Immigration is a dynamic and constantly changing area of law. Our breadth of experience allows us to develop cutting-edge, creative strategies that continually result in success despite the ever-changing landscape of immigration law.
CORPORATE CLIENTS
We facilitate for our corporate clients all aspects of the immigration process to ensure borders are not prohibitive to recruiting and retaining the best human capital from around the world. In an environment of increasingly stricter governmental scrutiny ignorance is no defense. We stay abreast of trends and frequent changes in the law in order to anticipate potential pitfalls and meet the demands of our clients.
Our immigration services are not limited to successful filings of all types of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, but also encompass ancillary matters including issues regarding benefits, leaves of absence, prevailing wages, and tax implications. We will work with human resources and general counsel to devise and facilitate immigration policies. We advise as to developing immigration policies to ensure consistency in areas such as complying with all Form I-9 regulations, hiring and terminating foreign nationals, and avoiding national-origin discrimination. Additionally, we will perform on-site internal audits to facilitate compliance with all applicable and develop protocols to be implemented if an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audit occurs. We also are available for in-house seminars to train and educate staff regarding I-9 documentation (housing, maintenance, and retention of records) as well as basic immigration law presentations. We have experience guiding clients through the immigration ramifications and implications of new ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring.
INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS
Ms. Allen provides representation for all types of non-immigrant and immigrant visas for corporate and individual clients. She has represented clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Department of Labor, and U.S. Consulates across the globe in such matters involving deferred inspection, adjustment of status interviews, naturalization interviews, bond hearings, and removal/deportation proceedings.
She has extensive appellate experience and, if necessary, will file appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals as well as Motions to Reopen and responses to Requests for Evidence.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Nonimmigrant Visas allow foreign nationals to enter the United States for a temporary period of time and restrict activity consist to the type of visa. Areas of practice include but are not limited to:
Nonimmigrant Visas:
- B-1 (Business Visas)/ B-2 (Tourist Visas)
- E (Treaty Trader/Investor Visas)
- H-1B (Specialty Occupation or Professional Visa)
- H-2A/B (Temporary Worker Visas)
- J-1 (Trainee Visas)
- K (Fiancé(é)Visas)
- L-1 intracompany transferee visas for managers, executives, and/or individuals possessing with specialized knowledge
- TN (Treaty NAFTA temporary worker visas for Canadian and Mexican foreign nationals)
- TPS (Temporary Protected Status for applicable foreign nationals)
- O-1 (Visas for Aliens of Extraordinary Ability)
- P (Visas for international artists/athletic teams/unique entertainment groups)
- R (Visas for Religious Workers)
Immigrant Visas:
- Persons of Extraordinary Ability in the arts, sciences, and business (EB-1)
- Outstanding Professors or Researchers (EB-1)
- Professionals with Advanced Degrees or of Exceptional Ability (EB-2)
 Skilled and Unskilled Workers (EB-3)- Multinational Managers and Executives and Investors (EB-1/,EB-2, EB-5)
- Special Immigrant Petitions
- Visas for individuals under the Violence Against Women Act (successful results for both male and female applicant clients)
- Religious Worker Visas
- Family-Based Immigrant Petitions (for Child, Parent, Spouse, Sibling)
- Employment Based Immigrant Petition/PERM labor certification
Other Immigration Offerings:
- Naturalization
- Adoption
- Deportation Defense
- Asylum/Convention Against Torture
Immigration is governed and regulated by federal law thus we have the ability to take cases throughout the country and even the world.
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