Immigration Specialist
Resume:
EDUCATION
Temple University Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, USA Masters of Law (LL.M) Degree, International Legal Studies May 2007
Concentrations: Business Immigration, Legal Writing and Research, International Intellectual Property Rights, International Commercial Transactions, International Trade and Investment Policy, and Corporations Law.
University of Waikato, School of Law Hamilton, New Zealand
Graduate Diploma in New Zealand Legal Studies February 2006
Concentrations: Legal Ethics, Immigration Law, Information Technology and Law, Family and Domestic Violence Law, Company Law, and Resource Management & Environmental Law.
University of Mumbai Mumbai, India Bachelors of Law March 2003 Concentrations: Intellectual Property Rights, Company Law, Labor Law, and Arbitration and Conciliation.
Volunteered free legal aid services in property and family-related matters
Bachelors of Commerce December 1998 Concentrations: Human Resource Management, International Marketing, Financial Accounting and Auditing, Economics, and Taxation
Certification in Advance Computer Application.
LICENSE/ PERMITS
Registered Advocate at Bombay High Court August 2003
(Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India)
I-140/ H-1B Status
Appearing NY BAR Exam
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Sharma Yaskhi & Associates New York, NY
Sr. Immigration Specialist May 2016- Present
Filed various H-1B, E-3, O-1, TN petitions, while successfully responded over 1000 H-1B RFEs including few L-1A and Consulate Processing of 221(g)
Filed L-1/ L-1B Petitions for start-ups & established corporate (Success 100%),
Filed & Responded Labor Certification/ Audits, and I-140/ RFEs;
Filed I-485 Adjustment of Status (Incl. RFEs response), and Naturalization Form N-400, N-600 including for dependents;
Successfully concluded the NVC pre-processing of Immigrant visa, guided clients for AOS and Citizenship interviews including of Dependents.
Sharma Yaskhi & Associates Atlanta, Georgia
Immigration Specialist August 2015- April 2016
Filed EB-5 Petitions both Stand-alone and Regional Center,
Filed L-1A Petitions exclusively for start-ups,
Filed I-485 Adjustment of Status, and Naturalization Form N-600,
Successfully concluded the NVC pre-processing of Immigrant visa,
Other Employment & Family based Immigration related applications.
Satisfactorily handled immigrant and non-immigrant related issues for students (F-1 status maintenance), dependents, and relatives.
SilzerLaw Chartered Orlando, Florida
Immigration Specialist Nov 2014- May 2015
Filed H-1B, E-2, H-2B Visa and RFE’s.
Worked on H-1B, L-1A, E-2 and H-2B from the day one (requesting documents per checklist) to the end process (Courier the package to the USCIS)
Filed L-1A’s and E-2 visa for start-ups and prepared projected Business Plan & Cash Flow Statements Template for client’s business purpose.
Good Knowledge of PERM, obtained PWD ETA FORM 9141, advertisement requirements, publishing Ads, recruitment reports, E-filing ETA FORM 9089.
Prepare Consular Package.
Knowledge of O, P, and H-2A non-immigrant petition filings
Jethmalani & Nallaseth PLLC Mumbai, India
Immigration Specialist Nov 2011- July 2014
Successfully handled & filed LCA’s, H-1B (Over 700), L-1 (over 100), B-1/2, I-140, & I-485 filings
Expert in filing AC21 Portability, H/L Transfer and Extension, Amendment, Change of Status and Letter to Consulate.
Prepared H-1B and L-1A/L-1B RFEs for India’s top IT companies (90% success).
Created Public access file, Case Management System, and Status reports
Ability to work in a fast pace environment, processing a volume of cases, expert on online filing (INSZoom, etc)
Value C Consulting Services Limited Mumbai, India
HR Manager- Global Immigration Mobility Dec 2012- May 2013
Scrutinize and update operational processes.
Explore new opportunities and develop coherent operating system.
Supervise subordinates to implement immigration and HR policy issues.
Filed complex H-1B, L-1’s and RFE’s.
Knowledge in the US, UK, NAFTA, Australia, New Zealand, and India visa process
Thomson Reuters Pangea3 Legal Database
Systems Pvt. Ltd. (LPO) Mumbai, India
Litigation Associate Attorney March 2010 –May 2011
Conducted in-depth analysis and identification of data and documents relating to specific due diligence or litigation for materiality, privilege and responsiveness to discovery requests.
Reviewed of large-scale electronic file.
Achieved project related deadline with team efforts.
Temp Solutions Inc. Philadelphia, PA
Legal Administrative Assistant (Immigration) Aug 2007-2009
Keep the Chief Executive Officer updated with current procedures related to immigrant and nonimmigrant work authorized petitions and visas.
Processing of nonimmigrant work-authorized petitions H1B, TN1, E3, and L1B visa.
Processing of PERM, I-140, I-485, and I-131, ensuring that the proper documentation is being collected from the employee and filed for processing to the appropriate authority along with the posting requirements.
Assist in ensuring maintenance and updating of internal records for compliance purposes, including Labor Condition Application Public Access Files, PERM Audit files, and I-9 requirements.
Jayesh Bhatt, High Court Advocate Mumbai, India
Associate Advocate August 2003 to Dec 2004
Appeared and argued in Bombay (Mumbai) High Court (original and appellate jurisdictions)
Researched and drafted legal memorandum on civil matters
Participated in dispute settlement and conciliation
OTHER EXPERIENCE & INTERESTS
Beasley School of Law, Temple University Philadelphia, USA
Library Reference Assistant Sept 2006 to May 2007
Helped conduct legal research and participated in internal legal training
Lexis Nexis, and West Law Conversant
Digi Poll Ltd, Market Research Company Hamilton, New Zealand
Telephone Interviewer (Call Center) March 2005 to April 2006
Conducted Corporate and Household research survey in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, & England
Successfully achieved target-based goals
WORKING KNOWLEDGE & INTEREST IN IMMIGRATION FILING FOR CANADA, UK, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND ASIAN COUNTRIES.
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