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Immigration through a family member who is a US citizen or permanent resident is the most common way of gaining US residency. Whether family members are in the US or abroad, Siskind Susser has decades of experience representing permanent residents and US citizens in applications for their spouses, fiancés, children, parents, and siblings to join them in the United States.

Siskind Susser provide immigrations services to companies ranging from small family businesses to the Fortune 500. We represent companies and employees in filing employment-based visas to work in the US and green card applications for permanent residence. We also help companies with their recruiting practices, educate their teams with regular workshops, and help establish internal policies as they relate to immigration sponsorship.

Naturalization is the process of permanent residents obtaining US citizenship. Siskind Susser assists clients with this process every day. We file citizenship applications, prepare individuals for their interviews, and accompany and represent clients at their naturalization interviews.

Immigration for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals is a complex area of the law with many differences from the rest of US immigration. Siskind Susser has one of the country’s largest healthcare immigration practices representing major hospital systems and healthcare professionals across the US.

Students and universities face their own unique sets of immigration challenges. Siskind Susser represents universities in filing employment based visas and green card for their researchers, professors, and other faculty. We also help students and Designated School Officials with complicated issues and filings for F, J, and M visa holders

Every employer in America is required to verify the identity and employment authorization of its employees. Siskind Susser assists employers with compliance needs, including assisting with self-audits, ICE audits and investigations, work site raids, converting from paper to electronic I-9 systems, participating in the E-Verify electronic verification system, and complying with state employee compliance laws.

In many ways, US immigration is geared towards US companies employing foreign nationals. Foreign entrepreneurs and investors often have to adapt visas intended for other purposes in order to use them for self-employment. Siskind Susser represents entrepreneurs at venture backed and bootstrapped startups across the country, as well as, a number of venture capital firms, accelerator programs, and foreign investors.

Siskind Susser’s removal and asylum lawyers represent individuals in immigration court and provide services relating to bonds, detention, and inadmissibility waivers. The firm also represents individuals seeking political asylum in the US, minors seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and victims of domestic violence in VAWA applications.