Amina Dowuonah

Experience and Background

Amina Dowuonah is an immigration attorney at Godoy Law Office, where she is dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate the U.S. immigration system and obtain lawful status in the United States. With more than a decade of legal experience, she works closely with clients to guide them through complex immigration processes with clarity, diligence, and compassion.

Ms. Dowuonah’s practice focuses on immigration matters, including naturalization and citizenship applications, family-based immigration petitions, adjustment of status, and removal of conditions on permanent residence. She assists U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in petitioning for family members and guides clients through every stage of the immigration process, including USCIS filings, National Visa Center processing, and consular interviews abroad.

She also has experience handling complex naturalization cases involving issues such as good moral character determinations, prior immigration complications, and medical waivers for English and civics requirements. Ms. Dowuonah regularly assists clients in responding to Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs), and prepares applicants for USCIS interviews.

In addition to citizenship and family immigration matters, Ms. Dowuonah has experience assisting clients with a variety of immigration services, including DACA applications, nonimmigrant visa extensions or changes of status, and religious worker visas. Her practice emphasizes clear guidance, strong advocacy, and personalized attention to each client’s immigration goals.

Ms. Dowuonah earned her Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Iowa State University, as well as a graduate certificate in business from the Keller Graduate School of Management. She has been admitted to the Illinois State Bar since 2008.

At Godoy Law Office, Ms. Dowuonah is committed to helping clients achieve stability, reunite with their families, and build secure futures in the United States.