Immigration Law from Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP:

IMMIGRATION

The Immigration Practice Group at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP delivers high-quality, creative and expeditious immigration services to corporate and individual clients. We have the largest and most diverse immigration law practice in the Capital Region of New York, serving clients across the United States and around the world.

Immigration law is complex and ever-changing. Our Immigration Practice Group has the depth of knowledge and years of experience needed to develop and implement creative strategies to resolve our clients’ immigration challenges. We recognize that our clients have limited management time, and require solutions which are both cost-effective and time-efficient. We simplify the process for our clients, while keeping them informed of our progress every step of the way.

Our attorneys have nearly 50 years of combined experience in immigration law, representing clients before the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the United States and New York State Departments of Labor, the United States Department of State and in consular applications around the world.

Using state-of-the-art technology, we process immigration cases for clients anywhere in the U.S. or around the world on issues relating to:

Hiring procedures for foreign nationals (I-9 and H-1B compliance issues)
Professional employment visas (H-1B, L, E-3, TN, O, P, etc.)
Agricultural and seasonal worker visas (H-2A, H-2B)
Permanent residence (“green cards”) through employment or family relationships
Fiancé Visas
Foreign investment
Waivers
Citizenship

Corporate and Professional Immigration: The Immigration Group assists a diverse group of U.S. and foreign employers, such as multinational corporations, research institutions, hospitals, universities, and religious institutions, to obtain temporary and permanent visas for skilled or professional foreign national employees. These workers include international executives and managers, engineers, researchers, skilled craft workers, medical personnel, scientists, and university professors.

Temporary & Seasonal Workers: We assist seasonal and agricultural businesses such as farms, horse farms, landscapers, construction companies, and hospitality industry clients to obtain the temporary help they need to get through their peak seasons.

Family-Based Immigration: Whiteman Osterman & Hanna has developed an expertise in representing individual foreign-national clients in obtaining immigration benefits through family-based immigration categories.

Employer Compliance/Employer Sanctions Avoidance: We help clients comply with the employment verification and record-keeping requirements of the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986. We perform legal audits of the required employment paperwork, advise on document retention and correction requirements, and offer training on completion and maintenance of the required records. We also assist clients with immigration law compliance issues that arise following corporate mergers or acquisitions.