FAQ Visa Status and Acquisition (1 Page)
This is a series of Frequently Asked Questions addressing the distinction between a person’s immigration status within the United States as governed by documents issued by Department of Homeland Security, and the actual visa stamp issued by the Department of State at a United States consulate and placed in a foreign national’s passport. Current as of 1/1/2010.
This is a series of Frequently Asked Questions addressing the distinction between a person’s immigration status within the United States as governed by documents issued by Department of Homeland Security, and the actual visa stamp issued by the Department of State at a United States consulate and placed in a foreign national’s passport. It can be used to educate both human resources professionals new to immigration and the foreign national employees whose immigration matters they handle. Current as of 1/1/2010.
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Weaver, Schlenger & Mazel
Weaver, Schlenger & Mazel is a recognized leader in business immigration law. The firm has expertise in counseling organizations, universities, research institutions and companies of all sizes across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s services include: preparing, filing and tracking non-immigrant visa petitions for global personnel as well as preparing and filing Labor Certifications and immigrant visa petitions; counseling employers and employees on the intricacies of international travel; recommending and implementing internal immigration related policies for better management; conducting audits related to document compliance; counseling on mergers and acquisitions and other corporate changes; counseling on the immigration implications of the Export Control Act; facilitating large-scale international personnel transfer; handling personal immigration and citizenship applications for our clients’ top executives and other key personnel. The firm’s attorneys have authored many articles on immigration topics in varied publications, and have made local and national presentations on a broad range of immigration topics. Chambers and Partners USA in its 2009 report recognized Weaver, Schlenger & Mazel as one of the top business immigration firms in California.
Kirsten Schlenger is the founding and managing partner of Weaver, Schlenger & Mazel. Ms. Schlenger obtained her B.A. from Yale University and her J.D. from Columbia University Law School. Every year since its inception in 2004, Ms. Schlenger has been named a SuperLawyer by the Law & Politics peer based poll which selects the top 5% of immigration lawyers in Northern California. In 2005 she was recognized as one of the “Top 50 Female Super Lawyers” in Northern California across legal specialties. Ms. Schlenger and her firm have earned the highest possible “AV” rating for legal ability and ethics from the premier attorney rating organization, Martindale Hubbell.
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