Employment-Based Immigration

At Karam Law our experienced attorneys handle all types of employment-based immigration cases. Our clients range from large high-tech companies to small employers and universities to religious or cultural exchange workers, TN employees and intra-company transferees. We use inventive approaches to solve difficult issues. 

We assist employers to hire the workers they need and assist workers to enter the United States in the visa category most suited to their skills. As immigration lawyers, we will analyze cases thoroughly and help employees obtain the documents and education evaluations vital to the success of their cases. We also assist employers with the complicated procedures of labor certification and meeting certain requirements of sponsorship, such as obtaining prevailing wages and documenting the ability to pay them.

Foreign workers have several options through which they may pursue immigrant status.

Immigrant Worker Visa Classifications

priority workers, a classification subdivided into three categories: persons of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors or researchers, executives and managers of multinational companies
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professionals holding advanced degrees, exceptional ability or national interest waivers

professional or skilled workers

other workers (requiring less than 2 years of training or experience)

There are a number of other visa categories for temporary workers, which can be found on the USCIS web site. Employers may also wish to pursue visas for non-immigrant employees.

Visas for Non-Immigrant Employees

The H-1B visa, is a visa type routinely used by businesses that employ foreign workers in specialty occupations (engineers, computer / IT professionals, accountants, doctors, researchers, teachers, among others). Each year, the U.S. government allots 65,000 H-1B visas to qualified individuals possessing a bachelor’s degree and an additional 20,000 visas to qualified individuals possessing a master’s degree.  In past years, over 200,000 H-1B petitions have been submitted.  Given the excessive demand for H-1B visa classification, USCIS conducts a lottery to select petitions for processing. In order to submit a case to the H-1B lottery, employers must register each position and worker through an online system. The registration process will request basic information about the employer and beneficiary. The entire H-1B petition will not need to be prepared in advance of registration. Registration begins in March. Employers must pay a $10 fee for each registration submitted. USCIS will then conduct a randomized selection of registrations. USCIS will notify employers with successful registrations and those employers will have 90 days to complete and file the H-1B petition on behalf of their foreign worker(s). Approved petitions may be granted for periods of up to three years. We handle the following visa categories for non-immigrant employees:

non-immigrant visa used to bring a skilled worker into the U.S.
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non-immigrant visas for certain professionals from Canada and Mexico

for certain Australian nationals

non-immigrant visa for certain intra-company transferees
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for certain religious workers

for certain international cultural exchange visitors

Each of these visa categories has specific conditions and requirements. Karam Law can help guide you through the requirements and special circumstances of each classification. To learn more about how Karam Law can address your immigration needs, contact us today. Non-U.S. Citizens, If you have moved, you need to follow two different steps:
    • File a Form AR-11 (This changes your address in the USCIS database.)
 
    • If you have a pending case, you must also file a Change of Address online or call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283. (This changes your address for the specific application you have submitted.)