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Immigration Law Professionals
The Capitol Immigration Law Group PLLC is a boutique law firm based in Washington, DC specializing exclusively in U.S. immigration and nationality law. We serve corporate and individual clients throughout the U.S. and internationally. We are proud to be able to offer practical, prompt and professional immigration and employment compliance legal advice to our clients.
Because of our focus on business immigration law, we are able to handle competently all of our individual and corporate clients’ needs in this area. Our ability to provide quality and practical legal advice lies not only in our devotion and competency in immigration law, but also in our efforts to understand our clients’ business and to act as immigration-related business advisors.
We take great pride in the quality of our work, in our professionalism and in our expertise. We provide regular client updates on important developments in immigration and compliance law and are often invited speakers to relevant business community and other labor and immigration events.
We offer free and confidential initial evaluations and we offer competitive flat fee rates for our services. Our goal is to provide stability to our clients’ immigration and compliance needs by ensuring a constantly combination of high level of service and predictable and transparent billing arrangements.
Our typical clients are small and mid-size companies doing business in a variety of sectors, non-profit organizations, universities and foreign investors. We consider our size an asset allowing us to provide loyal, intimate and personal legal services. In addition to corporate clients, we also represent foreign nationals from over 40 countries on individual employment-related immigration matters.
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News and Recent Articles
Visa Bulletin Updates and Predictions by Charles Oppenheim (January 19, 2012)
January 24th, 2012 | by D.M. | Category: Articles,I-485,News,Visa Bulletin
Mr. Oppenheim is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State. For many, he is simply known as the person responsible for the monthly and annual visa number allocations for family- and employment-based green cards. He is also the person who prepares and publishes the monthly visa bulletin which is highly anticipated every month.
Read more on Visa Bulletin Updates and Predictions by Charles Oppenheim (January 19, 2012)…
Updates from the Department of Labor (H-1B/PERM)
January 19th, 2012 | by D.M. | Category: Articles,DOL,News
The Department of Labor has provided some updates (as of January 6, 2012) on their processing of employment-based cases and we are happy to share them with our clients and readers. This kind of information is generally available, but if rarely combined in one place while it is still fairly recent information.
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Admission of Canadian TN Workers
January 19th, 2012 | by D.M. | Category: Articles,News,TN
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), certain Canadian and Mexican professionals are allowed to enter the U.S. under the TN nonimmigrant classification to engage in certain TN-eligible occupations.
TN Admission Requirements
Biometrics Codes and Reusing/Transferring Biometrics
January 12th, 2012 | by D.M. | Category: Articles,I-131,I-485,News
Many of our clients and readers are familiar with the requirement to submit to biometrics (digital fingerprinting and/or photograph, please see below) in connection with certain USCIS applications. The biometrics are often taken at USCIS Application Support Centers (ASC) after a notice, showing a specific ASC address and appointment date/time, is issued and mailed to the applicant.
Read more on Biometrics Codes and Reusing/Transferring Biometrics…
Current PERM Processing Times (as of January 4, 2012)
January 12th, 2012 | by D.M. | Category: Articles,DOL,News,PERM
Our office handles a substantial number of ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing.
Read more on Current PERM Processing Times (as of January 4, 2012)…
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Major Practices
- Nonimmigrant Visas
- Family Visas
- Temporary Workers
- Permanent Workers
- Labor Certification
- Adjustment of Status
- Citizenship
- Employment Mobility and Visa Portability (AC21)
- Reentry Permits (Form I-131) and Expedited Processing
- Motions to Reconsider and Appeals to the Administrative Appeals Office
- Requests for Evidence (RFE)
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B.T., U.S. (December 27, 2011). "Thank you kindly for your excellent service throughout the entire [employment-based green card] process. I have been so impressed and grateful for your clear and timely communication. You are very well organized and knowledgeable about the entire [...] process. We always felt you were representing us well and moving us through all of the requirements in a very expeditious and professional manner."
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