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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.” Most people who get green cards through the EB-1A process are far from achieving a Nobel Prize — don’t worry, it’s still possible!

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Dear Sophie: Should we sponsor international hires for H-1B transfers and 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: Tell me more about the EB-1A extraordinary ability green card. They’re looking for H-1B transfers and green cards.

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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?

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Netflix faces trademark suit over basketball team name and branding in ‘Running Point’

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I am no fan of these types of lawsuits because I dont think consumers will be confused in a way that damages Pepperdine, Kevin Greene, a law professor at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles who specializes in entertainment and intellectual property law, tells Fast Company.

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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.

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Dear Sophie: Tips for getting a National Interest green card by myself?

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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: Tips for getting a National Interest green card by myself? However, I think I might qualify for an EB-2 NIW green card.

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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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