Immigration Assistance for Individuals:
We assist individuals seeking assistance with a variety of immigration matters, such as:
- Citizenship/Naturalization
- Family-based visa petitions
- Green Cards
- Fiance visas
- Temporary work visas , and permanent residence through employer sponsorship.
- Adjustment of status
- Non-immigrant business/tourist visitor visas,
- Asylum
- Deportation/removal proceedings
- Overseas consular processing
- Student visas
- Background check delays
Our law firm handles all aspects of immigration filing and case preparation for individuals, including:
- Preparing and compiling documentation according to specific USCIS and other agency guidelines for the most efficient processing possible.
- Providing detailed instructions to clients regarding supporting documentation needed for filings.
- Ensuring the client is informed at every step of the filing process.
- Offering realistic and accurate time frame estimates for various types of filings and handling all interactions with USCIS officers and other government agency personnel.
- Guidance before interviews with the USCIS/Consulate.
- Explaining the appellate process in case of rejection and/or unfavorable adjudication of petitions and applications.
- Appealing unfavorable decisions.
Immigration Services for Businesses
• Employer Compliance
The Vllasi Law Firm represents and advises employers on I-9 compliance and related employer obligations under the complex immigration laws.
Given the stepped-up enforcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemement ("ICE"), a workplace raid is no longer an "if" but a matter of " when" for many employers. The Vllasi Law Firm provides complete I-9 compliance services, including preparation of employer policy statements, verification of employee documentation, preparation for compliance audits, advice on documentation retention, and how to handle an ICE investigation.
We also provide immigration services in the following areas:
- E-1/E-2 - Investors/International Trade
- H-1B - Professionals and Specialty Occupation Workers
- H-2A and H-2B - Temporary Shortage/Seasonal Workers
- H-3 - Trainees
- L-1A and L-1B - Intra-company (international) transferees, including executives, managers and individuals possessing "specialized knowledge"
- O and P - entertainers, artists and athletes
- R-1 - Religious Workers
- TN - Canadian and Mexican workers under NAFTA
- Labor Certification, including Expedited Reduction in Recruitment processing, in support of permanent resident filings for professionals, skilled workers and unskilled workers
- Extraordinary Ability (EB-1)
- National Interest Waiver and other EB-2 Categories
- EB-3, including Schedule A registered nurses and physical therapists.
Business Services
Successful start-ups and businesses require an effective legal structure and a solid business foundation. The Vllasi Law Firm, LLC provides the efficient and personalized service that is critical to the success of your business in the following areas:
- Business Formation/Organization
- Business Law
- Commercial Law
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnerships
- Corporations
International Business Transactions
The Vllasi Law Firm represents U.S.-based clients who need legal and business assistance in the Balkans and south-eastern Europe. Our close strategic alliances with attorneys in the region, and fluency in Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian allows us to advise and assist clients with various personal and business needs in Albania, Kosova, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia.
Our unique skills and alliances have enabled us to provide effective counsel and help our clients succeed in export-import transactions and acquisition/transfer of property in the Balkans, while minimizing the inherent risks of doing business in a volatile and unpredictable environment.
