Immigration Law For Human Resources Managers and Employees

WorldOneLawGroup KarolBrown,ManagingAttorney WorldOneLawGroup RecordedNovember30,2022

WorldOneLawGroup WhoAmI? KarolBrown Over20yearsofexperienceasimmigrationattorney Master'sDegreeinPublicPolicy HarvardUniversity,KennedySchoolofGovernment Lawdegree,YaleLawSchool ManagingAttorney,WorldOneLawGroup WorldOneLawGroup Visitor,businessandinvestorvisas Permanentresidency Familypetitions

WorldOneLawGroup WhatWillWeTalkAbout? WhyImmigrationMatters FormI-9EmploymentVerification BusinessVisitorsandVisaStamps WorkVisas(H1Bs,TNs,L1s,etc.) PermanentResidency(“GreenCards”) QuestionsandAnswers

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WorldOneLawGroup WhyImmigrationMatters Americancompanieswantsglobaltalent Hireforeigngraduatesfrommajoruniversities Recruitemployeesofcompetitorcompanies Transferemployeesataffiliatesabroad Findpeoplewithspecialskills

WorldOneLawGroup ImmigrationAttorneysCanHelp Screenpotentialemployees Filepetitionsforvisasandworkauthorization Applyforpermanentresidencyorcitizenship Answerquestionsfromyouandyouremployees Keepyouinformedaboutchangesinlaw&policies 11/30/2022 KarolBrown

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WorldOneLawGroup TheFormI-9 EmploymentEligibilityVerification Employersmustverifyidentityandwork authorizationforallemployees ListA:Provebothidentity&workauthorization ListB:Proveidentity ListC:Proveworkauthorization Completewithin3daysofemployeestartingthejob

WorldOneLawGroup RetainFormI9Records Keepfor3yearsafterdateofhireor Oneyearafteremploymentends Whicheverislater Storeawayfrompersonnelrecords DepartmentofLabororImmigrationmayaudit 11/30/2022 KarolBrown 9 USCISHandbookforEmployersM-274

WorldOneLawGroup TheFormI9istwopageslong. Howlongisthehandbookexplainingtoemployershowto completethisformcorrectly? 11/30/2022 KarolBrown Answer:32pages

WorldOneLawGroup WorkersWithoutWorkAuthorization Illegaltoknowinglyemployalienwithout permissiontowork Violatorsmaybefinedorimprisoned Firstoffensefinedupto$2,000 Crimeifpatternorpracticeofhiringillegalworkers o$3,000fineperalien oMaximumjailtimeoffiveyears Notrequiredtocheckstatusforvendors,contractors

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WorldOneLawGroup B1/B2Visitors VisaWaiverProgram

VisasNeededtoEnterUSA Mostforeignersneedpermission(“visa”)toentertheUS VisasallowforeigncitizenstorequestentrytotheUS Visasdonotguaranteeadmission 11/30/2022 14

WorldOneLawGroup BusinessVisitors B1VisitorVisaforBusinessorPleasure AllowentryintoUStemporarilyforbusiness Mustintendtoreturntohomecountry Paidbyforeigncompany,notUSemployer

WorldOneLawGroup VisitorsDo’sandDon’ts Allowed Attendmeetings Solicitsales,takeorders Attendconferences Gotointerview SetupU.S.office Doresearch Makeinvestments NotAllowed Nosalaryorincomefrom UScompany Studyatuniversity Paidprofessional performances Workinforeignmedia Overstayvisa 11/30/2022 KarolBrown

WorldOneLawGroup Showing“NonimmigrantIntent” USlawpresumeseveryvisitor wantstostayforeverintheUnitedStates MustShow Purposeisbusiness,pleasure,ormedicaltreatment Specific,limitedperiod FundstocoverexpensesintheUnitedStates Socialandeconomictiesabroad ResidenceoutsidetheU.S. Likelytoreturnhomeaftervisit

WorldOneLawGroup VisaWaiverProgram TravelerscomingtotheU.S.fortourismorbusiness Visitmustbefor90daysorless Noextensionsorchangesofstatusallowed MayentertheU.S.withoutavisa Onlyfromcertaincountries VWPCountries Futureadditions

WorldOneLawGroup SomePeopleDoNotNeedVisa Canadiansarevisaexempt VisaWaiverCountries–Visitfor90days,noextensions 11/30/2022 KarolBrown

Andorra Australia Austria Belgium Brunei Chile Croatia CzechRepublic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands NewZealand Norway Poland Portugal SanMarino Singapore Slovakia Slovenia SouthKorea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan UnitedKingdom

WorldOneLawGroup H1BSpecialtyOccupation TNCanadaMexicoFreeTrade L1MultinationalTransfers O1ExtraordinaryAbility

WorldOneLawGroup TemporaryWorkVisaProcess WorkVisaisrequiredtobeemployedintheUS MostrequirejobofferfromU.S.employer Validbetweenoneandthreeyears,somerenewable Somevisasallow“dualintent” Mayapplyforpermanentresidencywithoutlosingworkvisa UsualProcess PetitiontoU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices (USCIS)byemployer Onceapproved oApplyforvisaatUSembassyorconsulateabroador oBeginworkifinUS

WorldOneLawGroup TheAlphabetSoupofWorkVisas F-1,M-1Students H-1B Professionals J-1 ExchangeVisitors L-1 MultinationalTransferees O-1,O2ExtraordinaryAbility TN Canadians&Mexicans Lesscommonvisatypes: P1,P2,P3Athletes,artistsorcoaches Q1InternationalCulturalExchange R1ReligiousWorker

WorldOneLawGroup StudentVisas 3categoriesofstudentvisas: F-1studentvisa-mostcommon J-1visas-usedfortrainingandstudying M-1visas-vocationalortechnicaltraining StudentsmaygetWorkAuthorization CurricularPracticalTraining(“CPT”)-whileinschool oCoordinatedthroughtheschooloruniversity oShouldbelessthanoneyearorloseOptionalPracticalTraining OptionalPracticalTraining(“OPT”)-aftergraduation oOnlyifstudentusedlessthanoneyearofCPT oPetitiontoUSCISforEmploymentAuthorizationDocument(“EAD”) oUptooneyearofworkauthorizationaftergraduation oTwoyearextensionofOPTavailableforSTEMGraduates

WorldOneLawGroup H-1BProfessionals “SpecialtyOccupation" Jobrequiresatleastabachelor'sdegreeinspecializedfield IndividualhasaUSbachelor’sortheequivalent Employermustpaythe“prevailingwage” ProvidesameworkingconditionsasUSworkers Validforthreeyears Maybeextendeduptosixyears Limitedbyvisa“cap”of65,000 Plus20,000for“master’scap”ifgraduatedwith master’sorhigherfromUSuniversity Allnewvisasforlastseveralyearsweregoneindays NewvisasbecomeavailableonApril1st,forOctober1hire

WorldOneLawGroup H-1BCapProcessChanged OnlineregistrationprocessannouncedforFY2021 $10registration OnlyfileH1Bpetitionifselectedforthecap Increasedfilingsbytensofthousands RegistrationperiodinMarch Recommendregisteringanyoneyoumightwanttohire inthecomingyear OPTstudents,TNvisawhowantgreencard,newhires USCISwillselectH1BlotteryatendofMarch

WorldOneLawGroup H-1B1forChileorSingaporecitizens FreeTradeAgreementswithChileandSingapore Providedspecialvisasforthesecitizens AvoidstheH-1BCap SamerequirementsasH-1B Exceptbachelor’sdegreenotrequired Onlyforcertainoccupations Oneyearterm,renewableindefinitely Maynotapplyforpermanentresidency

WorldOneLawGroup L-1MultinationalTransferees Employeestransferringfromacompanyabroad toworkintheUSforarelatedcompany Employedinforeigncountryforatleastoneyearofthelastthree Byaffiliate,parentorsubsidiarytoUScompany Validfor3yearsatatime Noannuallimitsonnumberofvisas Spouseshaveautomaticworkauthorization L-1A:Executivesormanagers Managepeopleorfunctionoforganization Renewableforupto7years L-1B:SpecializedKnowledge Proprietaryknowledgeofproducts,processesorprocedures Renewableforupto5years

WorldOneLawGroup TNCanadians&Mexicans CreatedbyNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement (NAFTA) Validforthreeyears,renewableindefinitely ButmustintendtoleavetheUS Restrictionsonfilingforpermanentresidency Mustworkinaprofessionaloccupationlistedinthe NAFTAtreatyandmeetjobrequirements Accountant Architect Biologist Chemist ComputerSystemsAnalyst Dentist Engineer GraphicDesigner HotelManager Industrial/InteriorDesigner Lawyer Nurse OccupationalTherapist Pharmacist PhysicalTherapist Psychologist TechnicalWriter Veterinarian

WorldOneLawGroup O-1ExtraordinaryAbility Thosewith“extraordinaryabilityinthesciences,arts, education,businessorathletics.” “Sustainednationalorinternationalacclaim”or“extraordinaryachievement” Internationalornationalawards Publishedmaterialaboutwork Membershipinassociationsrequiringoutstandingachievement Originalscientific,scholarly,orbusinesscontributionsofmajorsignificance Authorscholarlyarticlespublishedinmajormedia Highsalaryorcompensation Serveasajudgeofother’swork Pastemploymentfororganizationswithhighreputation PerformtemporaryservicesforUSemployeroragent Validforthreeyears,renewableinoneyearincrements

WorldOneLawGroup J-1ExchangeVisitor Promotesinterchangeofpersons,knowledgeandskills ineducation,artsandsciences RequiressponsorthroughUSStateDepartment Spousesandchildrenmaygetworkauthorization J-1visastatusisavailablefor: Secondaryschoolandcollegestudents Businesstrainees Flightaviationtrainees Schoolteachers Collegeprofessors Researchscholars Medicalresidents/internsformedicaltraining Campcounselors Aupairprograms(providechildcare)

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WorldOneLawGroup PermanentResidency=“GreenCard” PermanentResidentsareallowedto liveandworkintheUnitedStatespermanently SamerightsasU.S.citizens,except: Cannotvote Maybedeportedforcertaintypesofcrimes MaylosegreencardifoutoftheUSformorethan6months Mayobtainagreencardbasedon: Employment Family PoliticalAsylum VisaLotteryProgram

WorldOneLawGroup Employment-BasedGreenCards LaborCertification HighAchievers AliensofExtraordinaryAbility OutstandingProfessorsorResearchers NationalInterestWaivers CertainOccupations MultinationalExecutivesandManagers NursesandPhysicalTherapists Doctors

WorldOneLawGroup LaborCertification Employermustprovethereareno minimallyqualifiedU.S.workersfortheposition Requirements Full-time,permanentjoboffer Reasonablejobrequirements Mustpayatleastprevailingwageoractualwage Recruitmentinnewspaper,stateemploymentdepartment,otherads CertifiedbyU.S.DepartmentofLaborthroughonlineapplication Onceapproved,employerfileI-140petitionwithUSCIS Employeeappliesforpermanentresidencywhenvisaavailable “I-485Application”or“AdjustmentApplication”or ConsularprocessifnoteligibleornotintheUnitedStates PERM LaborCertification Application I-140 ImmigrantPetition GreenCard I-485or ConsularProcess

WorldOneLawGroup AliensofExtraordinaryAbility WinNobelPrize,Oscarorothermajorinternationalaward OR Meetatleast3ofthefollowingcriteria: Nationalorinternationalprizesorawards Associationsthatrequireoutstandingachievement Significantpublishedmaterialaboutwork Judgeoftheworkofothersinthefield Majorcontributionstothefield Scholarlyarticlesorpublications Artisticexhibitionsorshowcases Leadingorcriticalrolefordistinguishedorganizations Highsalaryorremuneration Commercialsuccessinperformingarts

WorldOneLawGroup OutstandingProfessorsorResearchers Holdtenure-trackfacultypositionorpermanentjoboffer Atleast3yearspriorteachingorresearchexperience Meetatleast2ofthefollowingcriteria: Receivedmajorprizesorawardsforoutstandingachievement Belongtoassociationsthatrequireoutstandingachievement Publishedmaterial(writtenbyothers)aboutyourresearch Servedasjudgeoftheworkofothersinyourfield Contributedoriginalworktoyourfield Authoredscholarlyarticlesorpublications

WorldOneLawGroup MultinationalExecutivesorManagers Requirements Workedforatleastoneyearinanothercountry Withparent,subsidiary,oraffiliateofU.S. company Executiveormanagerialposition PermanentexecutiveormanagerpositioninU.S. Doesnotrequirelaborcertification SkipPERM,fileI-140directly SimilartorequirementsforL-1Aworkvisa

WorldOneLawGroup Doctors,NursesandPhysicalTherapists Laborshortageofnursesandphysicaltherapists DesignatedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabor Mayfileforgreencardswithpermanentjoboffer MustspeakEnglishsufficientlywell PassCGFNSExaminationorhavestatelicense Physicaltherapistmustqualifytotakestate licensingexam Doctorscangetgreencardsbyworkingforat least5yearsinafederallydesignated"shortage" area Permanentjobisnotrequired OrgothroughLaborCertification

WorldOneLawGroup NationalInterestWaivers(NIW) WaivePERMlaborcertificationif workbenefitsthe“nationalinterest” Workmusthave"substantialintrinsicmerit“ Benefitsofworkmustbe"nationalinscope“ Pastrecordofachievementdemonstratesthatthe nationalinterestbenefittedtoa"substantiallygreater degreethanwouldanavailableU.S.workerhavingthe sameminimumqualifications."

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WorldOneLawGroup WhatWeDo BusinessImmigration H-1BVisasforSpecialtyOccupations PermanentResidency(“GreenCards”) L-1A/L-1BforMultinationalManagers& SpecializedKnowledgeTransferees TNVisasforCanadianandMexicans E1/E2TreatyTradersandInvestors O-1AlienofExtraordinaryAbility FamilyImmigration PetitionsforSpouses,Children,Parents AdjustmentofStatus ConsularProcessing Naturalization CorporatePolicies&Strategy EmployeeHandbook/Policies RegulatoryCompliance Recruitmentofforeignnationals I-9AuditsandTrainings E-VerifyStrategy Short&Long-TermPlanning Adviceduringlayoffs VisaApplications Embassyprocessingforvisastamps Visitorvisastoattendtrainings,meetings, andotheractivities VisaWaiverProgramassistance OtherCases DeferredActionforChildhoodArrivals Asylum/Refugee VisitorVisas(Business&Tourist)

WorldOneLawGroup OurServices Comprehensivemanagementofimmigrationcases Individual,customizedcaseassessmentandstrategy Prepareandfileformsandsupportdocumentation Serveasaresourceforhumanresourcesmanagement Trackprogressofcaseselectronically Informcompanyandemployeesofstatusupdatesandprocesses Onlinecasemanagementsystem Electronicquestionnairesforemployees&prospectiveemployees HumanResourcereportingandcasestatuscompany-wide 24/7worldwideaccess Questionnairesandreportsinmultiplelanguages Proactivemonitoringofvisa,passport,andotherexpirationdates Personalassistancewithimmigrationissues Visastamping Transferringemployees Familyimmigrationissuesandextensions Accesstoattorneysforanswerstoquestions OtherOfficeServices TranslationsfromSpanishandMandarin NotaryPublic

WorldOneLawGroup FeesStructure Flatfeeservices Mostcommonbillingstructureforimmigrationservices Nonimmigrantvisapetitions oH-1B,L-1A,L-1B,TN,O-1,E1,E2 Laborcertificationapplications I-140ImmigrantPetitionsforAlienWorkers oAfterlaborcertificationapproval oAliensofExtraordinaryAbility oMultinationalManagers AdjustmentofStatusforpermanentresidency Hourlyservices Inrarecircumstancesandunusualcases RequestsforEvidencefromUSCISorDOLaudits Corporateplanningandstrategy Trainingandwebinars Seefeelistformoredetailedinformation Legalfees Filingfees

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Page45 CaseType LegalFees FilingFees H1B–ChangeofEmployer, Extension,orAmendment $3,500perpetition$460 $500anti-fraudforfirsttime petition $750or$1500forfirsttwopetitions (dependingifmoreorlessthan25 FTE) H4Extensions(Familyof H1Bemployees) $1000forspouse& children $370 H1BLotteryregistration$250perhour(sincethis isanewsystem,andwe donotknowhowlongit willtakeforourstaff) $10registration L1ABlanket $1,750$160filingfeewiththeUSembassy $500fornewL1Apetitions L1BBlanket $1,750$160filingfeewiththeUSembassy $500fornewL1Bpetitions ReneworreviseBlanketL$2,000 L1AwithUSCIS $3,500$460filingfee $500fornewL1Apetitions L1BwithUSCIS $3,500$460filingfee $500fornewL1Bpetitions B1inLieuofH1B $1,500$160filingfeewiththeUSembassy O1–Initial $5,000$460 Maybeanadditionalfeeiflabor organizationletterrequired O1–Renewal $4,500$460 PERMLaborCertification$3,500forPERMNofilingfeewithDepartmentof Labor Costofnewspaperadsdependon numberofwords I-140Petitionwith approvedPERM $1,500$700filingfee I-485ApplicationtoAdjust Status $3500forprimary beneficiary $1000foreachadditional familymember $1225filingfeeperperson, includingwork&travel $750forchildunder14filingwith atleastoneparent

FeesforCommonCaseTypes

WorldOneLawGroup BenefitsofPartnershipbetweenyour companyandWorldOneLawGroup Accesstoattorneysforimmigrationquestions Timelyresponsestoquestions Efficientandeffectivecasepreparation Electronicupdatesthroughoutthelifeofthecase Expirationdatetrackingforemployees CompliancewithDOLandUSCISregulations Developimmigrationpoliciesandprocedures Consultingonshort-&long-termplanning

WorldOneLawGroup ServicesforYourEmployees Personalassistancewithimmigrationquestions Zoom Phone Email Personalmeetings(officeinBellevue) Provideinformationelectronically,24/7 Casestatusupdatesonline,alwaysavailable Reviewandreviseformselectronically Assistanceandadvicewithotherimmigrationissues: Visastamping CorrectI94issues Familyimmigrationissues

WorldOneLawGroup NextSteps Reviewandsignrepresentationagreement Providelistofemployeesonvisas Name JobTitle Salary Emailaddress Anycopiesofpreviousimmigrationdocumentation Wewillsendlinktoonlinequestionnaire Employeescancompleteonline Oncecomplete,wewillprepareformsandsupportdocumentation Reviewandreviseformsonline Arrangeforsignaturesofforms,obtaincorporate&individualdocuments FilepetitionwiththeUSCitizenship&ImmigrationServicesand/or DepartmentofLabor

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