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Vance Winningham, immigration lawyer in Oklahoma City, OK

Vance Winningham

3.0(2)
Immigration Lawyer at Winningham Stein & Basey
Oklahoma City, OK Replies in ~24h English 59 years practicing OK Bar No. 9776
AsylumBusinessCitizenshipEmploymentFamilyInvestmentRemoval DefenseStudent

About Vance

I have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America Directory for 32 consecutive years and my firm, Winningham & Associates has repeatedly been named a top Immigration Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report. For 30 consecutive years, I have held the highest possible rating (AV) for both legal ability and ethics from The Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. I previously served as President of the Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Additionally, and I was a founding board member of the American Immigration Council in Washington, D.C.

Practice areas

Asylum

Affirmative and defensive asylum cases

I-589WithholdingCAT
Business

Corporate immigration and global mobility

E-1E-2TNCompliance
Citizenship

Naturalization and derivative citizenship

N-400N-600
Employment

Work visas, PERM and employment-based green cards

H-1BL-1O-1EB-2EB-3PERM
Family

Spouse, fiancé(e), parent and sibling petitions

I-130K-1I-485AOSGreen Card
Investment

Investor and entrepreneur visas

EB-5E-2L-1A
Removal Defense

Deportation and immigration court defense

NTACancellationBond
Student

F-1, M-1, OPT and STEM extensions

F-1OPTSTEM-OPTM-1

Education

University of Oklahoma College of LawJ.D. (1966) | Law · 1966
Oklahoma State University - StillwaterB.S. (1963) | History - Political Science · 1963

Bar & associations

Bar license
OK Bar No. 9776
Active & in good standing
Oklahoma State Bar
American Immigration Lawyers Association
President Oklahoma/Texas/New Mexico Chapter
1988 - 1989

Professional experience

President · American Immigration Lawyers Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico Chapter1988 – 1989
· Member of the Founding Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council, Washington, D.C.
Lawyer · Winningham & Associates

Awards

2017 Distinguished AlumniOklahoma State University · 2017

Client reviews

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2 client reviews
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ZK
Z. KhanFeb 18, 2026

Got my H-1B approved on the first try

My company's in-house lawyer dropped the ball, this team picked it up two weeks before deadline and we still got an approval. Lifesavers.

YW
Y. WongApr 10, 2026

Stopped my removal proceedings

I was facing deportation after a long stay. They got me cancellation of removal. Forever grateful.

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