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Form of workRoles and Responsibilities:
Job Summary/Overview:
The position will require the Immigration Specialist to work with inhouse and outside counsel to provide guidance on non-immigrant petitions, change of status petitions, and permanent resident petitions and applications to management and employees. The ideal candidate will create processes to ensure fast and accurate preparation of supporting documents and petitions/applications. The ideal candidate will maintain status charts and be able to create reports periodically.
Specific Job Duties:
Provide guidance for B, F, L, H, O and/or TN visa processes to HR and individual applicants.
Support the preparation of new/extensions/change of status NIV petitions; gather documents from applicants; review and check for accuracy.
Support HR on education of recruiters, hiring managers, and employees on immigration issues/benefits.
Support the preparation for Responses to RFE's.
Correspond with In-house Counsel and Outside Counsel regarding questions posed by HR, employees, applicants, etc.
Create and maintain programs to ensure immigration programs are compliant, efficient and responsive.
Shift: 1 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Skills and Qualifications:
Education, Training, Certification(s) and Minimum years of experience required:
Bachelor's Degree + 3 years of immigration procedure experience or equivalent practical experience will be considered. In house experience a big plus.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Software, and Tools
Extensive experience with one or more of the following required: L-1A/B, H-1B, H-1B1, TN and/or O-1 visa petitions, and employment based permanent resident petitions and applications.
Immigration work experience in the semiconductor manufacturing industry preferred.
Must be a self-starter and be able to work independently and under tight deadlines.
Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Must be attentive to detail; office organization and management experience, as required, with preferred experience in a legal setting.
