Welcome to Webber Immigration News and Analysis - 1st Post
A weekly newsletter and search-by-topic online resource published by a U.S. immigration attorney covering U.S. immigration law matters with a focus on Employment-Based (EB) immigration.
Welcome to Webber Immigration News and Analysis! I am Bob Webber. I am a U.S. immigration attorney in private practice. I represent clients - both employers and individuals - throughout the United States and worldwide, on U.S. immigration matters. You can find more information about me at my law firm website, www.webberimmigration.com, or on linkedin where I maintain a detailed profile.
For the past few years I have been active on linkedin. I try to post regularly with updates and insights on the U.S. immigration system with a focus on what is known as Employment-Based (EB) immigration. Through that process of being active on linkedin, I have come to learn there is a lot of interest (and NEED) by a wide variety of people to better understand the U.S. immigration laws, regulations, processes, policies, and related headaches. Many of these people don’t need to retain a lawyer because they really need, I believe, ongoing news and commentary about the system and their place in it. A one-time consultation is relatively expensive and is only advice on a specific situation at a specific time. A newsletter hopefully provides a better resource for people who want ongoing information and analysis.
The linkedin platform is limited in some ways (particularly searchability of posts) so I am setting up this substack newsletter to better serve those who are hoping to better understand the U.S. immigration system. The plan is to offer both free and premium content (modestly priced). The posts will be searchable by topic. Over time there will be a ‘library’ on hopefully useful information and resources.
I specifically hope to write on topics relevant to the following constituencies -
International students in F-1 visa status hoping to navigate their education in the United States and possible future employment in the United States;
J-1 physicians, researchers, post-docs seeking to understand the complexity of J-1 waivers and options to stay in the US beyond their J-1 program;
H-1B and L-1 temporary visa holders and their spouses (and employers);
Immigration professionals (lawyers, paralegals, case managers, in-house counsel, HR) trying to stay up-to-date and hopefully learn and share a thing or two.
Among other things, I plan to do “deep dive” posts on understanding the Visa Bulletin and building a profile to qualify for O-1, EB-2 NIW, and EB-1.
If you have ideas for the newsletter, feel free to email me at bob@webberimmigration.com.
Special thanks to my colleague Matt Stock for helping me get this newsletter off the ground.