Employment-Based Immigration

Choosing The Right Immigration Attorney Can Directly Affect Your Bottom Line Recruiting, hiring and keeping professional employees with the skill sets you need is time-intensive and expensive. The Sumner Immigration Law team can help you optimize you… Read More

Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas

Choosing The Right Immigration Attorney Can Directly Affect Your Career Sumner Immigration Law also provides a comprehensive range of services to support individuals and corporations in obtaining work and business-related visas. These include, but ar… Read More

PERM Labor Certification

The PERM labor certification process is most commonly used for employers to sponsor foreign national employees for permanent residence (a green card) in the United States. Sponsoring an employee for the PERM process can be a great way to retain top t… Read More
Attorneys: Emily Sumner

P-3 Visa for Culturally Unique Artists and Entertainers

The P-3 classification is designated for artists, entertainers, or entertainment groups who will “perform, teach, or coach under a commercial or noncommercial program that is culturally unique.” Culturally unique means a style or method that is u… Read More

Family-Based Immigration

Choosing the Right Attorney Can Directly Affect the Outcome for Your Family Sumner Law proudly provides special care for those seeking family-based visas and petitions. The decision to bring family members to the U.S. or to sponsor a family member wh… Read More

Permanent Residency

“How can I get a green card?” That is the question our clients frequently ask, whether it’s for themselves, an employee, or for a family member. The good news is, there are several different options for obtaining permanent residence status in t… Read More

Researchers and Professors

The immigration process can be confusing and wrought with traps for delay or denial, and processing for highly skilled professionals presents both special challenges and specific opportunities. When you work with the Sumner Immigration Law team, you… Read More

How to Find a Great EB-1 or National Interest Waiver Attorney

Once you have decided to pursue a green card through the EB-1 or National Interest Waiver process, you will need to find a great immigration lawyer to help you navigate the process. There are many immigration lawyers out there, but given the time and… Read More

What Are the Requirements for the EB-1 Visa (Alien of Extraordinary Ability/Outstanding Researcher or Professor) or National Interest Waiver Petition?

Many people do not apply for the EB-1 or National Interest Waiver (NIW) green card because they are not sure that they meet the requirements for these categories. It is true that these categories are generally reserved for the “best and the brighte… Read More

EB-1A Non-Citizen of Extraordinary Ability Visa Requirements

EB-1A Non-Citizen of Extraordinary Ability Visa Requirements: In general, to qualify for the EB-1 Noncitizen of Extraordinary Ability category, the person seeking permanent residence (the beneficiary) must be able to show “sustained or internationa… Read More

EB-1B Outstanding Researcher or Professor Criteria

To qualify as an outstanding researcher or professor, the beneficiary (person seeking permanent residence) must show that he/she is recognized internationally as outstanding in a specific academic area, and must have at least three years’ experienc… Read More

National Interest Waiver Criteria

To qualify for the National Interest Waiver category (EB-2), the beneficiary must show: That their proposed endeavor is of “substantial merit and national importance”; That they are “well-positioned” to execute their proposed endeavor; and Th… Read More

Naturalization and Citizenship

What is Naturalization (Citizenship)? Naturalization is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Through this process, those born outside of the United States who are currently legal permanent residents (green card holders) are granted U.S. citizenshi… Read More