PERM Alternatives Part I: Creative NIW Strategies
| Live Event Date: 09/12/2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format | Length | CLE Eligible |
| Web Seminar | 90 min. | Yes |
In an immigration landscape where PERM processing times have doubled as compared to a few years ago, creative lawyers should consider the National Interest Waiver (NIW) as a viable option for clients whose goal is permanent residence. But who is in the “national interest"? What is “national importance” and how can attorneys prove it? How can lawyers use the latest presidential guidance to make a “national interest” case? Practitioners will learn from experts about the latest NIW trends at an intermediate-to-advanced level.
Featured Topics:
- Unconventional NIW positions
- Sponsor or no sponsor?
- Presidential proclamations and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations
- Schedule A physicians and other shortage occupations
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Adam S. Cohen (DL), AILA USCIS Case Assistance Committee, Memphis, TN
Margaret D. Stock, AILA Author, Immigration Law & the Military, 3rd ed., Anchorage, AK
*Nazish Ali, AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee, Richardson, TX
*Charles H. Wintersteen, Chicago, IL