Immigration Law

Our Practice - What We Do
We represent companies in obtaining non-immigrant work visas for their foreign born employees. We also assist these companies and their foreign employees through the labor certification process and the final process of obtaining green cards for themselves and their families. Our practice is to also represent individuals and their families with family based green card petitions. Finally, we advise employers on I-9 compliance matters, social security mismatch letters, and other immigration-related concerns.

Our Attorneys - Who We Are
Snell & Wilmer's Immigration Law attorneys are able to communicate with clients in English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian. Collectively, our attorneys have over 30 years experience dealing with the INS and with immigration-related employment issues. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with the highest quality legal representation and exceptional client service.

Our Experience - What We've Done
Dealing with the INS is becoming increasingly complex, due to constant changes in federal law and local filing procedures. Our attorneys keep abreast of immigration law changes in order to work effectively with the INS and provide up-to-date advice to our immigration clients. We have years of experience working with the INS to successfully accomplish our clients' objectives.The wide range of services our group provides includes:

• Representation of companies and business professionals with nonimmigrant visas, including:

  Visas for intracompany transferees (L-1 visas)

  Visas for specialty occupations (H-1B and TN visas)

  Investor visas (E visas)

  Business visitor visas (B-1 visas)

  Changes of nonimmigrant status
  
  

• Assisting businesses and individuals with immigrant visa, permanent resident and naturalization matters, including:

  Preparation and filing of all types of employment-based preference petitions

  Representation of multinational executives and managers

  Traditional or expedited reduction in recruitment labor certifications

  Representation of advanced degree professionals for National Interest Waiver petitions

  Representation of persons of extraordinary ability

  Preparation and filing of family-based petitions

  Adjustment of status processing

  Assistance in naturalization

  Representation of lawful permanent residents
  
  

• Assisting individuals in deportation proceedings, including:

  Representation at master calendar and individual merits hearings

  Representation at bond hearings

  Preparation of asylum and withholding of removal claims
  
  

• Assisting businesses with immigration compliance matters, including:

  Counseling with respect to employer obligations (I-9 programs) and sanctions and the establishment of corporate immigration policies

  Assisting clients with Immigration and Naturalization Service inspections

  Assisting clients with Immigration and Naturalization Service fines for immigration violations
  
  

Our experience in employment law allows us to assist businesses, both foreign and domestic, to create immigration compliance programs. We also offer on-site seminars to our corporate clients to provide further guidance on immigration issues and/or to establish basic in-house immigration petition procedures. Snell & Wilmer Immigration Law attorneys can also provide advice with respect to the following federal immigration statutes:

• Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
• Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act (IMFA)
• Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)
• Immigration & Nationality Act, section 245(i) (LIFE)
• American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act (ACWIA)
  
  

In addition, our full service law firm can provide important legal advice in corporate matters involving:

• Labor and employment law issues
• Site selection and acquisition of real estate
• Investment incentives and tax matters
• Formation and capitalization of business entities
• International tax advice for business executives

External Links
Immigration & Naturalization Service U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of State