T he group is principally of attorneys from our Labor and Employment Law Department who have developed expertise in various areas of employment-based immigration. These attorneys also assist the corporate and tax departments in processing the entry of foreign entrepreneurs and investors to the United States and Puerto Rico for business creation and investment purposes. Through AILA's close network of attorneys, our clients have additional access to immigration legal sources. The group is most active in the preparation and filing of non-immigrant worker petitions with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This service is provided to clients interested in the employ of a foreign national in an executive, managerial or otherwise professional capacity.
Many clients wish to retain their foreign skilled workers on a permanent basis.
Our group assists clients in preparing and conducting labor certification processes with the Puerto Rico and United States Departments of Labor and in obtaining approval of employment based immigrant visas with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. The group assists clients in complying with the United States and Puerto Rico immigration laws that regulate entry to the United States and employment of foreign nationals. The group processes visa petitions, extensions of stay and adjustment of status petitions, among others, for business visitors, students in practical training or exchange, athletes, artists and family dependents of executives and other professional clients.