BEYOND THE BASICS HR Solutions for US Immigration
By David Swaim, a 30-Year Texas Board-Certified Immigration Attorney

It is rare to discuss happiness and the US immigration process together, but those are today’s topics.   Let’s focus on the most common immigration case in the employment setting:  the H-1.  Most employers (below a certain size) retain attorneys to “represent the company”.  They then leave the H-4 dependents to fend for themselves.   As a […]

Smart companies/most companies file Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for more than one location.  That way, a new H-1 petition, etc., is not required if an employee transfers permanently to a new location.  The clearest example is a company with ten locations in the US.  When the original H-1 package is filed, all ten locations (and […]

In our last email we discussed qualifying an entry-level employee for a labor certification.  We discussed the specialization of companies which result in the employee gaining skill sets and the employer offering a position which requires those skill sets.   One immediate hurdle to this strategy is the rule that experience gained with the petitioning company […]

Today’s issue is obtaining a PERM/Labor Certification for an entry-level employee, Part I. Although this looks daunting, it is actually straightforward in the normal course of career progression. Robert graduates from Faber College with a master’s degree in accounting. He is hired by ABC Accountants, LLC, and begins his accounting career. For the purposes of […]