Employment Visas
Employer Compliance (I-9)
Family Immigration
Citizenship
At Knapp Law Co. LLC, we help clients with employment- and family-based immigration to obtain temporary and permanent visas and citizenship through naturalization. We also advise employers on the complex area of I-9 compliance to make sure their employees have work authorization, properly complete the I-9 form and follow the rules for reviewing and recording the corresponding documents. Immigration is an ever-changing area of law with many nuances and pitfalls for the untrained. We parse through the statutes, regulations, case law, agency guidance, and presidential executive orders and explain in easy-to-understand terms the available planning options and what you need to do to achieve your goals.
Immigration Law Practice Areas
Employment Immigration
Helping organizations recruit and retain employees
Family-Based Immigration
Helping individuals bring family members to the United States
Naturalization
Helping individuals apply for U.S. citizenship
Employer compliance (I-9)
Helping organizations keep accurate employment authorization records
The Latest from Knapp Law
Another Drop in H-1B Lottery Entries
There was another decrease in H-1B lottery registrations this year. There were 27% fewer entries in March 2025 as compared to March 2024 for the statutory maximum of 85,000 visas for “specialty occupation” workers. The H-1B visa is for professional jobs, for which a...
Naturalization – Are You Eligible to Apply for Citizenship?
In recent years, I’ve been posting on naturalization around this time of year as a reminder for permanent residents who might be eligible to apply for citizenship. Sometimes there is confusion about applying for lawful permanent resident status and naturalization....
The Follies of a Self-Deportation “Stipend”
Last month the Department of Homeland Security began offering a so-called stipend of $1,000 to entice individuals without lawful immigration status to self-deport. It stands to reason that not even P.T. Barnum would have cooked up this scheme. Just like anything that...
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