LAWS3376 · Law

Business Immigration Law

Boston College Law School

This course will provide students with an overview of short-term nonimmigrant and long-term immigrant options for individuals entering and remaining in the United States based on employment-sponsorship and self-sponsorship. As the course unfolds, students will have an opportunity to learn, discuss, and develop strategies for employers and their foreign talent based on the benefits and shortfalls of different nonimmigrant visa options. Students will also discuss the competing interests between employers and foreign nationals. In developing longer-term strategies, students will further gain an understanding of the labor certification process (PERM) and other immigrant options that allow talent to remain in the United States. In addition to the nuts and bolts of the visa processes, students will have an opportunity to discuss the ethics involved with practicing law and to develop practical skills in working with employers and foreign nationals. Assessments will include short ungraded exercises, a short paper on comparable visa options in other countries, and a take-home final exam.