Immigration

Overview

We have nearly three decades of experience representing employers and investors in a wide-range of industries who seek assistance employing foreign nationals and structuring their business entities to facilitate the transfer of foreign personnel. We have helped secure hundreds of visas to allow employers of all sizes to hire and retain foreign-born workers. We also regularly counsel clients regarding the rules and documents required to prove work authorization at the time of hire. As practicing employment law attorneys, we are sensitive to employment law issues other immigration attorneys may not be aware of.

Range of Services

• Blanket L Petitions
• Family-based Permanent Residence
• I-9 Guidance and Compliance Training
• Responses to Homeland Security Audits, Inspections and Notices of Intention to Fine
• Naturalization
• Obtaining Non-immigrant Visas including:
  • H-1B – Temporary specialty occupation
  • H-1B1 – Specialty occupation workers from Singapore and Chile
  • H-2B – Temporary nonagricultural workers
  • L-1 – Intracompany transfers, traditional and blanket L
  • TN – Work authorization status under NAFTA/USMCA for Canadian and Mexican citizens
  • O-1 – Extraordinary ability, including musicians, dancers, scientists, and business professionals
  • P-1A – Professional athletes
  • P-1B – Members of internationally recognized performing arts groups
  • E-2 – Treaty investors and qualifying employees, entrepreneurs establishing businesses in the U.S.
  • E-3 – Australian specialty occupation
• Permanent Residence (Greencard) – Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, Multinational Executives and Managers and Labor Certification (PERM)
  • Guide clients through permanent residence process, including advertising the position and demonstrating that the employer could not find a qualified U.S. worker for the job
• E-Verify Program Guidance
• Compliance with Florida Senate Bill 1718 – Mandatory E-Verify for Florida employers
• Counsel Regarding Merger/Acquisition Impact On Employees Working On A Visa
  • Guidance on proactive steps that the acquirer or surviving entity may take to continue to employ the foreign workers in certain circumstances