Family-Based Immigration
Petitions for spouses, children, parents, and siblings.
The care your case deserves, carried personally from start to finish.
Navigating the U.S. immigration system can be overwhelming, stressful, and deeply personal. Having a knowledgeable and dedicated immigration attorney by your side can make a meaningful difference. Aqeel Sweidy is an immigration attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, serving individuals and families throughout the United States. He is committed to guiding clients through complex immigration matters with diligence, compassion, and a client-focused approach.
10Years of legal defense experience
MOLicensed by the Missouri Bar
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Where We Can Help
Practice areas
Immigration law covers a wide range of paths. These are the most common. Visit the full practice areas page for details on each.
Employment-Based Immigration
Work visas and employer-sponsored petitions.
Asylum & Humanitarian Relief
Protection for individuals fleeing persecution.
Citizenship & Naturalization
Guidance through the naturalization process.
Deportation & Removal Defense
Representation in removal proceedings.
About Sweidy
A decade of legal experience, now devoted to immigration.
Aqeel Sweidy earned his LL.M. from DePaul University College of Law and is licensed by the Missouri Bar. Before establishing his immigration practice, he spent a decade as a criminal defense attorney in Baghdad, Iraq, building cases under pressure and standing beside clients through the highest-stakes moments of their lives.
With a decade of legal experience and a bilingual background, he brings a unique combination of legal knowledge, courtroom advocacy, and cultural understanding to every case, helping clients navigate difficult legal challenges and pursue the outcomes that protect their future in the United States.
Licensed in the state of Missouri. Practice is limited to Federal Immigration Law.
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3525 W Peterson Avenue Suite 322, Chicago, IL 60659, in the West Ridge neighborhood, near Peterson Park.
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