Overview
Carlton Fields provides immigration law services to clients that include large U.S.- and foreign-owned corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, universities and academies, artists, and athletes. We offer forward-looking guidance and training to help clients operate in a changing immigration policy climate. Our team drafts corporate immigration policies and provides training to clients' HR, compliance, and legal departments, handling I-9 employment verification, E-Verify compliance, preparation for ICE audits or raids, H-1B public access files, and SEVIS audits for schools and employers.
We counsel clients on the full range of visas enabling foreign nationals to work in the United States, including nonimmigrant work visas; permanent employment-based visas and labor certification; visas for artists, athletes, and entertainers; visas for investors and entrepreneurs; and family-based visas. We also help clients pursue employment-based routes to U.S. residence, including green cards processed through the EB-5 investor program, and we advise on and process EB-5 petitions for direct and indirect investors, regional centers, and developers.
We counsel clients on the naturalization process based on residency or family relationship and prepare applications for naturalization, derivative citizenship, renunciation of citizenship, and abandonment of permanent residency.
Our immigration practice provides representation to individuals in removal proceedings and related federal litigation. We also represent clients in consular processing matters involving sanctions, visa revocations, and waiver applications.
