The Immigration Practice Group ("IPG") at McCandlish Holton provides visa services and "day-to-day" immigration advice to businesses, colleges and universities, school systems, professors and researchers, and individuals across the country and around the world.
Our Practice
McCandlish Holton's Immigration Practice Group (IPG) advises U.S. and foreign clients on all aspects of obtaining U.S. work visas as well as the hiring and transfer of international personnel. The IPG simplifies procedures for obtaining visas for:
- International executives, managers and technical personnel needed by companies to compete in today's global marketplace
- High tech and professional personnel using H-1B Visas
- International teachers for U.S. school systems in shortage areas such as math, science and special education
- Foreign physicians and medical personnel
- International faculty and researchers for U.S. universities
- Athletes and entertainers competing or performing in the U.S.
We also provide counseling to employers on all aspects of regulatory compliance including:
- I-9 counseling
- E-Verify implementation
- Public Access File maintenance
- Employment advice regarding foreign employees
Our attorneys are supported by specialized staff to speed the preparation and tracking of visa forms and filings. Billing is on a fixed fee basis to assist clients in budgeting their immigration expenses.
Typical Services for Businesses, Universities and Professionals
Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Visas 
- B-1 Business Visitor Visas
- H-1B Visas for degreed Professionals (engineers, systems analysts, accountants, college professors, etc.)
- E-1/E-2 Treaty Trader & Investor Visas
- L-1A/L-1B Visas for Multinational Employees
- J-1 Waivers & H-1B Visas for Medical Professionals and Academic Personnel
- Treaty NAFTA (TN) Visas
- J-1 & H-3 Trainees
- 0-1 for individuals with outstanding ability
- I-9 Compliance
- Extraordinary Ability
- "National Interest Waivers"
- Outstanding Professors and Researchers
- Multinational Executive/Managers
- Exceptional Ability & Advanced Degree Employees (EB2)
- PERM Labor Certifications for Managers & Skilled Workers
- Optional Special Recruitment for University Teaching Faculty
- Family-Based Green Cards
- Green Cards for Investors
