Business & Employment-Based Immigration Services

Sean l. Walgren

IMMIGRATION attorney

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Whether the goal is a short-term visit, long-term study or employment, permanent residency, or eventual U.S. citizenship, clients nationwide receive friendly assistance and vigorous legal representation on the following services:

List of Services

· Business visitors and other temporary visitors

· Short-term and long-term students

· Guidance on visa applications abroad

· Extension of stay or change of status (visa category) in the US

· Reinstatement of lapsed student status

Non-immigrant Visas for visitors

(B-1/B-2) & Students (F-1)

· Certification by US Department of Labor (DOL) of “permanent” positions offered by employers to potential employment-based immigrants*

· Setup and documentation of required efforts by employers to find qualified  US workers prior to applying for certification

* Required for most types of employer-sponsored immigration

Labor certification for employment-based immigration

S.L.WALGREN, ESQ., PLLC

Business & Employment-Based Immigration Services

non-immigrant Employment- authorized visas (H-1B, L-1A/B)

Employment-based immigrant visas and permanent residency status

· Long-term, “temporary”* professional and “specialty occupation” employment (H-1B)

· Executive, management (L-1A), and “specialized knowledge” (L-1B) employment on long-term, “temporary”** assignment at a US parent or subsidiary office of an international business

· Guidance on visa applications abroad

· Extension of stay, change of employer, and change of status (visa category) in the US

*H-1B visa status can last up to six years

**L-1A visa status can last up to seven years and L-1B visa status can last up to five years

· Petitions for employer-sponsored immigrant visas

· Petitions for self-sponsored immigrant visas by very highly-qualified individuals

· Applications for permanent residency submitted in the US; may include applications for temporary work authorization and travel authorization if needed

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