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AZ-1.50, CA-1.50, CO-2.00, FL-2.00, GA-1.50, HI-1.50, IL-1.50, IN-1.50, KY-1.50, MO-1.50, MS-1.50, NC-1.50, ND-1.50, NJ-1.50, NV-1.50, NY-1.50, TN-1.50, TX-1.50, VA-1.50,
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Attorney Phil Kleiner continues his series on immigration law with an overview of H1 visas. Kleiner begins by discussing the preconditions that must be met by both the employee and the employer, and details the process inherent in obtaining the visa, from filling out the initial application to the mandatory site visits by USCIS representatives. Kleiner also reviews exceptions to the H1 visas, emphasizing the importance of determining which visa is best-suited for a particular client. He discusses time restrictions on H1 visas,and provides a series of strategies for the use of H1s in combination with other visas.
Agenda:
I. Basic Criteria
II. Quotas and Exceptions
III. Time Restrictions
IV. Changes in Employment
V. Requirements for Employers
Lecturers:
Phil Kleiner
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PHILIP J. KLEINER, born April 10, 1946, Wolfratshausen, West Germany.
Admitted to practice: 1974, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1973.
College: Yeshiva University, B.A., 1968; Columbia University, Graduate Studies in Romance Philology, 1968-1970.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association: Co-Chairman, Visa Liaison, New York Chapter, 1984-1985; Member, Committee on Ethics and Grievances, 1985-1986; Congressional Liaison Committee, 1991-1992; Member-National Business Immigration Committee, 2005-2007. Chambers of Commerce: British-American; German-American; Israel-American; Swiss-American; Swedish-American; Netherlands-American. Languages: French; Spanish; Yiddish; Hebrew; Romanian; Thai.
Biography: Lecturer: Practicing Law Institute; Halfmoon Seminars; Medical Society of the State of New York; "Life After F-1 Visas," SUNY at Stony Brook, N.Y.; Stanley Kaplan Institute. Contributing Writer on Immigration Law - Yomiuri America Shinbun Newspaper; Annual Seminar Course Leader: "Employing Foreign Nationals in the U.S.," 1983-2009. Course Leader, U.S. Immigration Law and Its Impact on Hiring Practices, American Management Association. Lecturer, "E-Start Up Companies," Tel Aviv. Speaker: "Society of Human Resource Managers". CLE lecturer, www.lawline.com.
An Overview of H1 Visas
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