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Immigration & Nationality Services

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Immigration Resources

Immigration Alerts

Morgan Lewis Immigration Alerts
3/15/2010 - Department of State Releases April 2010 Visa Bulletin (PDF)

AILA Publications

Now Available: AILA's Focus on Immigration Practice Under AC21

AC21

Written by Eleanor Pelta and A. James Vázquez-Azpiri

Workplace Training

See our training courses:
"Immigration Basics"
"Boosting Your I-9 IQ"


Workplace Training Course Catalog

I-9 eSource


I-9 eSource:
Employer Compliance Solutions Brochure

I-9 eSource Description

Practice Overview

  • Eleanor Pelta, Eric S. Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri, and Lance D. Nagel listed in Chambers USA 2010
  • Eleanor Pelta ranked #1 for Immigration in Chambers USA 2008
  • Eleanor Pelta was selected as one of the "Top 10 Immigration Lawyers" for the Legal Times' Leading Lawyers 2006.
  • Eleanor Pelta was elected as First Vice President, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
  • Eleanor Pelta is noted as a "Leading Individual for Immigration - Business" in Chambers Global 2010
  • Our Immigration team includes speakers of Cantonese, English, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Serbian, Spanish, and Tagalog.

Related News

10/23/09 Speakers Say Employers Need to Keep Up With Immigration-Related Regulatory Changes, BNA's Daily Labor Report
Eric Bord comments on E-Verify's potential downsides, as well steps to take after receiving a no-match letter.
10/16/09 House OKs Three-Year Extension of E-Verify Program, Workforce Management
Eric Bord comments on the homeland security funding bill that would renew the government-run E-Verify system and the possible permanence of the system.
10/01/09 Vetting E-Verify, QSR Magazine
Eric Bord comments on the new E-Verify system and the downsides that employers will have to prepare themselves for.
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The Immigration and Nationality Practice combines the legal talents of one of this country's most well-recognized teams of business immigration attorneys and paraprofessionals with cutting-edge, web-based technology to provide clients with extraordinary service and advice.

We pride ourselves on our ability to provide clients with both the international resources of a top-tier law firm and the highly specialized competency of a dedicated immigration team. We offer clients the best of both worlds—international reach with a signature commitment to personal service and excellence.

Our collaborative relationship with other Morgan Lewis practices—including Employee Benefits, Tax, and Business and Finance Practices—delivers to our clients the benefits of integrated legal resources across a spectrum of legal matters. It is this interdisciplinary perspective on corporate immigration matters that sets our service apart. We recognize and place a high value on the close connections between a multinational corporation's immigration program and its other essential operations, including its internal employment policies; corporate compliance and governance; and plans for expansion, corporate development, and growth.

The areas in which we provide support and counsel include:

Inbound Visas and Permanent Residence

  • H-1B Visas for temporary specialty workers
  • L-1A and L-1B Visas and Blanket L Petitions for intracompany transferees
  • E-1 and E-2 Treaty Investor and Trader Visas
  • O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas for scientists, researchers and others
  • Training visas
  • TN-NAFTA Visas for Canadians and Mexicans
  • H-2B Visas for temporary workers
  • Consular processing of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas
  • Labor certification
  • Multinational managers and executives, extraordinary ability, and outstanding researchers visas
  • National interest waiver

Immigration Compliance

  • Due diligence for immigration aspects of corporate change
  • Auditing and government (ICE) investigations
  • I-9 compliance
  • Corporate immigration policy development and implementation
  • Social Security no-match counseling
  • Training

Outbound Visa Services

  • Experience with key countries around the globe
  • International employment law