Employment-Based Immigration

At Chodorow Law Offices, we help businesses and professionals with employment-based immigration, i.e., green cards.  This includes, for example:

  • Multinational managers and executives
  • EB-1 extraordinary ability
  • Outstanding researchers and professors

We have represented startups and Fortune 500 companies, Nobel Prize winners, Olympic and professional athletes, EB-5 regional centers, high tech companies, symphonies, artists, health care professionals, diplomats, and many others facing complex immigration matters.

In addition, we have unparalleled experience and resources on the ground for representing clients before the U.S. Consulates in China that handle immigrant visa applications (Guangzhou and Hong Kong). We make it our business to know each consulate’s policies, practices, and procedures. 

Highlights

How to Read the State Department Visa Bulletin
How to Read the State Department Visa Bulletin

Under U.S. immigration law, there is an annual quota on the number of persons who may be granted lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in any category. The monthly Visa Bulletin explains to whom an immigrant visa number is immediately available.

FAQ: Outstanding Professors and Researchers
FAQ: Outstanding Professors and Researchers

To qualify in the outstanding professor or researcher category, you must demonstrate international recognition for your outstanding achievements in a particular academic field. You must have at least 3 years experience in teaching or research in that academic area.

L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas and EB-1 Multinational Managers:  A Guide for Startups and Mature Companies
L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas and EB-1 Multinational Managers: A Guide for Startups and Mature Companies

This Guide provides an overview of the requirements and procedures involved in applying for an L-1 (intracompany transfer) visa, seeking admission to the U.S., and complying with the terms and conditions of the visa. This Guide also discusses the related green card category for EB-1 multinational managers.

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Employment-Based Immigration

Immigrant Visa Guide
Immigrant Visa Guide

This Guide provides an overview of the requirements and procedures to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa.

DHS to Increase Employment Authorization Validity Periods for Adjustment of Status Applicants
DHS to Increase Employment Authorization Validity Periods for Adjustment of Status Applicants

The Department of Homeland Security will “increase the maximum validity period of initial and renewal EADs [employment authorization documents] to 5 years for …. applicants for … adjustment of status,” among others, according to a Sept. 20 fact sheet. This change should be effective for initial and renewal EADs issued beginning Oct. 1. The American…

China Birth Certificate: What Is Needed for U.S. Immigration Purposes?
China Birth Certificate: What Is Needed for U.S. Immigration Purposes?

If you were born in Mainland China and are applying for a U.S. green card, you will need to submit a China notarial birth certificate (NBC). That’s true regardless of whether you are filing a Form I-485 (Application to Adjust Status) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or are applying for an immigrant visa at…

EAD Renewal Still Pending?  540-Day Automatic Extension
EAD Renewal Still Pending? 540-Day Automatic Extension

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is experiencing significant delays renewing employment authorization documents (EADs). To prevent a lapse in employment authorization in these circumstances, upon filing a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, the automatic extension of employment authorization is being increased to 540 days. Previous regulations provided that upon filing a Form I-765…

USCIS Announces New Cycle Time Goals
USCIS Announces New Cycle Time Goals

I recently wrote about how USCIS processing times for family-sponsored immigration, which increased during the Trump administration, remain stubbornly high. For example, adjudication of a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, on behalf of a citizen’s spouse or child, can take up to 16 months. And that’s just the first of multiple steps for the…

USCIS Albuquerque Field Office Updates
USCIS Albuquerque Field Office Updates

The USCIS Albuquerque Field Office provided the following updates during the Mar. 17, 2022, stakeholder meeting. Processing Times for Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status January: 11.01 average months, 185 cases adjudicatedFebruary: 9.7 average months, 203 cases adjudicatedMarch: 11.67 average months, 55 cases adjudicated to date Some cases have experienced delays because the Albuquerque Field…