Levene Gouldin & Thompson now has an experienced Immigration Law attorney on staff. We represent clients in a wide array of immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories, including family-based green card applications, employment-based immigrant visa applications such as PERM labor certification, and non-immigrant visa applications including F1, OPT, B1/B2, H-1B, J1, etc., RFEs, and naturalization applications. We provide in-depth counsel to corporations on strategic planning and evaluation on immigration policies and benefits related to the employment with foreign workers and help them manage their business and immigration needs and risks. We also assist individual clients to navigate the US immigration system to obtain a temporary or permanent status to live and unite with families in the United States.
Immigration Law
All Practice Areas


Non-immigrant Benefits Categories
- F-1 Students Visa & OPT (Optional Practical Training)
- H-1B Specialty Occupations
- J-1 Exchange Visa
- Change/Extension of Non-immigrant Status
Employment-based Immigration Categories
- PERM Labor Certification
- EB-2 Based on PERM (Advanced Degree/Exceptional Ability)
- EB-3 Based on PERM (Professionals, skilled workers and other workers)
Family-based Immigration
- Immediate Relative (spouse, child or parent of a US citizen)
- Family Preference (brother or sister of a US citizen, Spouse and Unmarried son or daughter of a lawful permanent resident)
- K visa
Naturalization and Citizenship
- IMMIGRATION ALERT: FY 2023 H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Starting on March 1, 2022
- Immigration Alert: Updates on Covid-19 Travel Bans
- Immigration Alert: USCIS Processing Delays Have Now Hit Crisis Levels
- Immigration Alert: Green Card Applicants Can Now Apply for a Social Security Number at the Same Time
- Immigration Alert: Biometrics No Longer Required for Certain Applicants Seeking an Extension of Stay or Change of Status to H-4, L-2, and E visas
- Statutes vs. Regulations vs. Memos vs. Tweets In Immigration Law
- Immigration Alert: H-1B Specialty Occupations Electronic Registration Closed for FY2022 Cap Filing Season
- Immigration Alert: Eligible Venezuelans May Apply for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months
- Immigration Alert: Flexibility on Validity Period Extended to Certain Applications for OPT for Foreign Students Due to Delay in Receipt Issuance
- USCIS Reverting to 2008 Civics Test for Naturalization
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