April USCIS Fee Increases, Filing Location Changes, and Form Updates: Strategic Considerations for Employment-Based Cases
| Live Event Date: 09/25/2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format | Length | CLE Eligible |
| Web Seminar | 90 min. | No |
On April 1, 2024, USCIS updated its fee schedule (for the first time since 2016) as well as several of its most utilized employment-based forms and locations for filing. The challenges faced by practitioners, however, extend far beyond calculating fees, updating forms, and filing addresses. Panelists will address the complexities of determining how to provide a quote to clients in light of new variable fee structures, best practices for choosing online filing versus paper filing, and navigating the details of completing new forms.
Featured Topics:
- Small company sponsorship, self-sponsorship, and nonprofits: expertly adapting
- Quoting the costs (including all variations) while protecting your firm and thoroughly advising the client
- Asylum fees: what they are, what applications require it, and how to explain them to the companies you represent
- Pros and cons of online vs. paper filing: Which is the best option and when?
- Quality controlling your case before filing: how to avoid rejections due to fees, forms, filing addresses, and more!
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Katie N. Minervino (DL), AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee, Portland, ME
Katie N. Minervino is a partner at Pierce Atwood LLP where she practices exclusively employment-based immigration law, helping create and execute immigration strategies and advising on employment verification compliance issues. Katie is a member of the AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee and previously served as Chair of the Verification & Documentation Liaison Committee. Katie obtained her JD from the University of Miami School of Law and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Julie T. Emerick, AILA USCIS High Impact Adjudications Assistance Committee, Chicago, IL
Julie T. Emerick is an attorney with Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. In her career spanning three decades, she has focused on business and family immigration and naturalization. Ms. Emerick currently serves on AILA’s High Impact Adjudications Assistance committees (f/k/a USCIS Case Assistance Committee f/k/a/ SCOPS) and the Member Experience committee. She received her JD from the University of Detroit School of Law.
Juan C. Flamand, AILA Business Section Steering Committee/USCIS High Impact Adjudications Assistance Committee, Phoenix, AZ
Juan C. Flamand is a Partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP in Phoenix, AZ. He is the chair of the Arizona State Bar Immigration Section and a member of the Arizona State Bar Appointments Committee. Juan has received numerous awards throughout his career. Most notably, he was named to Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona for 2022, The Arizona State Bar, 2022-2023; Arizona Business Leader for Immigration Law, Az Business Leaders, 2019; and Received the highest score on the February 2006 Arizona State Bar Examination. He received his JD from the George Washington University School of Law (2003).
Nikki Esposito Whetstone, Cranberry Township, PA
Nikki Esposito Whetstone is a Senior Attorney with Grossman Young & Hammond, LLC. She currently serves on the AILA National Pro Bono Committee and as the AILA Pittsburgh Chapter Pro Bono Liaison. Ms. Whetstone received her JD from the City University of New York (CUNY) Law School (2015).