Immigration, Nationality, and Consular Law Firm Serving Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and Nationwide
Shulman Rogers’ Immigration, Nationality & Consular Practice Group provides clients with employment and family-based naturalization, consular and litigation immigration services. Clients include technology, start-up and emerging growth companies, as well as large corporations, small businesses and non-profit organizations, in a wide range of immigration matters. Clients turn to us when engaged in the domestic and international transfer of foreign personnel, including executives, managers, and other highly skilled professionals.
Shulman Rogers also successfully represents individuals of extraordinary and exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, education, business and athletics, as well as individuals seeking to unite with family members.
Naturalization Legal Services
After obtaining permanent residence, individuals may elect to pursue U.S. citizenship through naturalization. U.S. residence and physical presence are required for varying periods of time depending upon how one obtained his or her greencard in order to qualify. Other criteria affect one’s eligibility for naturalization often making the process more complex than initially apparent.
Extraordinary Ability (EB-1) Green Cards
We regularly work with individuals and corporations to prepare and file comprehensive EB-1 petitions that allow a “fast-track” process for obtaining Green Card status in the United States. The EB1-1 green card category is available to foreign nationals who demonstrate extraordinary ability in their field, whether the sciences, the arts, education, business or athletics. Our past and present clients include:
- Individuals in the entertainment industry such as actors, musicians, producers and photographers
- Leading researchers and scientists working at distinguished research institutions and agencies in such industries as biotechnology, pharmaceutical, engineering, manufacturing, IT, banking and others
- Researchers and professors from leading universities in the United States and abroad
Applying through the first preference employment-based green card is attractive, because it does not involve the cumbersome and lengthy process of acquiring a labor certification (PERM), and the visa numbers are almost always current for the EB-1 application category. In addition, the applicant can file other immigration petitions under other appropriate categories (such as National Interest Waiver) while an EB-1 petition is pending.
Attorney Assistance with Preparing RFE Responses
In the current immigration climate, Requests for Evidence (RFEs) are increasingly common and frequently issued by USCIS. Our law firm is always available to analyze and discuss solutions and strategies for an RFE response.
Our Practice Philosophy
Meticulous attention to detail, creative problem solving and a result-oriented focus are hallmarks of Shulman Rogers’ Immigration, Nationality & Consular Practice Group. We think the most effective way to deal with a problem is to prevent the problem before it occurs. Careful planning and foundation building at the initiation of a case ensures a smooth process on the track to the desired result.
