Nonimmigrant Visa Applications: Overcoming challenges and preparing for the future

Emily Allen
Emily Allen | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Emily assists clients in all aspects of corporate immigration, including nonimmigrant visa (H-1B, L-1, E-3, TN, O-1, etc.) and permanent residency applications (PERM, I-140, etc.).

On-Demand: April 11, 2024

Nonimmigrant Visa Applications: Overcoming challenges and preparing for the future

$195.00 2 hour CLE

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Program Summary

In this presentation on nonimmigrant visa applications, we will discuss the complex process applicants undergo when seeking entry into the United States for temporary stays. We will discuss current challenges around the world such as lengthy wait times for interviews, increased scrutiny, and evolving immigration policies. We will also share strategies for overcoming nonimmigrant visa denials, including unique challenges for F-1 students. Looking ahead, we will anticipate future process updates such as domestic visa application procedures.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Nonimmigrant visa process overview
  • Current trends and challenges
  • Strategies for overcoming visa denials
  • Upcoming updates/changes

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Emily Allen_FedBarEmily Allen | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Emily assists clients in all aspects of corporate immigration, including nonimmigrant visa (H-1B, L-1, E-3, TN, O-1, etc.) and permanent residency applications (PERM, I-140, etc.). She focuses her practice on managing immigration programs for technology companies as well as technology organizations within multinational corporations in industries such as e-commerce, entertainment, and financial services. Emily also advises clients regarding compliance matters and enterprise-wide immigration protocols and contributes to firm-wide data, process, and security initiatives.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Emily practiced immigration law as a partner and attorney with boutique California-based immigration law firms. She also served as a Supervisory Asylum Officer with the Department of Homeland Security’s Los Angeles Asylum Office and was an adjunct professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law, where she instructed courses on immigration law and appellate advocacy.

Agenda

I. Nonimmigrant visa process overview | 1:00pm – 1:30pm

II. Current trends and challenges | 1:30pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

III. Strategies for overcoming visa denials | 2:10pm – 2:40pm

IV. Upcoming updates/changes | 2:40pm – 3:10pm