Immigration and Naturalization Group
Our Immigration and Naturalization Group provides our clients with experienced and skilled lawyers engaged in the areas of employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, family-based immigrant visas, asylum, and naturalization. We provide services to clients in the fields of business, education, medicine, religion, and government as well as to persons who desire to obtain immigrant visas for their immediate and other relatives.
Examples of the services provided by the Immigration and Naturalization Group include:
- Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas
- H-1B1, Petition for Specialty Occupation Workers, including change of status, change of employer, and extensions
- TN-1, Application for Canadian Persons under the NAFTA Treaty
- L-1, Petition for Intracompany Transferee Manager or Person of Specialized Knowledge
- R-1, Applications and Petitions for Ministers, Religious Professionals and Religious Workers, including extensions and change of employer
- J-1, Exchange Visitor Processing
Employment-Based Immigrant Visas
- Application for Alien Employment Certification, including the standardand reduction in recruitment process
- Employment-based immigrant petition, including EB-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researcher, Multinational Manager), EB-2 (Exceptional Ability Aliens and Advanced Degree Professionals (including national interest waivers)), and EB-3 (Professional and Skilled Workers)
- Special Immigrant Visa Petition for Ministers, Religious Professionals, and Religious Workers
- Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing
Family-Based Immigration Services
- Fiancé and Fiancée Visa
- Immediate Relative for Spouse, Children under 21 and Parents of Citizens
- Immigrant Petitions for Adult Children, Sisters and Brothers of Citizens and Spouse and Children of Permanent Residents
- Immigrant Petitions for Abused Spouses and Children
- Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing
Naturalization
- Counseling clients on means of protecting permanent resident status
- Counseling clients on protecting ability to obtain naturalization
- Naturalization applications
For any questions about Immigration and Naturalization issues, please contact Dustin J. Kessler