Immigration
Munsch Hardt's Immigration group assists corporations, investors and start-up companies with obtaining the proper work permits and visas for hiring, transferring, and training employees in the U.S. temporarily and permanently. Attorneys also coordinate with foreign immigration specialists to obtain the proper work permits and visas for transferring U.S. employees abroad, and counsel corporate clients on I-9 issues, hiring and termination decisions with regard to foreign nationals, and employer sanctions and anti-discrimination issues. In addition, Munsch Hardt assists clients with family-based immigration, green card and naturalization applications.
Representative Deals & Suits
- Coordination of outbound immigration work with foreign law firms
- I-9 compliance and employer sanctions issues
- N-600 applications for certificate of citizenship
- I-131 advance paroles and reentry permits
- I-765 employment authorizations
- N-400 applications for naturalization
- Consular applications and renewals
- I-539 extensions/change of status
- I-485 adjustment of status
- Short and long-term planning of both permanent and temporary international transfers of personnel for corporate clients.
- I-140 immigrant petitions
- PERM certifications
- National interest waivers
- Obtaining U.S. non-immigrant visas including:
Business visitor/pleasure visas (B-1/B-2)
Treaty trader/investor visas (E-1/E-2)
Student visas (F-1)
Professional visas (H-1B)
Temporary worker visas (H-2B)
Trainee visas (H-3)
Trainee and exchange visas (J-1)
Intracompany transferee visas (L-1)
Extraordinary ability visas (scientists, artists, athletes and others) (O)
Performer visas (artists, athletes, entertainers) (P)
Religious worker visas (R-1)
TN NAFTA work authorizations
Obtaining U.S. permanent residence through employment, investment or family relationships (EB-5)
