Immigration
When the employee you need is a foreign national, our Business Immigration attorneys can help. We have a unique understanding of the employment-related immigration issues facing not only private businesses, but also public sector employers (including schools and municipalities). Our attorneys focus on client needs, developing effective solutions to gain employment authorization for key foreign workers and to comply with evolving immigration regulations. Our immigration attorneys are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), participating in speaking engagements focusing on compliance and new developments in business immigration law. Our expertise includes:
Temporary work visas, including:
- H‑1B employees in specialty occupations (including H‑1B1 workers from Chile & Singapore)
- L-1 intracompany transferees
- TN (NAFTA/USMCA) Canadian or Mexican professionals
- O extraordinary ability
- P artists, athletes & entertainers
- R religious workers
- J-1 exchange visitors: teachers, research assistants, camp counselors
B-1 business visitor visas
Derivative visas for spouses and family members of temporary workers
Nonimmigrant visa amendments and extensions
Immigrant visas
- PERM labor certification
- Alternatives to PERM: National Interest Waivers (NIW), shortage occupations (nurses, etc.), multinational managers and executives, outstanding professors and researchers
