Timothy G Payne

Practice Areas

As companies try to keep pace with the ever-changing corporate immigration landscape, Tim Payne uses his deep understanding of the complex and dynamic legal and regulatory environment to provide high-quality, responsive and ethical immigration services to his clients.

Tim focuses his practice on the strategy and execution of a wide range of work visas, as well as green card and citizenship applications, for corporate clients. He develops smart immigration policies and practices to manage risk associated with hiring foreign national employees and ensure the mobility of foreign workers. Tim also advises and assists clients on immigration issues related to mergers and other corporate changes.

Chambers-ranked in Immigration Law, Tim makes sure policies and compliances processes are up to date and airtight in STEM sectors such as IT consulting, global manufacturing and engineering consulting, research, development and design. He is adept at extraordinary ability filings for C-suite executives and other mission-critical employees, as well as national interest waivers.

Tim is a regular speaker at legal and industry conferences and is a former chair of the Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He enjoys advocating for a fair and humane immigration system and contributing to the economic and social development of our country.

Professional Memberships

National Immigration Bar

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

American Immigration Lawyers Association

-- Greater Chicago Chapter: Former Chair

-- Former liaison to the Nebraska and Vermont Service Centers of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

-- Department of Labor Liaison Committee: Former Member

-- Business Immigration Policy Committee: Former Member