Domestic U.S. Visa Services: US Visa Services comprise the core work of Berry Appleman & Leiden. Our attorneys and legal assistants leverage their extensive experience handling every type of nonimmigrant visa and all approaches to lawful permanent residence status. We employ a systematic approach to ensure uniformity, compliance with agency requirements, cost-effectiveness and peace of mind for the employers and employees.

Global Visa Services: Our Global Visa Group assists with the international movement of personnel to countries outside of the United States. Experienced attorneys and legal staff assist employees in acquiring appropriate global visas wherever employees work or do business. We advise your immigration administrators on what to expect in foreign visa processing. GlobalChek®, a web-accessible tool, enables HR and employees to quickly determine initial visa requirements.

Corporate Immigration Management System: CIMS, our enterprise database system, provides interactive visa communication tools that promote direct contact between our firm, HR and the employee. HR professionals can start new cases, update employee and company-related information and see online reports regarding the status of employees throughout the immigration process. CIMS enables HR professionals, managers and employees to check the status of immigration projects and nonimmigrant status. It also allows them to quickly determine initial visa requirements.

Client Services: Our Client Services Group works closely with Human Resources and Legal departments to provide outsourcing of immigration program management along with policy development. We also provide on-site compliance audits and training. We can also assist with the administration of your immigration program by providing consulting professionals to oversee and process day-to-day operations.

Government Relations: Our firm's partners are nationally renowned among Congressional and federal agency leaders engaged in immigration law making and regulatory policy. Our office located in the Washington D.C. area allows us to work closely with Government Relations, Human Resources and Legal Departments to analyze, respond to, and propose new solutions to legislative initiatives and regulatory developments.

Communications: We write analyses of the latest laws and inform you via email of important changes and developments in our Business Immigration Update. More urgent policy updates are broadcast immediately in our Client Alert. Both publications are also posted on our website at www.usabal.com. We provide bi-monthly educational Breakfast Briefings covering topics of interest to HR professionals.

Further Information: Berry Appleman & Leiden welcomes contacts and inquiries from employers interested in representation for their international personnel matters. Please contact us at our San Francisco office at 415.398.1800, our Northern Virginia office at 703.226.2800 or via email at . To obtain our email updates on the most recent important immigration developments, sign up at our web site at http://www.usabal.com.