With the ever changing labor market the need to hire foreign nationals to join U.S. workforce and management teams requires adherence to our immigration laws and processes. Our firm helps navigate the complex immigration processes and regulations to secure the needed visas and work authorization for foreign employees, international investors and management/executive personnel.
Ramirez & Associates is ideally situated to assist businesses that wish to bring human resources into the United States from other countries. Our thorough understanding of U.S. immigration law and regulations for business and family processes is an invaluable asset for our clients.
Immigration Needs for Public School Districts and Charter Schools
Ramirez & Associates, has vast experience representing public school districts and charter schools with their immigration requirements, particularly for the recruitment and hiring of elementary and secondary teachers from abroad using the H-1B visa. Having represented more that 25 school districts and charter schools throughout Texas, Ramirez & Associates has pioneered strategies for processing appropriate visas and legal permanent residence for foreign teachers and other administrative personnel, taking into account the unique nature of public schools’ human resources and hiring processes.
Our firm has also been instrumental in working together with public schools and charter schools training human resource personnel on I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification compliance.
Ramirez & Associates has experience in the following immigration processes:
Nonimmigrant employment-based visas
H-1B – Professional, Specialized Knowledge Employees
H-3 – Temporary Trainees
L-1A – Intracompany transfer of management/executive personnel
L-1B – Intracompany transfer of professional/specialized employees
E-1 – Treaty Traders
E-2 – Treaty Investors
E-3 – Professional, Specialized Knowledge – Australian Nationals
TN – Treat National Professionals from Mexico and Canada
O-1 – Extraordinary Ability or Acheivement
P –Athletes, Artists , Individual Performers, Entertainment Groups.
Employment-Based Permanent Residence
PERM – Permanent Labor Certification – US DOL
EB-1 – Extraordinary Ability
EB-2 – Professionals with Advanced Degrees
EB-2 – National Interest Waiver
EB-3 – Skilled Worker or Professional
EB-4 – Special Immigrants, Religious Workers
EB-5 – Immigrant Investor
Family-Based Immigration
Immediate Relative – Marriage to US Citizen, Children, Parent of US Citizen
K-1 Foreign Fiance
Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident