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 Immigration
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Experience.
Our attorneys provide services to U.S.
employers, foreign workers, families and individuals in all aspects of
United States Immigration and Naturalization law. Our practice focuses
on business immigration matters, temporary and permanent visas, labor
certification, family unification, asylum and United States Immigration
Court defense.
Understanding and Respecting the Needs
of Each Individual.
We understand that your immigration case
involves your future. Whether it is a business opportunity, starting a
new family through marriage or adoption, or avoiding the harsh
consequences of a single indiscretion, immigration status is essential.
We work as a team to make sure that your matter is handled with care,
compassion and efficiency.
Commitment to Client Service.
Whether you or one of your employees is
seeking a temporary visa, a green card, or immigration court relief, our
attorneys will promptly identify your eligibility. We assist you in
achieving your specific goals by clearly explaining the procedures
involved as well as the expected timeline. Through our attention to
detail and responsiveness, we have had particular success in developing
creative solutions for complex cases.
Our main areas of focus include the following:
We have worked with numerous facilities
and individuals in the health care industry. Our experience with health
care providers has included advice on visa eligibility for prospective
employees, assistance in J-1 waiver sponsorships and requests for
designation as a HPSA or MHPSA site. We have successfully obtained J-1
waivers for psychiatrists and physicians on the basis of the State 30
Program and interested government agencies, which have included the
Appalachian Regional Commission, Veterans Affairs, National Institutes
of Health, Department of Defense among others. We have also successfully
obtained waivers on the basis of exceptional hardship to family members
of the physician.
We have obtained employment authorization for registered nurses,
physical therapists, occupational and vocational therapists, and other
health care providers through the H-1B and TN visas and green cards.
We have obtained national interest waivers and green cards for medical
researchers involved in the study of cancer and numerous other
specialties. We have also obtained O-1 visas for psychiatrists and
physicians of extraordinary ability in such fields as epilepsy,
neurology and emergency medicine.
We have provided services and advice to
Canadian and other international organizations looking to develop and
expand their businesses in the United States. We have advised and
obtained visas for investors, executives, managers as well as those
individuals with specialized knowledge of a company’s products or
services.
Our attorneys have frequently used the L-1 visa for intra-company
transferees to assist with establishment, development and growth of new
U.S. businesses. Additionally, the L-1 visa has offered our clients a
smooth transition in obtaining green cards for investors, executives,
managers and their families.
We have obtained numerous TN visas for Canadians who work in the fields
of information technology and management consulting, including systems
analysts, teachers and scientific technicians.
We assist American employers in meeting
their temporary and long term employment needs by obtaining work
authorization for their foreign national employees. We have obtained
H-1B, O-1, J-1 and other visas for professional workers in information
technology, engineering, marketing, management and numerous other
business professions. We have also successfully obtained labor
certification approvals through full labor certification, requests for
reduction in recruitment and the current PERM process, to assist
employers who are unable to fill positions with qualified American
workers. We have helped employees transition from students with
practical training, to H-1B specialty visas, to their green cards. We
help American businesses remain competitive through our prompt and
efficient services.
We have particular expertise in obtaining
visas for performers and other members of the entertainment industry. We
have obtained temporary visas and green cards for recording artists,
actors and voice actors, award winning film and television directors and
cameramen, producers, and recording engineers. Our attorneys have also
provided the full range of immigration and business advice to
production, sound and lighting companies and their technicians.
We have assisted touring theatrical productions, wild west shows and
prominent dance groups with P visas and other cultural performer visas.
We have provided services for a professional soccer league, numerous
professional athletes, coaches and trainers. Our success stories include
O-1 visas for coaches and trainers in soccer, basketball, gymnastics,
skating and ice
dancing.
We also provide the full range of
services in defense of deportation and removal proceedings. This
includes affirmative and defensive asylum claims, requests for
withholding of removal as well as claims for protection under the
convention against torture. We have successfully represented our clients
in matters involving suspension of deportation, cancellation of removal,
adjustment of status, return of confiscated green cards, and other forms
of relief.
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