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1 for Scholars and Researchers Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP
Immigration Options for Scholars and Researchers Wednesday, May 8, 2013 H. Ronald Klasko, Esq. Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP Philadelphia New York 1800 JFK Blvd., Floor Madison Ave., Suite 1518 Philadelphia, PA New York, NY

2 H. Ronald Klasko, Esq. Ron Klasko is the Managing Partner of Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP, the first immigration law firm global partner of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. He has been providing immigration assistance and solutions to leading universities, research institutions, hospitals, multinational corporations, and individuals for over 30 years. Ron is a former National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and served for 3 years as the bar association’s General Counsel. He is a past Chair of AILA’s Department of Labor National Liaison Committee, its Task Force on H and L Visas and Business Immigration Committee. Mr. Klasko is one of only two recipients of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Founders Award, bestowed upon the individual who has had the most positive impact on immigration law. Ron has been chosen as one of twelve top tier immigration lawyers in the U.S. by Chambers Global. He is selected annually for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers selected Ron as the “most highly regarded” business immigration lawyer in the world. He is a frequent author and lecturer on business-related immigration topics and is a former Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Villanova University Law School. Ron is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

3 Immigration Options for Scholars and Researchers Agenda
H-1B Visas and Quota J-1 Visas and Waivers O-1 Visas Permanent Residence Status Q&As For more information, visit

4 H-1B Visas Basic requirements Procedure and processing times
Job Offer Prevailing Wage Bachelors or higher degree Specialty occupation Procedure and processing times Specialty occupation issues Part-time or full-time Length of approval Extensions Portability Spouses Travel For more information, visit

5 H-1B Quota What is it, and what does it mean?
Separate quota for US-educated advanced degree holders Separate options for Canada, Mexico, Australia, Chile and Singapore Prospects for change Timing April 1 filing date October 1 start date For more information, visit

6 Options for Dealing with H-1B Quota
Quota-exempt employment Strategies to enhance chances of getting H-1B Alternative visa options Applying for permanent residence directly For more information, visit

7 Quota-Exempt Employment
Who is not subject to the quota? Universities Nonprofit institutions affiliated with universities Employed “at” university Nonprofit or government research organization Concurrent employment Previous H-1B For more information, visit

8 Travel and Status Issues for H-1B Approvals
Change of status vs. consular visa issuance Travel after April 1 Maintaining status until October 1 For more information, visit

9 J-1 Visas Who is subject to 2-year return?
What does it mean to be subject? Options if subject: Return home Where is home? Aggregating trips? O-1 visa Waiver For more information, visit

10 Avoiding Need for J-1 Waiver
Medical Researchers Who decides if 2 year return requirement? CIS – not DOS Visa, DS 2019, advisory opinion not determinative Only subject if Skills list Government financing Graduate medical education or training For more information, visit

11 Avoiding Need for J-1 Waiver
(cont’d) Skills list advocacy Country of citizenship or country of last residence Country of last residence vs. country of last permanent residence Proving different skills list category Effect of new country of citizenship For more information, visit

12 Avoiding Need for J-1 Waiver
(cont’d) Government financing advocacy Must be during J status Indirect government financing Funds earmarked for exchange program For more information, visit

13 Visa Options Without Needing Waiver
Anything other than H or L visa or change of status O-1, TN-1, E-3 ok Change of status from F-1 (or other) to H-1B ok Labor certification and I-140 can be approved DS230 can be filed I-485 cannot be filed (except clinical NIW) For more information, visit

14 Fulfilling Two-Year Return Requirement
Return to country of nationality or last residence? Can fulfill sequentially For more information, visit

15 J-1 Waiver Options No objection statement Exceptional hardship
Persecution Interested government agency For more information, visit

16 No Objection Statement
Researchers only Usually not helpful if U.S. or international organization funding Quickest and easiest waiver Attitudes of different countries For more information, visit

17 Exceptional Hardship Waiver
Hardship to U.S. citizen or LPR spouse or child Hardship must be “exceptional” Very difficult For more information, visit

18 Persecution Waiver Individualized persecution Similar to asylum
For more information, visit

19 Interested Government Agency Waivers
Research track Usually through HHS Peer review process – unlike CIS filings For more information, visit

20 HHS Waivers Key Issues Importance of research program
Does not have to be NIH funded Essentiality and uniqueness of foreign national Recruitment (unavailability of U.S. researchers) Future of program and future of foreign national Bench research vs. clinical research Excellence of foreign national’s research For more information, visit

21 HHS Waivers Other Issues
(cont’d) Other Issues Involvement of NIH scientists familiar with the research Impact of Fulbright funding Timing For more information, visit

22 Other Medical Research Waivers
Usually limited to agency contracts, grants or research programs Examples include DOD, NASA, DOE and DOI For more information, visit

23 O-1 Visas Employer sponsored Standards Documentation Reference letters
Processing time/issues Length of approval Extensions Spouses For more information, visit

24 Permanent Residence Employer-sponsored, family-sponsored or self-sponsored Quotas/timing issues Impact on visa status Impact on family Impact on travel For more information, visit

25 Permanent Resident Status
Family Investment Asylum Lottery Employment For more information, visit

26 Family Spouse of U.S. citizen All other relationships No quota wait
EAD and AP within 3 months Travel may result in loss of status unless H-1B All other relationships Long quota wait No interim benefits For more information, visit

27 Investment $500,000 or $1,000,000 Individual investment or regional center For more information, visit

28 Asylum Individualized fear of persecution
Race, religion, nationality, political opinion, social group, sexual persuasion For more information, visit

29 Lottery Only specified countries One year window www.travel.state.gov
Effect of application on future visa applications For more information, visit

30 Permanent Resident Status Employment
Employer-sponsored or self-sponsored Labor certification or extraordinary/national interest/exceptional Multiple petitions For more information, visit

31 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) Quotas Visa Bulletin ( Per country of birth, per preference category, per fiscal year Filing date is “priority date” EB-1 (extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher) No quota wait For more information, visit

32 Permanent Resident Status Employment
Quotas EB-2 National interest waiver Labor certification requiring Masters degree Bachelors degree plus 5 years progressive experience, or Exceptional ability No quota wait, except China and India EB-3 Labor certification requiring bachelors or 2 years experience Long quota wait for all countries (cont’d) For more information, visit

33 Permanent Residency Quotas, Where Are We Now?
Employment Based All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 1st C 2nd 15MAY08 01SEP04 3rd 01DEC07 22DEC02 15SEP06 Other Workers* 01SEP03 4th Certain Religious Workers 5th     Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers and Pilot Programs Visa Bulletin for May 2013

34 Permanent Resident Status Employment
Self-Sponsored Extraordinary ability EB-1 Standard National or international reputation “One of few at the top of peers” Key is defining field of expertise specifically Extensive documentation required Reference letters critical (cont’d) For more information, visit

35 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) National Interest Waiver EB-2 Standard Exceptional ability or advanced degree National priority National impact Extensive documentation required Reference letters critical For more information, visit

36 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) Outstanding Researcher/EB-1 (I-140, filing fee $580) Similar to Extraordinary Ability Requires employer sponsor At least 3 Years experience Permanent job offer Qualified Employers: Academic Institutions Industry At least 3 FT researchers Recognition in field For more information, visit

37 EB-1 for Researchers Evaluating Eligibility CV Evaluation
1st listed author publications In process; submitted; accepted; published; cited Impact factor? Citations Footnote Text Presentations 1st listed abstracts Oral vs. poster Book chapters Honors and awards Manuscript reviewer Media For more information, visit

38 EB-1 for Researchers Evaluating Eligibility Evaluation Outside of CV
(cont’d) Evaluating Eligibility Evaluation Outside of CV Importance/narrowness of field of expertise Ability to explain importance Significant contributions to field First, only, best, new discovery? Impact on field and other researchers New? Old? Sustained? Referees For more information, visit

39 New EB-1 Guidance (Kazarian)
Issued December 2010 Establishes Two-Part Analysis of EB-1 Does Petition Contain Evidence of Requisite Number of Criteria? ‘Final Merits Analysis’ – does evidence demonstrate that beneficiary is one of a very few at the top of the field? For more information, visit

40 New EB-1 Guidance Implications of Two Part Analysis
(cont’d) Implications of Two Part Analysis ‘Final merits analysis’ is an opportunity to second guess the criteria – more subjective adjudication USCIS provides no clear guidelines for applying final merits analysis Confusion among adjudicators as to the correct standards to apply For more information, visit

41 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) Other Factors Not a peer review process Importance of job title? Importance of employer sponsorship? File now, or wait? For more information, visit

42 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) Labor Certification Application (PERM) Employer sponsored – employer must pay Recruitment Prevailing wage Legal issues Timing First of 3 steps For more information, visit

43 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) Timing Electronic filing 4 months? Possibility of audit First of three steps Importance of filing before end of 5th year in H-1B status For more information, visit

44 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) I-140 Petition 1st step for EB-1 and national interest waiver 2nd step for PERM Employee documents education and experience If adjustment of status, file concurrently with I-485 if quota current If consular immigrant visa processing, approval sent to National Visa Center For more information, visit

45 Permanent Resident Status Employment
(cont’d) I-485 (Application for Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident) Cannot file until quota is current Importance of filing Do not need to maintain visa status Can file for spouse and child Can get Employment Authorization Document (EAD) For more information, visit

46 Permanent Resident Status Employment
Can get advance parole travel document Eliminate need to obtain visas Can still maintain and extend H-1B status Can leave employer if I-140 approved I-485 pending 180 days Similar occupation Permanent resident upon approval Timing and delay issues (cont’d) For more information, visit

47 Materials Please visit to download this PowerPoint presentation and relevant articles. For more information, visit

48 Questions ? For more information, visit

49 For Further Information
H. Ronald Klasko, Esq. Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP Telephone: (Philadelphia) (New York) Websites: Blog:

50 DISCLAIMER / COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The materials contained in this PowerPoint does not constitute direct legal advice and is for informational purposes only. An attorney-client relationship is not presumed or intended by receipt or review of this presentation. The information provided should never replace informed counsel when specific immigration-related guidance is needed. Copyright © 2013 Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP. All rights reserved.

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