"Building the Bridge to Your American Dream™"
Steve Maggi, Esq. — Founder
Immigration and Consular Law, Practiced Worldwide
SMA Immigration Law Firm, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, specializes in U.S. immigration and consular law. Led by immigrant founder Steve Maggi, Esq., originally from Argentina and a Georgetown University Law Center graduate (2001), SMA offers a wealth of knowledge in navigating complex, non-court-based immigration matters.
Immigration Lawyer, Steve Maggi, ESQ
"Building the Bridge to Your American Dream™"
Before he was an attorney, Steve Maggi was a journalist — trained to ask the next question, verify the story, and explain it plainly. That instinct now shapes how SMA builds a case: methodically, with an eye for the detail that makes a petition undeniable, and always in language a client can actually understand.
Twenty years and more than 2,000 cases later, SMA remains a firm built around consular and non-court immigration matters — investor visas, extraordinary-ability petitions, family cases, and the H-1B and student visas that bring the next generation of talent to the United States.
Petitions across every non-court immigration category.
Skilled Worker Visas
Employment sponsorship for specialty occupations requiring a degree.
Learn more →Foreign Investor Visas
Status for treaty-country nationals investing in a U.S. enterprise.
Learn more →Visa Petitions / Consulate
Representation of visa petitions before U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.
Learn more →Employment-Based Visas
Sponsorship pathways for employers bringing talent into the United States.
Learn more →Family Based Immigration
Immigrant petitions reuniting spouses, children, and family members.
Learn more →Extraordinary Ability Visas
O-1 petitions for artists, performers, and athletes with recognized achievement.
Learn more →Featured O-1 Visa Client: Sigil Wen
A closer look at how SMA built and presented an extraordinary-ability petition — in the client's own words.
Watch the StorySteve Maggi was contacted unexpectedly by the manager and producer of a renowned U.S. band, Starbenders. SMA's team compiled and submitted an O-1B extraordinary-ability case in a mere six days. Just three hours before the debut concert of the tour, they received the news: approved.
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More Than an Immigration Attorney: Why I Show Up on Camera and On Air
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Temporary Protected Status covering roughly 348,000 Haitian nationals in the U.S. has lapsed, ending federal deportation protections and, for many, work authorization.