
Lesa-Marie Goncalves Lopes
Managing Paralegal
Sector: US Immigration
Location: London
Lesa-Marie is a Managing Paralegal with the US team at Laura Devine Immigration. With over 10 years of experience in both employment and family-based US immigration, she provides various levels of support to the US team both internally (within the team) and externally (with clients). Her day-to-day duties include assessing capacity and allocating or rearranging cases respectively, reviewing and providing initial feedback on petitions and applications, as well as handling client correspondence, conducting research and case preparation.
History
2012-present – Laura Devine Immigration, London
Education
2008-2011 – LLB University of Westminster
Latest Insights
12 February 2026
US immigration update – Proposed dual citizenship legislation
Recent proposals in the United States Congress have sparked attention around dual nationality, but at this stage nothing has changed in the law that…
9 February 2026
Christi Jackson quoted in The Financial Times on increasing US visa restrictions
Christi Hufford Jackson has been quoted in the Financial Times in an article titled 'US embassy in London denies visas to executives over minor…
29 January 2026
FY 2027 H-1B registration: Major policy changes and how to prepare
It is time to begin preparing for the upcoming FY 2027 H-1B Cap Registration period. While the H 1B program remains an important pathway for…
