Immigration Update with Zjantelle Cammisa Markel

Founded in 2003, Cammisa Markel PLLC is a New York City based immigration law firm that represents organizations and individual clients from all over the world.   The firm is renowned for successfully helping Australian businesses with their expansion into the U.S. market, and for guiding Australians with starting and growing a business in the U.S. Cammisa Markel is dedicated to making the U.S. immigration experience as streamlined and enjoyable as possible, and pride themselves in building long-term relationships with their clients.

Founder and principal attorney, Zjantelle Cammisa Markel, arrived to the United States in 2000 from her hometown of Adelaide, South Australia, with the intention of a brief visit. Two decades, a husband, four children and a giant Bernedoodle later, New York has become her home, and enabling other people’s American aspirations isn’t just her work, but her passion.

Offering a warm, highly personalized service, Zjantelle and her team – which includes a number of Aussie expats –  are driven to achieve positive outcomes for all their clients, and believe that with enthusiasm and a non-defeatist attitude, where there is a will, there is always a way!  Their point of difference is layering sincerity, creativity and empathy into the strategic process, and in de-mystifying the visa experience.  Professional and friendly, Zjantelle obtains working visas for people at all levels of their career and lifecycle – from students to corporate executives. Having been through the U.S. immigration process herself (she has previously held J-1, H-1B and E-2 visas prior to marrying her U.S. citizen husband in 2006, becoming a green card holder in 2007, and a U.S. citizen in 2014), she was, and remains, committed to building a practice that not only provides exemplary legal services, but also a high level of personalized care that ensures every client feels secure throughout the often anxiety-provoking immigration journey.

Zjantelle’s career spans Sydney, Rome, London – and now, for the past 24 years, New York.   As a citizen of three countries, this international experience gives her a unique understanding of Australian, American and European culture, laws and business practices. Her Australian background and specialization in strategizing and securing E-3 visas make Zjantelle particularly popular with Australian clientele – individuals, families and businesses alike. Several well-established Australian media and news organizations, including the Australian Financial Review, have featured Zjantelle, and sought her opinions related to U.S. immigration law during times of uncertainty and international crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. She is a sought-after speaker at conferences and events, always seeking to empower her audience by sharing her experience and knowledge.

Zjantelle has been honored by her professional peers and colleagues as a “Super Lawyer” (top 5% in her field of law) for the New York Metro area every year since 2013, and has been recognized in Super Lawyers magazine and in the New York Times Magazine (also in each of those years) as one of the top female lawyers in New York City.