Avram Morell

Partner Avram Morell, a member of Pryor Cashman's Immigration Group, will be serving as faculty on the panel, "Sleep Like a Baby from PERM Through I-140" at the 18th Annual AILA New York Chapter Immigration Law Symposium to be held on December 1, 2015 at the New York Marriott Marquis, commencing at 8:00 a.m.

The panel will address the intertwining DOL and USCIS regulations and issues impacting PERMs and I-140s to take you from PERM certification to I-140 approval. It will also discuss the pre-filing strategy considerations that are necessary before you submit to DOL in order to help ensure I-140 success. Some topics to be discussed include:

• Drafting Job Descriptions and Minimum Education and Experience Requirements 
• “Can my Case Be in the EB-2 Category?”: Reviewing the Differences in the Education Equivalency Standards Between DOL and USCIS
• Using Alternate Requirements and Kellogg Language
• Dare to Compare: Using On-the-Job Experience? What Does “Substantially Comparable” Mean?
• Foreign Educational Credentials, and Evidence of Qualifying Experience Must Be Ready for I-140
• Prevailing Wage Determinations and Ability to Pay
• What’s New at BALCA and I-140 Trends at USCIS

For more information, and/or to register for the conference, please click here.