Navigating the complexities of U.S. immigration law without the proper experience and skill can have severe consequences. Bell Nunnally attorneys handle all types of employment-based immigration matters, including nonimmigrant visas, permanent residency (green card) and U.S. Citizenship.
In employment-based matters, we work side by side with human resources personnel, business owners and in-house counsel on all issues related to foreign national employees. This includes obtaining and maintaining employment authorization for employees, as well as minimizing company liability by ensuring that the employer stays in compliance with local, state and federal employment and immigration laws.
Representing clients before the Department of Labor, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of State, and other agencies, our work includes:
- Obtaining temporary and permanent U.S. immigration status
- H-1B professional nonimmigrant visas
- L-1 intracompany transferee nonimmigrant visas
- TN (NAFTA) professional nonimmigrant visas
- E-1 and E-2 treaty trader/investor nonimmigrant visas
- E-3 nonimmigrant visas for Australian professionals
- O-1 nonimmigrant visas for foreign nationals with extraordinary ability
- Labor certification applications (PERM)
- Immigrant petitions for extraordinary ability and outstanding researchers (EB-1)
- Immigrant petitions for multinational executives/managers (EB-1)
- Immigrant investor application (EB-5)
- Adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence
- Naturalization (citizenship) applications