and interviews. Mr. Sarmiento is authorized to practice immigration law in all fifty states and is admitted to the Ohio Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He obtained his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law where he received an Excellence in Research and Writing award. Mr. Sarmiento also spent a summer as a judicial extern for Judge Mitchel R. Goldberg at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. He obtained his Bachelors Degree in Economics and Finance, summa cum laude and top of his class at that program, at the Southern New Hampshire University. In addition to his practice, Mr. Sarmiento maintains an “Immigration Law Blog” designed for foreigners in need of a clear and simplified explanation of immigration law that could help them assess their own situation. He also was a full-time equity trader prior to law school and is still an avid trader on the side.

About Immigration Law

Immigration attorneys help individuals and families navigate the complex immigration system. They assist with visas, green cards, citizenship, and deportation defense. Common matters include visa applications, green cards, citizenship, deportation defense.

Credentials

Education
2006 University of Illinois College of Law JD 2001 Southern New Hampshire University BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English | Tagalog

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2004 Excellence in Legal Research and Writing, University of Illinois, College of Law 2001 Summa Cum Laude, Top of Class in BS Economics / Finance, Southern New Hampshire University 2001 President's List - Every Semester, Southern New Hampshire University 1998 Honors Class Section A '94-'98, Ateneo de Manila
Publications
2009 Immigration Law Blog Various Immigration Law Articles
Associations
2009 - Present National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Member 2007 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association Member
Speaking
2017 PASO Townhall Meeting Updates and Important Issues in Immigration
Updated: Mar 08, 2026