After the struggling economy significantly slowed demand for H-1B nonimmigrant work visas for the 2010 fiscal year, some Pennsylvania immigration firms have shifted gears. H-1B visa applications are bread and butter work for many immigration firms, says Philadelphia lawyer Ronald Klasko, but a weakening job market in 2009 changed that. Enter the EB-5 immigrant investor program, which awards visas to wealthy foreigners willing to invest in a commercial enterprise that will employ 10 full-time U.S. workers.
January 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
After the struggling economy significantly slowed demand for H-1B nonimmigrant work visas for the 2010 fiscal year, some Pennsylvania immigration law firms have turned their attention to wealthy foreign investors.
According to H. Ronald Klasko of immigration boutique Klasko Rulon Stock & Seltzer in Philadelphia, H-1B visa applications comprise the “nuts and bolts and bread and butter work” for many immigration firms, but a weakening job market in 2009 changed that.
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