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Hiring an attorney can be daunting, especially when the outcomes impact lives and livelihoods. We understand that it’s not just paperwork. Taylor & Ryan’s sole focus is immigration law, a complex and highly regulated area. We are the experts who can serve as your guides every step of the way.
Taylor & Ryan’s client list includes a wide range of talented and exceptional individuals whom we are proud to assist in their journey to either temporary or permanent residency in the United States. We regularly assist researchers, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, physical therapists, scientists, entrepreneurs and other exceptional professionals in obtaining legal permanent residence status based on an employment or family relationship. And once legal permanent residence status is achieved, we provide counsel on maintaining that status during absences from the United States, as well as on becoming a U.S. citizen.
Need more information? Refer to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) guide to choosing an attorney. It can help you sift through your many options. Visit www.aila.org and click on "Immigration Law & You". We hope that, after reading the guide, you will select Taylor & Ryan as your counsel.
We work with employers to obtain employment authorization for foreign national employees in the H-1B, H-2B and H-3 (Temporary Worker categories); L-1 (Intracompany transfers); O-1 (Aliens of Extraordinary Ability); P (artists and athletes); and E-1/E-2 (Treaty/Trader and investor visas) across a number of industries. We have extensive experience with healthcare field including nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists and clinical laboratory scientists.
We are well-versed in representing individuals in apply for permanent residence based on their own extraordinary accomplishments in medicine, science, literature or the arts. We have extensive experience with national interest waivers for individuals with exceptional contributions to their fields as well as physicians serving in medically underserved areas. We are often called upon to work with physicians and others to obtain a waiver of the two-year home residence requirement of a J-1 visa. Please click here for more information on J-1 waivers.
We regularly represent individuals seeking to obtain U.S. citizenship including difficult cases for individuals with substantial absences from the U.S. or who have other issues that can cause problems in becoming a citizen.
We advise students about maintaining status or being re-instated to student status as well as post-graduation options.
We have experience with entrepreneurs seeking to invest in the U.S. The U.S. has treaties with many countries that allow for a visa based on investment or trade with the U.S.
We file petitions for the fiancés and spouses of U.S. citizens to obtain entry into the U.S. and subsequently, permanent residence. We also assist U.S. citizens to file for their children, parents or siblings to visit or immigrate to the U.S.
