Thompson Coburn LLP (Thompson Coburn) provides a wide range of immigration legal services to employers seeking temporary business visas, permanent resident ("green card") status or U.S. citizenship for foreign nationals. Our immigration attorneys work with large and small, domestic and international businesses in developing and implementing comprehensive immigration strategies for employment of key international personnel.
Our focus is on client service. We understand an employer's need to promptly obtain necessary authorizations and approvals to ensure the smooth transition of international personnel. At the same time, our friendly and professional staff provide foreign workers with the information and guidance they need to comfortably make the transition to the U.S. We find that stress is greatly reduced when all involved - employees, their families and sponsoring companies - understand the process.
Services we routinely provide include:
Obtaining visitor and work visas for individuals in a wide variety of careers and specialties, including engineers, computer professionals, scientists, business executives and managers, health care professionals and specialized technical personnel. Resolving personal and employment-based issues impacting immigration status or strategies. Complying with procedures and requirements at U.S. consulates abroad and ports of entry.
Obtaining temporary work authorization, travel documents and visas for qualifying family members.
Preparing individuals for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) interviews.
Our group is also available to train human resource personnel on business immigration topics, including proper hiring procedures for international workers, avoiding discrimination claims, and maintaining appropriate employment verification systems. Our working knowledge of the ever-changing CIS regulations and policies has helped us readily assist corporate clients who acquire companies that employ foreign personnel.
Consistent with our goal of providing prompt, thorough and client-friendly service, Thompson Coburn has developed specialized case management and calendaring systems to track immigration filing deadlines and expiration dates. In addition, with the use of extranet systems, clients and individual employees are able to access and monitor the progress of their cases online.
For routine filings, we offer clients flat-fee arrangements.
