The legal experience, business acumen, and immigrant
background of our attorneys uniquely positions our firm to help our clients
navigate the complex and ever-changing landscape of U.S. family and employment
immigration. Our attorneys represent and advise individuals and companies in
their immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions, including naturalization,
family-based immigrant visas, K-1 visas, employment-based nonimmigrant visas
(H-1B, L-1, E-2, and TN), employment-based immigrant visas (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3,
and EB-5), and change and/or extension of nonimmigrant status (B-1/B-2, F-1,
F-2, H-4, and L-2), or adjustment of status.
In addition, we advise our clients on a wide range of
immigration compliance issues. We advise clients on maintaining or changing
lawful status, employer internal audit, employer workplace compliance, and hiring
and firing of a nonimmigrant worker.
Our lawyers have experience evaluating and providing
practical advice to clients regarding immigration-related issues that are
common to intending Chinese immigrants, including whether current or previous
membership in the Chinese Communist Party, military enlistment, or criminal
records in China and/or the United States will prevent approval of lawful
permanent residence, and how to overcome such barriers to becoming a lawful
permanent resident.
Our lawyers are highly knowledgeable and experienced in
serving corporate and high net worth clients who have needs related to
establishing, acquiring, or merging with U.S. companies, as well as the related
immigration needs of the executives, managers, and employees. With their
decades of collective practical experience in corporate, business,
transactional, and immigration legal matters, our lawyers can provide
comprehensive corporate structuring and immigration strategies for our clients,
including:
· How to construct the most appropriate investment and shareholding structure
· How to determine and apply for the most appropriate employment-based immigrant visa
(e.g. EB-1C) or employment-based nonimmigrant visa (e.g., L-1A)
· As the citizen of a U.S. treaty nation, how to apply for an employment-based
nonimmigrant visa (i.e. E-2) through investment in the United States
· How to assist Chinese students in the United States apply for employment-based
nonimmigrant visa (i.e., H-1B)
· How to assist Chinese students in the United States obtain post-graduation temporary
employment (i.e., OPT) or apply for employment-based immigrant visa (e.g., EB-2
or EB-3).
Our lawyers regularly provide legal consultation and services to Chinese students in the United States during their periods of study and employment, including:
· Legal and regulatory compliance when establishing a company as a nonimmigrant
· Compliance with immigration laws, regulations, and policies when you employ yourself
during OPT
· Remedies and solutions when you lose employment during your OPT or employment-based nonimmigrant
visa validity period, or when you are waiting for your visa priority date to
become current
· Impact to your status when you marry, divorce, and/or have a child while studying or
working in the United States
Our lawyers and tax consultant often provide legal and tax
compliance consultation to clients who contemplate abandoning their U.S.
citizenship or lawful permanent resident status. Our experience in this area includes:
· Compliance related to abandonment due to employment-related reasons
· Compliance related to abandonment due to extended or permanent residence abroad
· Compliance related to abandonment due to tax reasons
· Compliance related to abandonment due to retirement
· Compliance related to abandonment due to other reasons