Bushra A. Malik is a Senior Attorney practicing in Butzel Long's Detroit Office. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1998) and Michigan State University's James Madison College (B.A. in International Relations with High Honors, 1996; and an additional major in Japanese and Certificate of Asian Studies).
Ms. Malik practices in the area of immigration law, focusing her practice on the representation of multinational and domestic clients' inbound and global migration needs. Ms. Malik's experience includes Employment based (Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researcher, Multinational Manager, and PERMs) and Family based Permanent Residence Petitions; Non-Immigrant Petitions (H-1B/Specialty Occupation, J-1/ Exchange Visitor, L-1/Intracompany Transfers, O-1/Extraordinary Ability, TN/ NAFTA); Employer Compliance (I-9 Audits and H-1B Public Access File Audits); J-1 waivers; Compliance under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiate (WHTI); U.S. Passports; and complex naturalization matters. Ms. Malik has extensive experience in securing work and residence permits for numerous countries around the globe, including: China, India, Canada, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Malaysia and Belgium. Ms. Malik also routinely represents clients at U.S. Ports of Entry, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services District Office, as well as various Foreign Embassies and Consulates.
Prior to joining Butzel Long, Ms. Malik was a Vice Consul for the United States Foreign Service, Department of State in Seoul, South Korea. She also worked with the Executive Office of Immigration Review at the Chicago Immigration Court; and had externships with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in New Delhi, India, and the legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office of the General Counsel in Washington, DC.
Ms. Malik is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the South Asian Bar Association, the Michigan Muslim Bar Association, and the Japanese Business Society of Detroit. Ms. Malik currently serves as the Chair of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Liaison Committee for the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and on the New Members Group of the Global Migration Action Group for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She previously served as the Treasurer and on the Executive Committee for the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Ms. Malik speaks Hindi, Japanese and Urdu.
Experience
· Obtained removal of conditions on permanent residency
· Preparation of J-1 Exchange Visitor and H-3 Trainee applications and petitions for employees of foreign companies with U.S. facilities
· Obtained re-entry permits to maintain permanent residence status in the United States for individuals transferred abroad
· Obtained approval of Immigration Petition for Alien of Extraordinary Ability for various professionals including engineers, scientists, corporate executives, professional athletes, entertainers, coaches, and trainers.
· Obtained permanent resident status pursuant to registry provisions based on residence in U.S. since January 1972
· Prepared J-1 waivers of 2 year foreign residency requirement based on no-objection letters, interested government agencies, hardship and other grounds
· Represented clients in obtaining visas at various US Embassies and Consulates abroad
· Represented employers during investigations conducted by USICE and USDOL regarding employment verification issues
· Represented clients in complex naturalization matters including restoration of U.S. citizenship, appeals for denied naturalization applications, and evaluate strategies for overcoming grounds of ineligibility.
· Provided preventative counseling on Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor investigations and employer sanctions.
· Represented clients at Port of Entry to process admission to US under NAFTA
· Managed multi-country projects and obtained work authorizations in multiple jurisdictions for individuals of various nationalities.
· Assisted employers in obtaining appropriate nonimmigrant classification (TN, H-1B, H-3, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, E-1/E-2, P) and immigrant classification (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 and EB-5).
· Assisted family members in obtaining appropriate fiancé or family based nonimmigrant classification for eligible family members
· Analyzed eligibility for naturalization through parents or grandparents and prepare necessary documentation
· Advised employers regarding maintenance of employer/employee relationship when foreign national is placed offsite
· Analyzed effect of corporate changes, including mergers and acquisitions, on foreign national's immigration status.
· Assisted with preservation of residency for naturalization purposes for individuals transferred overseas
· Consulted with clients regarding special permanent resident card interviews
· Evaluated retention of dual citizenship for U.S. and other countries such as Germany, Italy, Australia, Canada, etc.
· Conducted internal audits of I-9 forms for clients
· Conducted in-house training on I-9 form compliance and retention, including electronic completion and storage of I-9 forms
· Conducted in-house training regarding preparing and maintaining H-1B public access files and Labor Certification Applications
News
Media Releases
06.04.09, Butzel Long hosts Business Immigration seminar on June 19, 2009 at Detroit Athletic Club
05.27.08, Bushra A. Malik featured at program by the Michigan India Chamber of Commerce and the South Asian Bar Association of Michigan
Publications
Client alerts
04.22.10, E-news: Immigration E-news - 04/22/2010
01.06.09, E-news: Immigration Law - January 6, 2009
12.16.08, E-news: Immigration Law - December 16, 2008
08.14.08, Enews: Immigration Law - August 14, 2008
01.25.08, E-news: Immigration Law - January 25, 2008
Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chair, United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Liaison Committee for the Michigan Chapter
American Immigration Lawyers Association - New Members Group of the Global Migration Action Group
American Immigration Lawyers Association - former Treasurer, and Executive Committee member for Michigan Chapter
American Bar Association
South Asian Bar Association
Michigan Muslim Bar Association
Japanese Business Society of Detroit