Immigration

Our immigration practice assists individuals, families, investors, and employers. We assess the available options based on each client’s circumstances.

1. Family-Based Immigration

  • Immediate relatives: spouses and unmarried children under 21 of U.S. citizens, and parents of U.S. citizens who are at least 21.

  • F1: unmarried sons and daughters age 21 or older of U.S. citizens.

  • F2A: spouses and unmarried children under 21 of lawful permanent residents.

  • F2B: unmarried sons and daughters age 21 or older of lawful permanent residents.

  • F3: married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens.

  • F4: brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens; the U.S. citizen petitioner must be at least 21.

Eligible family members may qualify as derivatives in certain preference categories. Visa availability and eligibility require individual review.

2. Employment-Based and Investor Immigration

  • PERM labor certification, including special handling for eligible college and university teachers.

  • EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant petitions based on qualifying employment and, where required, labor certification.

  • EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW); EB-1A extraordinary ability; EB-1B outstanding professors and researchers; EB-1C multinational managers and executives.

  • EB-5 investor immigration; I-140 petitions; I-485 adjustment of status, including concurrent filing where eligible; consular processing; advance parole; and employment authorization.

3. Nonimmigrant Visas and Related Matters

  • B-1/B-2 business and visitor visas; F-1 academic student visas; H-1B specialty occupation visas; J-1 waiver matters; K-1 fiancé(e) visas; and L-1 intracompany transfers.

  • M-1 vocational student visas; O-1 extraordinary ability or achievement visas; TN visas; third-country visa applications; and changes of nonimmigrant status.

  • Other immigration matters, including U visas and I-601 waiver applications.

We provide guidance on case strategy, supporting documents, and the application process. The appropriate approach depends on the facts and applicable law.

EB-5: The Core Immigration Steps

  1. Review the investment and project. Evaluate the documents, investment structure, and job-creation requirements. Project approval and an individual investor’s approval are separate matters.

  2. Prepare lawful funds and transfer evidence. Document how the investment funds were obtained and transferred.

  3. File the investor petition. Standalone investors use I-526; regional center investors use I-526E.

  4. Apply for status or an immigrant visa. Eligible applicants in the United States may file I-485 when a visa is available, including concurrently where permitted. Overseas cases generally proceed through consular processing after petition approval, subject to visa availability.

  5. Obtain two-year conditional permanent residence. This follows I-485 approval or admission with the appropriate immigrant visa for qualifying investors and family members.

  6. File I-829 on time. Normally file during the 90 days immediately before the second anniversary of conditional permanent residence. Approval removes the conditions.

Immigration progress and investment repayment require separate assessment. Approval, processing time, and capital return are not guaranteed.

Process reviewed October 21, 2026. USCIS official EB-5 process ↗

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Family-category descriptions reviewed October 21, 2026. Sources: USCIS family preference categories and immediate relatives. This page provides general information, not advice for an individual case.