Lawyer Monthly Magazine - April 2019 Edition

73 SUPER LAWYERS APR 2019 www. lawyer-monthly .com Pointing the Way The United States of America is a nation of immigrants. “Litwin & Smith immigration follows our US immigration roots: my grandparents were immigrants from the United Kingdom; Edward Litwin’s grandparents are from Lithuania.”, shares Donald Smith. Believing that the diversity of American origins makes the US greater, Donald says: “Our heartfelt mission is helping people that are seeking to immigrate to the US and make their US immigration dreams come true. We have dedicated ourselves to provide immigration expertise.” With the US having a wide selection of visas, Donald outlines the different types of visas and which is best for you. The Best Visa for You The reasons a person seeks to live and work in the US is different for each person, yet many individuals feel that immigration to the US is beyond their reach. But it isn’t. High wealth individuals, extraordinary persons, persons in the US national interest, advanced degree professionals, degreed professionals, skilled workers, and unskilled workers and their families have their reasons to come to America and US immigration have options available for them. Executive & Manager Transfer Investors and a key person within a company outside the US may be transferred to the US as a professional employee. Obtaining a green card through intracompany transfer is a process consisting of two steps: immigrant petition and green card application. You might visit our website to find out more. Turn to Continue Reading Common Green Card Employer Sponsorship Employers sponsor professionals, skilled, and unskilled workers and the green card sponsorship by an employer through PERM labor certification is the most common employer-sponsored process. The green card process through labor certification consists of three steps: labor certification, immigrant petition, an immigrant visa or green card application. You may find an article on our website helpful as well. Extraordinary Persons It is common that investors who come to us are themselves ‘extraordinary’. ‘Extraordinary persons’ sometimes have national or international reputations in their field, qualify as an outstanding researcher or a person in US national interest. It is in our experience that a record of achievement, the significance of which is corroborated by independent documentary evidence to establish some degree of influence on their field, may qualify one as extraordinary. Investors While we assist wealthy individuals and families with their US immigration goals, we don’t always recommend the EB-5 program. Depending on the short-term and long-term goals of the individual investor, we may recommend other visa categories. Sometimes, interim nonimmigrant H, E, L, O, visas, TN, P, B & J visas and F & M student visas are available to the individual investor or employment-based immigrant categories are available that better suit their needs. Because the EB-5 immigrant investor three- step process: immigrant investor petition, temporary green card, and removal of condition for a permanent green card, is currently several years so long, individuals from some countries may find other immigrant categories to be faster and less expensive.