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August 2008 Newsletter (PDF) READ NOW! Klasko Named Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year July 2008 Partners Named As Top Lawyers in Who's Who Legal June 2008 USCIS Aids Individuals with H-1Bs Near Six Year Maximum by Limited Reopening of Premium Processing for Certain I-140 Petitions June 12, 2008 USCIS has announced that, as of June 16, it will resume acceptance of requests for Premium Processing for employment-based immigrant visa petitions (I-140s) on a limited basis. More... Leading Immigration Lawyer Joins Firm Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP, is pleased to announce that Elise A. Fialkowski, formerly the head of the Immigration Law practice at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, has joined the Firm. More... ALL Klasko Partners with Distinction All of the partners of Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP are named in The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and received the highest rating of "AV" from LexisNexis. More... |
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Innovative Visa for Innovative Chinese Cook
A Chinese restaurant decided to bring a Chinese cook not only to cook Chinese dishes but also to perform demonstrations of Chinese cooking at the restaurant. The restaurant was not interested in waiting many years for the Chinese quota to become current for permanent residence applicants.
We arranged for the local cable television channel to have a program on Chinese cooking at which our cook could demonstrate the art of Chinese cooking. Based upon the fact that he would not only come to the U.S. to cook, but also to educate the public on Chinese culture and the art of Chinese cooking, both through his public performances at the restaurant and also on television, we applied for a Q-1 cultural exchange visa. Although this visa had been designed for employees of Disneyland to come to staff the country exhibits, we showed that all of the necessary elements of the Q-1 visa regarding cultural exchange were equally met in this restaurant context. The Q-1 visa was issued, and the Chinese chef was able to come to the U.S. without awaiting the long Chinese quota.
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