EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS-RELATED IMMIGRATION

IMMIGRANT STATUS (Permanent Residence)

Employment-Based First Preference (Labor Certification not required)
Workers of Extraordinary Ability
Outstanding Professors and Researchers
Multinational Executives and Managers

Employment-Based Second Preference (Labor Certification required, except in cases involving National Interest Waivers)
Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees
Workers of Exceptional Ability in the Sciences, Arts, or Business

Employment-Based Third Preference (Labor Certification required)
Skilled Workers
Professionals
Other workers

NONIMMIGRANT STATUS
H-1B (Temporary Worker; Professional)
H-2B (Temporary Worker; Non-Agricultural)
O-1 (Extraordinary Ability)
J-1 (Exchange Visitor)
TN (NAFTA Professional)
L-1 (Intracompany Transferee)
E-1/E-2 (Treaty Trader and Treaty Investor)

I-9 COMPLIANCE & EMPLOYER SANCTIONS
Review of Compliance with I-9 Verification Requirements
Advice regarding Employer Sanctions liability

FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRATION

IMMIGRANT STATUS (Permanent Residence)

Immediate Relatives
Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Minor Unmarried Children of U.S. Citizens
Parents of U.S. Citizens
First Preference
Unmarried Sons or Daughters of U.S. Citizens
Second Preference
2A – Spouses or Children of Lawful Permanent Residents
2B – Unmarried Sons or Daughters of Lawful Permanent Residents
Third Preference
Married Sons or Daughters of U.S. Citizens
Fourth Preference
Brothers or Sisters of U.S. Citizens

NOTE: For further information, please visit the Immigration Services and
Benefits page of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website:
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/index.htm

OTHER PRACTICE AREAS

Adjustment of Status/Visa Processing
Employment-Based Permanent Residence
Marriage- and Family-Based Permanent Residence
K Visas for Fiancé/es and Spouses

Deportation/Removal Defense
Termination of Proceedings
Adjustment of Status
Suspension of Deportation
Cancellation of Removal

Asylum and Refugee Law
Asylum
Convention Against Torture
Withholding of Removal
Deferral of Removal

Naturalization/Citizenship
Citizenship Petition Process
Child Citizenship Act of 2000
Derivative Citizenship

Relief for Battered Spouses/Children
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
U & T Visas