ABCs of Employment-based Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visas

Tuesday October 23, 2018
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET
90 minutes



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Description

In this 90-minute webinar, immigration attorney Bruce Buchanan, co-author of the newly released I-9 and E-Verify Handbook,  and a blogger at www.employerimmigration.com, will discuss the numerous immigrant and non-immigrant visas that are available when sponsored by an employer. First, we will discuss the difference between non-immigrant visas and immigrant visas. Second, Mr. Buchanan will discuss the types of employment-based immigrant visas with the exception of EB-5. Third, he will discuss numerous non-immigrant visas, especially the ones most used, H-1B and L visas.

Agenda

Difference between Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visas

  1. Immigrant visa = green card
  2. Non-immigrant visa = usually set number of years in US

Types of Immigrant Visas

EB-1 

  1. Extraordinary Ability
  2. Outstanding professors and researchers
  3. Multinational manager or executive

EB-2

  1. Advanced Degree (Post-Bachelor Degree)
  2. Exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business
  3. National Interest Waiver

EB-3 

  1. Persons with Post-Bachelor Degrees
  2. Skilled Workers
  3. Unskilled Workers

Steps to Receive Immigrant Visas

EB-1 – Except for EB-1 and National Interest Waiver

  1. Offer of Employment
  2. Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) by Department of Labor
  3. Recruitment/Advertising
  4. PERM Certification
  5. I-140 petition by employer
  6. I-485 petition or consular processing

EB-1 Extraordinary Ability

  1. No offer of employment needed
  2. No PERM processing or PWD
  3. Only I-140 and I-485/consular processing

EB-1 not extraordinary ability

  1. Offer of Employment
  2. I-140 petition by employer
  3. I-485 petition or consular processing

Types of Non-Immigrant Visas

  1. H-1B
  2. L
  3. E-1 or 2
  4. H-2A or H-2B
  5. OPT and OPT STEM
  6. E-3
  7. J-1 Exchange Visitor
  8. O
  9. TN (NAFTA)

Current and Future Roadblocks to Visas under Trump Administration

Faculty

Bruce E. Buchanan is a founding partner of Sebelist Buchanan Law with offices in Nashville and Atlanta. He represents employers in all aspects of immigration law, with a special emphasis on employer immigration compliance. He is the co-author of a book for HR professionals, I-9 and E-Verify Handbook. Mr. Buchanan received his law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1982. After working for the federal government and as an Adjunct Law Professor, Mr. Buchanan went into private practice in 2003.  He writes a blog on employer immigration issues at www.EmployerImmigration.com.
 

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Continuing Legal Education Credit 

This webinar has been approved in the following states for continuing legal education credit by The Marino Legal Academy:

California: 1.5 credit hours
The Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 credit hours of participatory CLE credit.

New Jersey: 1.5 credit hours
This webinar has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.5 CLE credit hours.

New York: 1.5 areas of professional practice credit hours
This course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for veteran attorneys for 1.5 credit hours, of which 1.25 credit hours may be applied toward the Areas of Professional Practice.

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This Distance Learning program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit.

To receive CLE credit for this webinar in those states, please request such credit by writing to info@parkavenuepresentations.com.  Your request will be forwarded to The Marino Legal Academy for processing.

CLE credit for this webinar may also be awarded in a number of other jurisdictions. For more information, please contact a Marino Legal Academy legal education consultant at (212) 249-3779, x104.
 

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This event will be presented live with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. You may listen to the audio of the webinar by telephone or through your computer. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.
 

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