Chris Gafner’s Attorney Profile

Chris Gafner’s practice is focused on resolving the immigration issues of individuals and businesses.  He is capable of representing clients in family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, and investor immigration matters.  Additionally, he can assist employers in complying with immigration requirements, including I-9 compliance and e-verify requirements.

Chris Gafner has authored work published in Bender’s Immigration Bulletin and has been a contributor to Immigration Law and Procedure – a leading treatise in immigration law.  Articles that he has authored have examined the K-1 visa for fiance(e)s, EB 1-1 immigration status eligibility and unlawful presence.  Additionally, his contributions to the Immigration Law and Procedure treatise have focused on the K-1 visa, conditional permanent residency and unlawful presence.

Chris Gafner is a graduate of Cornell University and received his law degree from Notre Dame Law School.  While at Notre Dame Law School he studied in London, England through the Concannon Program of International Law and was a recipient of the Cliff Schmitthoff Memorial Scholarship.  Following graduation he served as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of New York, where he assisted federal judges in researching federal caselaw.  Upon completing his clerkship, Chris Gafner worked in New York City and quickly determined that he would have a more meaningful and fulfilling career helping immigrants contribute to America’s economic and cultural growth.  To that end, he founded Gafner Law Firm, P.C.

Chris Gafner is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), the Immigration Committee of the New York County Lawyers’ Association (“NYCLA”) and the American Bar Association.

Selected Publications:

Chris Gafner & Stephen Yale-Loehr, Immigration Parole: Recent Developments, 15 Bender’s Immigr. Bull. 191 (Feb.1, 2010)

Chris Gafner, The K-1 Visa: Recent AAO Decisions Concerning Waivers of the Meeting Requirement, 14 Bender’s Immigr. Bull. 1416 (Nov. 15, 2009)

Chris Gafner & Stephen Yale-Loehr, Unlawful Presence: An Update, 14 Bender’s Immigr. Bull. 1280 (Oct. 15, 2009).

Chris Gafner, Carolyn Lee & Stephen Yale-Loehr, AAO Makes Proving Extraordinary Ability Extraordinarily Hard to Prove, 7 Bender’s Immigr. Bull. 1218 (Oct. 15, 2002).