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Dear Sophie: Tell me more about the EB-1A extraordinary ability green card

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” A colleague suggested that I apply for an EB-1A for extraordinary ability green card, but I have not won any major awards, much less a Nobel Prize.

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Dear Sophie: Can I hire an engineer whose green card is being sponsored by another company?

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie: Should we sponsor international hires for H-1B transfers and green cards? . What happens to her green card process? Sophie Alcorn.

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Dear Sophie: Can I still get a green card through marriage if I’m divorcing?

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie: Can I hire an engineer whose green card is being sponsored by another company? More posts by this contributor.

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Dear Sophie: When should I sponsor engineers for green cards?

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie, The engineers that we’re trying to recruit are increasingly requesting that we sponsor them for green cards. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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Dear Sophie: Questions about green cards and EB-2 priority dates

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie: How can we transfer a candidate’s H-1B and green card? Dear Sophie: Will a doctor get a green card faster than an engineer?

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Dear Sophie: How do tech layoffs impact PERM and the green card process?

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie: Are there any visas or green cards I can get on my own? What will happen to my team members’ green cards if our company has to do layoffs?

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Ask Sophie: How do we transfer H-1Bs and green cards to our startup?

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Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Both of my co-founders are on H-1Bs and had green cards in the works with our former company.

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