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Immigration
Practice
Key Concepts in Employment Immigration
Immigration Based on an
Employment Relationship
What Is Labor Certification?
Types of Non-Immigration Visas
for Employment
Corbin, Schaffer
& Aviles' Immigration Practice was formed with the addition of Ann
Lamdin to the firm in 1999 and provides employment based immigration
work. For small, medium and large multi-national or United States
businesses and start-up operations, we are prepared to assist you
through the labyrinth of the immigration process and will assist
you in developing a strategy to obtain residency in the United States
for your employees and their families.
IMMIGRATION PRACTICE
Ann L.
Lamdin manages the firm's immigration practice. Ms. Lamdin is a
1987 honors graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law.
She has practiced immigration and employment law throughout her
career, representing employers in connection with employment-based
immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions of all types. Ms. Lamdin
represents employers in a variety of industries, including high-tech,
medicine, education, banking, finance, manufacturing, insurance,
and others.
CSA's immigration practice is experienced in all aspects of corporate
immigration law, particularly mult-national non-immigrant visa and
permanent residency work. We have a complete understanding of the
process and complexities involved in immigration.
CSA's immigration practice represents a broad range of corporate
and individual clients with their immigration needs and has a broad
range of experience in such industries as finance, high-technology,
insurance, electronics, and health care. These clients are based
through the United States, Latin America, Canada, Australia, Europe
and Asia.
The immigration practice assists its clients in a broad range of
immigration matters including:
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Corporate
planning of both permanent and temporary international transfers
of personnel |
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Advocacy
and representation of clients' interests before legislative
bodies and administrative agencies |
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Obtaining
all types of U.S. non-immigrant visas including: professional
visas (H-1B); intracompany transferee visa (L-1); treaty trader/investor
visas (E-1/E-2); student visas (F-1); scholar and exchange visas
(J-1); and extraordinary ability/artist/athlete visas (O and
P) |
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Obtaining
US permanent residence through employment, investment and family
relationships |
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Compliance
with the employer sanctions and antidiscrimination provisions
of the immigration law |
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Litigation
in the federal courts and before United States Administrative
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We have a particular
expertise in obtaining permanent and temporary immigration planning
for high technology workers, scientists, engineers, executives and
other high profile personnel as well as foreign student and scholar
programs.
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KEY CONCEPTS IN EMPLOYMENT IMMIGRATION
United States Citizen
Citizenship in the United States can be acquired in many ways, including
through birth in the United States, birth to United States citizen
parents abroad, or through a legal procedure known as naturalization.
Generally, in order to become a United States citizen through naturalization,
an alien must, among other things, already be a permanent resident
of the United States.
Permanent Resident of the United States
A permanent resident of the United States is an alien who has permission
from the United States government to reside permanently in the United
States. A permanent resident of the United States has the right
to engage in any lawful employment in the United States and the
obligation to pay United States income taxes.
A person who holds a "green card" (also known as an "alien registration
receipt card") is a permanent resident of the United States.
Nonimmigrant
An alien who comes to the United States temporarily for a specific
purpose is known as a nonimmigrant. Some of the more common reasons
for non-immigrants to come to the United States include: to study
at a United States college or university; to work for a particular
employer in a particular and usually specialized or a high level
job; to travel for business or pleasure within the United States;
to participate in international cultural exchange programs; or to
work for certain international organizations.
Non-immigrants are entitled to reside in the United States for a
limited amount of time and, in some circumstances, are allowed to
work in the United States. Non-immigrants can, in some circumstances,
become permanent residents of the United States.
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