Special Options for University Faculty and Staff

Armstrong Law regularly represents academic institutions and their foreign national faculty and staff in obtaining employment-based temporary visas, permanent residency, and related immigration matters.  We offer all of the following services;

1. Preparation and filing of H-1B, J-1, O-1 and TN Visas, and any necessary waivers, if applicable;
2. Preparation and filing of required applications and petitions for permanent residency, including the following key categories that may be available to university faculty or staff:
   1. Employment-based first preference category EB1A – extraordinary ability (eligible for self-petition)
   2. Employment-based first preference category EB1B – outstanding professor/researcher

• Employment-based second preference category EB2 – national interest waiver (eligible for self-petition)

1. Employment-based second preference category EB2 – labor certification (special handling for faculty, teaching duties required)
2. Employment-based second preference category EB2 – labor certification (regular recruitment, non-teaching positions)

1. Applications for Adjustment of Status or consular processing, as appropriate, for family members; and
2. Consultations, legal advice, form preparation, applications and/or petitions, and representation for and on behalf of employees or faculty, before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of State, and other relevant state and federal agencies.