Immigration Law

We provide immigration legal services to a wide range of clients, including multinational and Iowa-based corporations, emerging and established small businesses, colleges and universities, municipal governments, religious organizations and other non-profit entities as well as U.S. citizens and foreign nationals from more than 50 countries. Our clients trust us not only to prepare and file necessary documentation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor and the Department of State, but also to advise them about constant changes in immigration law and policy.

Immigration law

Services Provided

Employment Authorization for Temporary Workers

L-1 multinational executives, managers and specialized knowledge workers
NAFTA/TN - North American Free Trade Agreement cases
F-1 Students and other temporary non-immigrant categories
R-1 religious workers

Workplace Compliance

I-9 requirements, updates, audits and assistance with ICE audit defense
E-Verify
Public access files

Employment-Based Permanent Residence (Green Card)

Labor certification cases for many professionals and skilled workers
“Special Handling” labor certification cases for college and university teachers
National Interest Waivers (“NIW”) of the labor certification requirement

Family-Based Permanent Residence (Green Card)

Marriage-based permanent residence (adjustment of status, Immigrant visa applications and K-1 visa applications)
Permanent residence for parents, children, brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Removal of conditions on residence (including waivers of joint filing requirement)

Other Temporary (Non-Immigrant) and Permanent (Immigrant) Cases

Initial applications for and extensions of visas
Consular processing of immigrant visas
Consular processing of non-immigrant visas
Foreign students and scholars as F-1 and J-1 visitors
Waivers of the 2-year foreign residence requirement (“J-1 waivers”)
Adjustment of status to permanent residence
Derivative citizenship and naturalization

Wealth of Experience

As a full-service law firm, we provide a broad perspective to immigration issues, beyond consideration of laws that only specifically apply to immigration. Other practice areas that assist with immigration matters are:

If you have questions regarding our immigration law practice, please email or call us in Cedar Rapids at (319) 366-7641 or in Coralville at (319) 354-1019.

Immigration law

Practice Attorney

Dawn M. Gibson

Member

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