U.S. Immigration and Employment Options for International Postdocs

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday February 16, 2022
      3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Location: Virtual
  • Phone:
  • URL: zoom link
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    N/A
  • Extras:
Contact

postdocs@gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Legal experts will talk about immigration topics relevant to international postdocs.

Full Summary: Legal experts will talk about immigration topics relevant to international postdocs,

Legal experts will talk about immigration topics relevant to international postdocs, including:

  • U.S. permanent residence (‘green cards’)
  • National Interest Waivers for researchers and entrepreneurs
  • Extraordinary Ability petitions
  • Transitioning from F-1 OPT or J-1 status to H-1B, and ‘H-1B cap’ issues
  • Recent changes in U.S. immigration, executive orders and related issues

About us: Led by Tom and Jim Arkell, the Arkell Immigration Team at Dunn Law Firm possesses decades of experience filing successful applications for U.S. permanent residence ('green cards') as well as U.S. citizenship. The team has represented dozens of leading universities in highly complex U.S. immigration matters and helped thousands of researchers, scientists and professors. The firm is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Postdoctoral Services

Invited Audience
Postdoc
Categories
Career/Professional development, Training/Workshop
Keywords
Postdocs
Status
  • Created By: Jana Stone
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 21, 2022 - 5:00pm
  • Last Updated: Jan 21, 2022 - 5:00pm