Immigration

Immigration Group attorneys work with both private and public sectors to analyze individual immigration situations to create a comprehensive strategy to meet our clients’ needs. Group attorneys are experienced in representing clients before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of State and overseas consulates, and the Executive Office of Immigration Review of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Services

• Labor certification and applications for permanent residence based on an offer of employment in the United States.
• Petitions and applications for permanent residence for persons of extraordinary ability; outstanding professors and researchers; persons of exceptional ability whose immigration would be in the national interest; and executives and managers of multinational companies.
• Petitions for various non-immigrant visa categories, including H-1B professional workers; H-2B temporary workers; J-1 exchange visitors; L-1 intra-company transferee; E1/E-2 treaty traders and investors; TN professionals from Canada and Mexico; B-1 visitors for business; R-1 religious workers; and O-1 persons of extraordinary ability.
• I-9 audits; employer sanctions and discrimination defense; and other issues related to compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).
• Advice on Social Security mismatch letters, tax implications of various visa categories, and other immigration tax issues.
• Immigration law services for individuals and families, including applications for naturalization; family-based immigrant petitions; defense in removal proceedings; adjustment of status and consular processing of immigrant visa applications; Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery Applications; and requests for F-1 student status.