Stevenson Silva LLP counsels corporate clients in the acquisition of global talent and the management of increasingly diverse workforces.  We assist both employers and employees in obtaining the visas and authorizations needed to begin new employment in the U.S., and we help to transfer executives, managers, and key personnel to the U.S. We are committed to handling immigration matters as quickly and efficiently as possible, and we strive to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to any immigration issue that may arise.

 

Our services include the preparation and filing of non-immigrant and immigrant applications in virtually any employment-related category, assistance with immigration-related regulatory compliance, representation in Department of Homeland Security investigations and other agency work site enforcement actions, and guidance on the immigration consequences of reductions in force, mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. Our lawyers also have experience representing executives and employees involved in immigration detention and removal proceedings.

 

Stevenson Silva LLP also guides U.S. businesses in the creation and implementation of immigration compliance policies, and can assist in the event of agency enforcement operations. Our law firm's regulatory compliance services include I-9 compliance and employment eligibility verification training, I-9 internal audits and risk assessments, and drafting of I-9, Social Security No-Match Letter, and E-Verify corporate policies.

 

Our law firm provides consultation, preparation, and filing services for the following applications and petitions:

 

Non-Immigrant Visas

•   B-1 Business Traveler
•   E-1 Treaty Traders
•   E-2 Treaty Investors
•   H-1B Professionals
•   H-1B3 Fashion Models
•   H-1C Nurses
•   H-2A Agricultural Workers
•   H-2B Non-Agricultural Workers
•   H-3 Trainees
•   I Foreign Media Representative
•   L-1A Executive or Managerial Intracompany Transferees
•   L-1B Specialized Knowledge Intracompany Transferees
•   O-1A Extraordinary Ability
•   O-1B Extraordinary Ability in Film
•   P-1 Athletes and Entertainers
•   P-2 and P-3 Artistic Exchange Programs
•   Q-1 Cultural Exchange Programs
•   R-1 Religious Workers
•   TN Professionals under NAFTA

 

Immigrant Visas

•   EB-1 Extraordinary Ability
•   EB-1 Outstanding Professors and Researchers
•   EB-1 Multinational Executives or Managers
•   EB-2 Exceptional Ability
•   EB-2 Advanced Degree
•   EB-3 Skilled Workers
•   EB-4 Special Immigrant Religious Workers
•   EB-5 Immigrant Investors
•   PERM Labor Certification
•   National Interest Waivers
•   Physician National Interest Waivers

 

Other Services

•   J-1 Waivers
•   I-9, E-Verify, and Other Regulatory Compliance