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Rebecca Chen represents clients in employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa cases. Her years of experience have made her a knowledgeable resource for complex business immigration matters.

She takes satisfaction in helping employers and workers navigate the complicated immigration framework to meet their staffing and career goals in a practical and efficient
manner. She advises clients through all stages of the temporary visa and permanent residency process, including filings with USCIS and DOL and processing at overseas
consulates.

How to Document a Cap Gap Extension

The Effect of a Cap-Subject H-1B Withdrawal

Change of Status vs. Consular Processing for Cap-Subject H-1Bs

International Travel for Cap-Subject H-1B Beneficiaries: FAQs

Cap-Subject H-1B Dependents: When Should the H-4 Application be Filed?

USCIS Updates I-693 Medical Exam Validity Period

Options for Non-Selected H-1B Lottery Registrants

USCIS Shortens Validity Period of H-4 EADs due to Batch Processing

USCIS’s New Organizational Accounts: What to Know

Upcoming Webinar : Utilizing L-1A and EB-1C for International Managers and Executives

Decoding USCIS’s Processing Time and Case Status Updates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications

Options when Approaching the 5- and 7-Year Limits for L-1 Status

New Visa Appointment Scheduling Platform: FAQs

EAD Auto-Extensions Revert to 180 Days

USCIS Issues Guidance Clarifying L-1 Blanket Petition Extensions

USCIS Issues Guidance Clarifying How EB-1A and EB-1B Evidence Is Evaluated

USCIS Updates Guidance for Physician National Interest Waiver Evidence

USCIS Replaces Endorsed I-129S Forms with Approval Notices for Blanket L-1 Petitions

Biometrics Appointments Can Now be Rescheduled Online

International Travel for Cap-Subject H-1B Beneficiaries: FAQs

Can H-1B Employees Work Part-Time?

DED Extended for Hong Kong Residents

WEBINAR: Self-Petition Green Card Options

USCIS Guidance on Concurrently Processing I-539 and I-129 Applications for Laid-Off Workers

WEBINAR: Self-Petition Green Card Options

Do I Qualify as a Manager for EB-1C Classification?

Travel on Advance Parole: FAQs

Premium Processing Expansion for EB-1C and NIW Petitions and Certain F-1 Students

EB-3 to EB-2 Interfiling FAQs

Immigration Provisions in the America COMPETES Act of 2022

Cap-Subject H-1B Dependents: When Should the H-4 Application be Filed?

Should the I-140 Petition Be Filed Concurrently with the I-485 Application, or Separately? Pros & Cons

Urge the Senate to Include Immigration Reform in the Build Back Better Act

Employing Canadian Professionals in the TN-1 Visa Category – Applying at the Border vs. Filing with USCIS

Blanket L-1 Visa Interviews Could Become More Difficult: Be Prepared for Your Consular Appointment

Fees for Adjustment-Based EAD/AP Will Increase on October 2: FAQs

How to Prepare to File Your Employment-Based I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status: Possible Forward Movement of Priority Dates?

Additional Executive Order May Affect Entry of Nonimmigrant Visa Holders

Temporary Closure of USCIS Offices and ASCs

USCIS will Start Implementation of the Public Charge Rule on February 24

Free Webinar – 2020 Employment-Based Visa Trends All Employers Should Know About

DS-160 Forms: Ensure Information Is Complete and Accurate to Reduce Possibility of Administrative Processing

Proposed Changes to the H-1B Lottery Increase Uncertainty for the 2019 Cap Season

Travel FAQs: Be Prepared Before Traveling Internationally

Will the newly announced North American trade deal affect the TN visa?

How an Arrest Can Lead to Visa Revocation

USCIS Plans to Significantly Change How Unlawful Presence is Calculated for F-1 Students.

H-4 EAD Still Valid for Now; Changes Will Likely be Proposed in June

 

 

 

Professional Accomplishments & Memberships

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Asian Chamber of Commerce

News

Publications

Closing the Gaps in the International and U.S. Quarantine Systems, Houston Journal of International Law (2008)

Rebecca Chen represents clients in employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa cases. Her years of experience have made her a knowledgeable resource for complex business immigration matters.

She takes satisfaction in helping employers and workers navigate the complicated immigration framework to meet their staffing and career goals in a practical and efficient
manner. She advises clients through all stages of the temporary visa and permanent residency process, including filings with USCIS and DOL and processing at overseas
consulates.

How to Document a Cap Gap Extension

The Effect of a Cap-Subject H-1B Withdrawal

Change of Status vs. Consular Processing for Cap-Subject H-1Bs

International Travel for Cap-Subject H-1B Beneficiaries: FAQs

Cap-Subject H-1B Dependents: When Should the H-4 Application be Filed?

USCIS Updates I-693 Medical Exam Validity Period

Options for Non-Selected H-1B Lottery Registrants

USCIS Shortens Validity Period of H-4 EADs due to Batch Processing

USCIS’s New Organizational Accounts: What to Know

Upcoming Webinar : Utilizing L-1A and EB-1C for International Managers and Executives

Decoding USCIS’s Processing Time and Case Status Updates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications

Options when Approaching the 5- and 7-Year Limits for L-1 Status

New Visa Appointment Scheduling Platform: FAQs

EAD Auto-Extensions Revert to 180 Days

USCIS Issues Guidance Clarifying L-1 Blanket Petition Extensions

USCIS Issues Guidance Clarifying How EB-1A and EB-1B Evidence Is Evaluated

USCIS Updates Guidance for Physician National Interest Waiver Evidence

USCIS Replaces Endorsed I-129S Forms with Approval Notices for Blanket L-1 Petitions

Biometrics Appointments Can Now be Rescheduled Online

International Travel for Cap-Subject H-1B Beneficiaries: FAQs

Can H-1B Employees Work Part-Time?

DED Extended for Hong Kong Residents

WEBINAR: Self-Petition Green Card Options

USCIS Guidance on Concurrently Processing I-539 and I-129 Applications for Laid-Off Workers

WEBINAR: Self-Petition Green Card Options

Do I Qualify as a Manager for EB-1C Classification?

Travel on Advance Parole: FAQs

Premium Processing Expansion for EB-1C and NIW Petitions and Certain F-1 Students

EB-3 to EB-2 Interfiling FAQs

Immigration Provisions in the America COMPETES Act of 2022

Cap-Subject H-1B Dependents: When Should the H-4 Application be Filed?

Should the I-140 Petition Be Filed Concurrently with the I-485 Application, or Separately? Pros & Cons

Urge the Senate to Include Immigration Reform in the Build Back Better Act

Employing Canadian Professionals in the TN-1 Visa Category – Applying at the Border vs. Filing with USCIS

Blanket L-1 Visa Interviews Could Become More Difficult: Be Prepared for Your Consular Appointment

Fees for Adjustment-Based EAD/AP Will Increase on October 2: FAQs

How to Prepare to File Your Employment-Based I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status: Possible Forward Movement of Priority Dates?

Additional Executive Order May Affect Entry of Nonimmigrant Visa Holders

Temporary Closure of USCIS Offices and ASCs

USCIS will Start Implementation of the Public Charge Rule on February 24

Free Webinar – 2020 Employment-Based Visa Trends All Employers Should Know About

DS-160 Forms: Ensure Information Is Complete and Accurate to Reduce Possibility of Administrative Processing

Proposed Changes to the H-1B Lottery Increase Uncertainty for the 2019 Cap Season

Travel FAQs: Be Prepared Before Traveling Internationally

Will the newly announced North American trade deal affect the TN visa?

How an Arrest Can Lead to Visa Revocation

USCIS Plans to Significantly Change How Unlawful Presence is Calculated for F-1 Students.

H-4 EAD Still Valid for Now; Changes Will Likely be Proposed in June

 

 

 

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Asian Chamber of Commerce

Publications

Closing the Gaps in the International and U.S. Quarantine Systems, Houston Journal of International Law (2008)