Madison | Piper PC offers comprehensive business immigration services and strategic counseling primarily to high-technology companies, including Fortune 500 companies and technology start-ups, nationwide. Additionally, we provide employment-based immigration services to the following industries: Biotechnology, Healthcare, Financial Services, Creative Design Services, Semiconductor, Telecommunications, Data Analytics, Manufacturing, and Public Utility Companies. We utilize cutting-edge Web-based technologies in order to provide our clients with the highest level of service.
Assistance focused on employer needs and employee talents
At Madison | Piper PC, our attorneys help employers resolve their immigration issues in a wide range of industries, including research, finance, information technology, telecommunications, healthcare, and oil and gas. If you are hiring an employee from overseas, are concerned about complying with the regulations and guidelines outlined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), or have concerns about navigating the complex U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) process, our firm has a proven record of success. We have helped businesses secure non-immigrant, temporary employment visas for international employees. We have also helped many foreign national workers obtain legal permanent resident status (“green cards”) through employment or investment.
Experienced legal assistance leading to positive results
We are experienced and fastidious attorneys devoted to finding a solution that helps our clients achieve their goals of or working in the United States temporarily or living here permanently. We are knowledgeable in non-immigrant temporary employment visas and immigration matters involving:
We meticulously assess your situation in order to provide you with an individualized strategy that meets your needs. Every visa comes with its own set of essential criteria, which your qualifications must match precisely. Mistakes on your application can mean delays or even denial. That is why it is necessary to recruit an experienced immigration attorney who can gather the documentation and evidence that supports your eligibility. Because immigration laws and policies change often, we are dedicated to maintaining and deepening our knowledge so that you can advance smoothly through USCIS’s complex visa process.
Corporate Immigration Compliance
Even if your business has just one employee, you are required to comply with INA requirements on employment eligibility. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enforces INA provisions addressing employment eligibility, employment verification and nondiscrimination. The consequences of an employer hiring unauthorized workers or failing to properly complete and retain an Employment Eligibility Verification Form, commonly known as a Form 1-9, can include criminal charges and penalties.
We thoroughly examine acceptable forms of documentation, confirm your employees’ citizenship or eligibility to work in the United States, and help you conduct self-audits of your 1-9s each year to ensure they have been completed accurately. Our attorneys also provide you with personalized immigration counsel so you can take proactive measures against discrimination lawsuits arising from improperly handled 1-9 forms under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).
National law firm enables corporate clients to attract the talent they need
If you are looking to establish a business venture in the United States or are attempting to employ a vital foreign worker, we can assist with the required paperwork and procedures, including:
There are approximately 140,000 employment visas available each year for alien workers (and their families) who are looking to immigrate based on certain job skills, education, and/or work experience. Employment-based immigration visas are issued in the following order of preference set by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS:
Knowledgeable legal support for labor certification issues
We assist companies required to file an Alien Employment Certification to demonstrate the need for foreign workers. The Program Electronic Review Management process includes rules that are strict and highly detailed. Our attorneys will guide you through the necessary steps relating to recruitment efforts such as postings, advertisements and job fairs. When the application is completed, we will help you maintain a file in case of a Department of Labor audit.
Madison | Piper PC represents clients throughout the United States in employment-based immigration matters.
Assistance focused on employer needs and employee talents
At Madison | Piper PC, our attorneys help employers resolve their immigration issues in a wide range of industries, including research, finance, information technology, telecommunications, healthcare, and oil and gas. If you are hiring an employee from overseas, are concerned about complying with the regulations and guidelines outlined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), or have concerns about navigating the complex U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) process, our firm has a proven record of success. We have helped businesses secure non-immigrant, temporary employment visas for international employees. We have also helped many foreign national workers obtain legal permanent resident status (“green cards”) through employment or investment.
Experienced legal assistance leading to positive results
We are experienced and fastidious attorneys devoted to finding a solution that helps our clients achieve their goals of or working in the United States temporarily or living here permanently. We are knowledgeable in non-immigrant temporary employment visas and immigration matters involving:
- B-1 visitors for business and B-2 visitors for pleasure
- E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor
- F-1 academic student and F-2 for the spouse or child of F-1
- H-1B specialty occupations
- J-1 exchange visitor
- L-1A executive and managerial transferee visas
- L-1B specialized knowledge
- O-1 extraordinary ability in arts, education, business, sciences or athletics
- TN NAFTA Professional (TN visas for Canadian and Mexican professionals)
We meticulously assess your situation in order to provide you with an individualized strategy that meets your needs. Every visa comes with its own set of essential criteria, which your qualifications must match precisely. Mistakes on your application can mean delays or even denial. That is why it is necessary to recruit an experienced immigration attorney who can gather the documentation and evidence that supports your eligibility. Because immigration laws and policies change often, we are dedicated to maintaining and deepening our knowledge so that you can advance smoothly through USCIS’s complex visa process.
Corporate Immigration Compliance
Even if your business has just one employee, you are required to comply with INA requirements on employment eligibility. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enforces INA provisions addressing employment eligibility, employment verification and nondiscrimination. The consequences of an employer hiring unauthorized workers or failing to properly complete and retain an Employment Eligibility Verification Form, commonly known as a Form 1-9, can include criminal charges and penalties.
We thoroughly examine acceptable forms of documentation, confirm your employees’ citizenship or eligibility to work in the United States, and help you conduct self-audits of your 1-9s each year to ensure they have been completed accurately. Our attorneys also provide you with personalized immigration counsel so you can take proactive measures against discrimination lawsuits arising from improperly handled 1-9 forms under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).
National law firm enables corporate clients to attract the talent they need
If you are looking to establish a business venture in the United States or are attempting to employ a vital foreign worker, we can assist with the required paperwork and procedures, including:
- I-129 Nonimmigrant worker forms — Our lawyers carefully review our clients’ circumstances and help them to complete this petition correctly.
- Immigrant petitions by alien entrepreneurs — Individuals who are looking to invest in a business opportunity have the ability to seek residence either on an immigrant or nonimmigrant basis.
- H-1B visas — We help companies bring people with special skills to the United States so they can work for a sponsoring employer temporarily.
There are approximately 140,000 employment visas available each year for alien workers (and their families) who are looking to immigrate based on certain job skills, education, and/or work experience. Employment-based immigration visas are issued in the following order of preference set by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS:
- EB-1 — Top priority goes to individuals of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors, and executives of multinational companies who seek to remain with the same company but work in the United States.
- EB-2 — This classification is accorded to people with exceptional ability, advanced degrees or those whose work serves the national interest of the United States.
- EB–3 — Skilled workers, professionals and some unskilled workers can be eligible under this category if American workers are not available for those jobs.
Knowledgeable legal support for labor certification issues
We assist companies required to file an Alien Employment Certification to demonstrate the need for foreign workers. The Program Electronic Review Management process includes rules that are strict and highly detailed. Our attorneys will guide you through the necessary steps relating to recruitment efforts such as postings, advertisements and job fairs. When the application is completed, we will help you maintain a file in case of a Department of Labor audit.
Madison | Piper PC represents clients throughout the United States in employment-based immigration matters.
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NONIMMIGRANT WORK VISAS
H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers H-1B1 Specialty Occupation Workers from eligible countries E-3 Specialty Occupation Workers for Australian Citizens E-1 Treaty Trader Visas E-2 Treaty Investor Visas L-1A Multinational Managers L-1B Specialty Occupation Workers Blanket L-1 Petitions O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability TN visas/status pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement H-4 Spousal Employment Authorization Document (EAD) OTHER TEMPORARY VISAS J-1 Exchange Visitor Visas and §212(e) Waivers H-3 Trainee Visas B-1 Business Visitor Visas B-1 in lieu of H-1B CORPORATE COMPLIANCE I-9 Compliance LCA Compliance Files PERM Compliance Files Corporate Restructuring Social Security No Match Letters ICE Site Visit Counseling Corporate Immigration Policy Development |
LABOR CERTIFICATION
Prevailing Wage Determinations Alien Labor Certifications (PERM) PERM Audits IMMIGRANT PETITIONS/PERMANENT RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS I-140 Immigrant Petitions for Multinational Managers, Outstanding Researchers and Aliens of Extraordinary Ability I-130 Immigrant Petitions for Family-Based cases I-485 Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident cases Consular Processing at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, USCIS DISTRICT OFFICES Attorney Appearances at District Offices in connection with Marriage-Based and Employment-Based Permanent Residency Interviews, as well as Citizenship Interviews. |