H-2B Success! Attorney Stacy Cozart Martin at our Independence, Ohio office was able to secure H-2B visas for several businesses this year. The process starts at the New Year and commences with the employees receiving their visas at the issuing U.S. Consulate. MJB is proud to be a part of the process in bringing workers …
From F-1 Student to Becoming a Citizen
This week, a long-term MJB Immigration client became a US citizen. She initially retained our office to assist with her F-1 student visa. We also handled her H1B visa petition as well as an employment-based green card application. Following five years of stay in the United States, she applied for Naturalization. Her application was granted …
O-1A Petition Approval
Following a consultation with a physician currently in J-1 status, attorney Michael Jolic at our San Diego office prepared a legal strategy that included applying for an O-1A visa petition. The client and her employer agreed and retained our office to work on the case. The petition was prepared and submitted to the USCIS California …
H1B for Physician of National/International Renown
Attorney Michael Jolic at our San Diego office was retained by a large health care center to work on an H1B visa petition for a physician who did not take USMLE exams. Attorney Jolic argued that the physician’s background showed that he was of national / international renown and that the USMLE requirement did not …
Prevailing Wage Determination finally processing
The Department of Labor has been slowly issuing prevailing wages. Stacy Cozart Martin has received over fifteen (15) determinations in the last few weeks. Hopefully we will start seeing the wage determinations move much faster so that the PERM applications can be submitted for processing.
Forty Years in the US until Citizenship
After entering the US as a teenager over forty years ago, Stacy Cozart Martin’s client applied for and passed the exam for US Citizenship. MJB Immigration is excited to assist another foreign national secure citizenship in the US.
Humanitarian Parole for Afghani National
Humanitarian Parole cases for Afghani nationals have been very difficult recently. After constant follow-up, Attorney Stacy Cozart Martin was finally able secure a humanitarian parole for an Afghanistan national to enter the US. The client has entered and is currently in the United States. He now qualifies for and has already applied for work authorization …
H-1B for Employee with Twenty-Five Work Locations Approved
MJB Immigration attorney Michael Jolic recently represented a company employing a foreign national at twenty-five different work locations. This petition was complex due to other factors and required three (3) LCAs to cover all work locations. Attorney Jolic and his staff prepared and filed the petition with the California Service Center, which granted the petition …
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HHS J-1 Waiver Recommendations in Two Business Days
MJB Immigration attorney Michael Jolic submitted two clinical J-1 waiver applications to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Both applications were reviewed and recommended for approval two (2) business days after receipt. The applications are in the process of being forwarded to the U.S. Department of State.
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US Citizen After 48 Years
MJB Immigration attorney Stacy Cozart Martin was retained by a client to work on an application for naturalization. Stacy’s expert guidance made it possible for this lawful permanent resident to reach her goal of becoming a US Citizen after forty-eight years! She entered the US as a sixteen-year-old girl and now has watched her children …
Nineteen (19) PERM Approvals
MJB Immigration attorney Stacy Cozart Martin received 19 PERM approvals from the Department of Labor in December 2023. Although these applications have been taking a long time lately, Attorney Cozart Martin managed to get these cases through the system without any delays. This means that nineteen foreign nationals will be able to move on in …
Oklahoma Department of Health J1 Waiver Approval
MJB Immigration attorneys secured a positive recommendation for a J-1 waiver in the State of Oklahoma for a pediatric emergency medicine physician. Recent national trends have caused increasing demand for children’s hospital emergency department services, often outstripping resources. This placement is an extremely positive development for the area where the physician will practice as it …
