“Everything a Startup needs to know about U.S. Immigration”

Appreciating the challenge that start-up companies have in harnessing the talent that exists within New York City's immigrant community, Michael J. Wildes, Managing Partner at Wildes and Weinberg P.C., will lead a seminar covering immigration considerations for startups with an overview of the non-immigrant visa categories, requirements for eligibility for businesses and employees, employee/beneficiary issues, as well as potential solutions to those challenges.

The seminar will include:

1) Provide start-ups with an introduction to U.S. visa issues, with topics including employment visas (H-1B, E, TN, L-1 and O-1), student visas (F-1), and investment immigration procedures.

2) Outline information on employer compliance, sanctions, and the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Will cover Form I-9, proper record keeping, best practices, update on E-verify, and employment discrimination information.

3) How to become a U.S. citizen and the advantages of doing so.

The seminar is followed with Q&A and networking.

Kosher wine and cheese and light refreshments will be served.

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Agenda:  6:15pm - 6:30pm - Reception 

                6:30pm - 7:30pm - Speaker                                         

                7:30pm - 8:30pm - Networking

Space is limited.

Michael J. Wildes is Managing Partner of Wildes & Weinberg P.C., perhaps the United States' premier law firm concentrating exclusively in the immigration and nationality field. Michael Wildes is a former Federal Prosecutor and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, where he teaches business immigration law. He also writes a monthly column on immigration for The Jewish Press.