Personable. Professional. Present.
We’ll be your closest advisors for navigating the paths of U.S. immigration.
Personable. Professional. Present.
We’ll be your closest advisors for navigating the paths of U.S. immigration.
A woman-owned immigration law firm serving the Pacific Northwest
in practice areas of work visas, PERM and employment-based permanent residency, citizenship, and marriage-based immigration.
How Can We Help You Today?
Christoffersen Law provides individualized US immigration solutions to Northwest businesses and professionals. We are invested in our clients and are proud to represent many foreign nationals from their first US work visa to US citizenship. Clients include:
Recent Immigration News
July 2018 Visa Bulletin
EB1 is backed up to January 1, 2012 for India and China. In addition, the July 2018 visa bulletin lists the following EB2 and EB3 final action dates: EB-2 Worldwide: Action Date = current EB-2 India: Action Date = March 15, 2009 EB-2 China: Action Date = January 1, 2015 EB-3 Worldwide: Action Date = current EB-3 India: Action Date = November 1, 2008 EB-3 China: Action Date = January 1, 2013 EB-3 Philippines: Action Date = January 15, 2016 [...]
December 2017 Visa Bulletin
EB-2 remains current for all areas and EB-1 is current for both India and China. Specifically, the December 2017 visa bulletin lists the following EB-2 and EB-3 final action dates: EB-2 Worldwide: Action Date = current EB-2 India: Action Date = November 1, 2008 EB-2 China: Action Date = July 1, 2013 EB-3 Worldwide: Action Date = current EB-3 India: Action Date = October 15, 2006 (no change) EB-3 China: Action Date = March 8, 2014 EB-3 Philippines: Action Date [...]
H-1B Cap for FY2018
The H-1B cap for FY2018 (10/1/2017-9/30/2018) will occur during the first week of April. Please contact Lisa if you would like to discuss the H-1B Lottery, most often filed for employees who are currently in the US on TN, H1B1, E3, or student OPT status. Please remember that the lottery and H-1B cap only affects “new” H-1Bs - applications may still be filed for individuals already working in the United States in H-1B status (porting to a new employer) and [...]
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What Our Clients Have To Say About Us
“Lisa is fantastic. My current position is my fourth company I’ve used Lisa as our immigration attorney. I was new to immigration the first time I used Lisa and she walked me through everything. She is patient, knowledgeable and timely. More importantly she is extremely honest. You can speak freely with her and I get the same in return.”
– Seattle Human Resources Manager