The Immigration practice at Perkins Coie represents businesses seeking advice and assistance with a range of employment-based immigration issues.
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The Immigration practice at Perkins Coie represents businesses seeking advice and assistance with a range of employment-based immigration issues.
In today’s competitive global economy, recruiting and retaining top talent is essential for a business’s success. Hiring or relocating employees across borders raises highly technical issues involving immigration sponsorship, visas and work authorization. This is a challenging time in the world of immigration law, with increased uncertainty concerning the scrutiny of immigration benefits by government agencies, border enforcement and other regulatory challenges.
Companies rely on our Immigration practice to provide skilled, savvy immigration counsel at this critical juncture. Our attorneys develop immigration strategies, programs and processes for employers to reduce their exposure to liability; safely navigate the system; and effectively manage compliance with immigration sponsorship of foreign national workers. Specifically, our attorneys:
- Help U.S. companies obtain visas for foreign nationals to work in the United States as managers, professionals and other specialized employees.
- Assist foreign companies in transferring employees from abroad.
- Advise businesses regarding compliance with Form I-9 employment verification rules and assist businesses involved in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) audits and investigations.
- Provide the experience and in-depth knowledge necessary to navigate the immigration processes of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ICE; the DOL; and the U.S. Department of State, which has oversight for U.S. embassies and consulates abroad.
- Counsel clients on a wide range of immigration compliance issues so they are compliant and prepared if a complaint or investigation should arise.
Our clients include companies of all sizes that hire foreign nationals across a broad spectrum of industries, including technology, biotechnology, outdoor retail, timber and forestry, and food and beverage. We work with companies and their employees to obtain both temporary work authorization and permanent residency in the United States.
In today’s competitive global economy, recruiting and retaining top talent is essential for a business’s success. Hiring or relocating employees across borders raises highly technical issues involving immigration sponsorship, visas and work authorization. This is a challenging time in the world of immigration law, with increased uncertainty concerning the scrutiny of immigration benefits by government agencies, border enforcement and other regulatory challenges.
Companies rely on our Immigration practice to provide skilled, savvy immigration counsel at this critical juncture. Our attorneys develop immigration strategies, programs and processes for employers to reduce their exposure to liability; safely navigate the system; and effectively manage compliance with immigration sponsorship of foreign national workers. Specifically, our attorneys:
- Help U.S. companies obtain visas for foreign nationals to work in the United States as managers, professionals and other specialized employees.
- Assist foreign companies in transferring employees from abroad.
- Advise businesses regarding compliance with Form I-9 employment verification rules and assist businesses involved in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) audits and investigations.
- Provide the experience and in-depth knowledge necessary to navigate the immigration processes of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ICE; the DOL; and the U.S. Department of State, which has oversight for U.S. embassies and consulates abroad.
- Counsel clients on a wide range of immigration compliance issues so they are compliant and prepared if a complaint or investigation should arise.
Our clients include companies of all sizes that hire foreign nationals across a broad spectrum of industries, including technology, biotechnology, outdoor retail, timber and forestry, and food and beverage. We work with companies and their employees to obtain both temporary work authorization and permanent residency in the United States.
