Immigration

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Provided by Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Our Immigration team provides comprehensive guidance on employment-based immigration matters, from initial nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions to applications for permanent residency and naturalization proceedings. We help large global corporations, small and start-up enterprises, and closely held, specialized entities meet their human capital objectives while providing personalized service to the individuals involved.

We counsel clients on a broad range of business immigration issues and regularly handle nonimmigrant visa and permanent residency matters for key employees needed in the U.S., including their transfer from another employer to their new company.

Our areas of knowledge and service offerings include:

• B-1 business visitors
• Treaty traders and investors (E-1/E-2)
• H-1B specialty occupation workers and H-1B1/TN/E-3 treaty-based professionals
• Managerial/executive (L-1A) and specialized knowledge (L-1B) intracompany transferees
• Visas and green cards for outstanding and extraordinary-ability individuals and multinational managers
• National interest waivers
• Labor certifications (PERM applications)
• Outbound visas/global mobility processes throughout the world, which utilizes our worldwide network of foreign immigration specialists
• Impact of corporate restructuring including mergers and acquisitions on employee immigration status and work authorization
• I-9/E-verify and other compliance issues