Immigration

Norris McLaughlin provides a full-service immigration practice whose trained professionals have extensive experience in the field of immigration law.

The immigration law attorneys are skilled in all types of immigration matters and representation before the nation’s immigration-related agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Board of Immigration Appeals, Board of Immigration Labor Certification Appeals, Department of State, United States Embassies and Consulates, Department of Labor, and any other federal agency, whether in the United States or overseas.

The immigration attorneys can handle services including:

Corporate Immigration

Employee Immigrant Visa

Multi-National Executives and Managers
Persons with Extraordinary Abilities
Professors and Researchers
Professionals with Advanced Degrees – National Interest Waiver
Persons with Exceptional Abilities – National Interest Waiver
Professional Workers
Skilled and Unskilled Laborers
Foreign Medical Graduates, Doctors, Nurses, and Other Healthcare Professionals
Broadcasters
Religious Workers
PERM Labor Certifications
Recruitment and Continued Compliance Policies
Consular Processing

Employee Non-Immigrant Visas

E-1, Treaty Traders and Qualified Employees
E-2, Treaty Investors and Qualified Employees
E-3, Specialty Occupation Professionals from Australia
H-1B, Workers in Specialty Occupations
H-1C, Registered Nurses
H-2A, Temporary or Seasonal Agriculture Workers
H-2B, Temporary Non-Agriculture Workers
H-3, Trainees
J-1, Exchange Visitors
L-1, Intracompany Managerial, Executive, Specialty Occupation Transferees
O-1, Persons of Extradordinary Ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, Athletics, Motion Pictures, or Television Production
P-1, Internationally Recognized Athletes or Performers
Q-1, Persons Participating in International Cultural Exchange Program
R-1, Religious Workers
TN, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Temporary Professional Visas for Individuals from Mexico and Canada
Extensions and Changes of Status
Consular Processing

I-9 Compliance Matters

Form I-9 Processing
E-Verify Employer Agent
Form I-9 Remote Employee Verification
Form I-9 Employer Training
Form I-9 Internal Audits
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Site Inspections and Random Audits

Individual Immigration

Immigrant Visas

Employer Sponsored Immigrant Work Petitions (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and EB-4 Immigrant Visas)
Family Based Immigrant Petitions (spouse of US Citizen, relative of a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident)
Diversity Visa Program
EB-5 Individual Investor Visa
Consular Processing

Non-Immigrant Visas

Visitor Visas (B-1/B-2)
Student Visas
Trainee Visas
OPT Applications
STEM OPT Matters
Entertainment, Sports, and Media Visas
A, B, C, D, E, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, Q, R Visas
Treaty Trader/Treaty Investor E Visas
TN, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Temporary Professional Visas for Individuals from Mexico and Canada
Extensions and Changes of Status
Consular Processing

Family Immigration

Immigrant Relative Petitions (Spouses, Parents, Siblings, Children, Stepchildren, Adopted Children)
Adjustments of Status to Lawful Permanent Residency
Hardship Waivers
Fiancée Petitions
Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residency
International Adoptions
Consular Processing

EB-5 Investor Visa Program

Representation of Foreign Investors in Direct Investments and Regional Center Investments
Regional Center Formations and Management
Representation of US organizations seeking EB-5 Investment Capital from Foreign Investors

Naturalization

Individual-Based Naturalization (5 Years as a Lawful Permanent Resident)
Spouse-Based Naturalization (3 Years as a Lawful Permanent Resident and Married to a U.S. Citizen for 3-Years)
Naturalization Interview Preparation and Representation
Denaturalization Proceedings