U.S. Visa Options for Int'l Tech Professionals, Entrepreneurs, and Investors
Details
This is an online event. Participation is 100% online.
Participants can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is FREE to attend!
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This workshop will cover various U.S. visa options for tech professionals, entrepreneurs and investors, including employment-based visas and the best visa options for starting your own company.
We will also discuss the different challenges to getting visas to the U.S. and strategies for successfully overcoming these obstacles.
We will close with a discussion on what changes we can expect with the Biden administration.
The speaker will go over:
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Visas for exploring business and employment opportunities in the United States
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Visas for employment and investment, such as the E, H-1B, L-1 and O-1 and the advantages and disadvantages of each
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An overview of the paths to permanent residence, including employment, family and investment
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Common obstacles to obtaining a visa and how to overcome these obstacles
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What to expect from the Biden administration and what that means for you and your visa options
and more!
Please come with your questions, concerns and scenarios.
About the Speaker:
Nadia Yakoob has over 20 years of experience in U.S. immigration law. She began her career at Fragomen, which is the world's largest immigration law firm, and spent eight years in their New York, Brussels and San Francisco offices. From there she went to work as a staff attorney for the federal courts (Ninth Circuit) in their immigration unit. After five years with the federal courts, she decided to start her own immigration practice. She works primarily with start-ups, emerging companies, and tech entrepreneurs. She graduated from Georgetown University's Law Center in 2000 where she was the Editor in Chief of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal.
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U.S. Visa Options for Int'l Tech Professionals, Entrepreneurs, and Investors