Kripa Upadhyay

Kripa Upadhyay

Orbit Law, PLLC | Orbit Law PLLC (By appointment only) β€’ Redmond, WA
ImmigrationImmigration Compliance

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Contact

Email
Phone
(415) 691-2231
Address
2459 152nd Avenue NE, Redmond, WA, 98052, US

Professional

About

Kripa Upadhyay is the Founder and Principal Attorney at Orbit Law, PLLC, a law firm based in the Greater Seattle area that serves clients all across the US and abroad. Over the years, Kripa's practice has encompassed every aspect of Immigration practice. Kripa currently focuses on Corporate Immigration via her work with international investors, human resources and global mobility professionals to optimize their companies' immigration programs. She guides strategies for recruiting and retaining foreign talent, and provides immigration plans for international mergers and acquisitions. She helps companies address the challenges of US Immigration compliance, and has worked with major corporations to build out compliant Immigration visa programs securing a variety of short term and long term visas/ residency for their global employees. She also assists Individuals with their Immigration processes wether through family based (Adjustment of status; fiance visa etc) or merit based petitions (such as National Interest Waiver, EB-1 etc) A first generation Immigration from Nepal, Kripa herself has been through the Immigration process; therefore, is intimately aware of the stress and exhilaration that the immigration journey entails. Working with my team, also a group of Immigrants to the US, we utlitize our own lived experiences and fluency in multiple languages to provide personalized service to our clients.

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
2007 Seattle University School of Law Juris Doctor
Languages
Hindi | Urdu | Nepali | Spanish

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2016 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2015 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2014 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2014 Most Trusted Immigration Law Firm - Washington, Acquisition International- Global Mobility & Immigration Awards 2014 2011 Community Service Award, Washington State Bar Association
Associations
2015 - 2016 American Immigration Lawyers Association Chair of Programs 2014 - 2016 Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee Member 2013 - 2014 American Immigration Lawyers Association Chair, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee 2012 - 2014 South Asian Bar Association of Washington Board Member 2012 - 2014 Committee on Diversity of the Washington State Bar Association Member
Speaking
2016 Northwest Immigration Law CLE Tips and Strategies for a successful Investor Visa 2015 AILA Regional Conference J-1 Visa: All You Need to Know About Waivers 2014 NW AILA Chapters Regional Conference H-1B Techniques and Updates 2014 Immigration Law Fundamentals for Attorneys Basics of Family Based Immigration 2013 Northwest AILA Chapter Conference Preparing a Successful PERM/Labor certification Application
Updated: Mar 08, 2026