Pam Nieto’s practice focuses on helping businesses of all sizes address their immigration needs. Whether a company desires to transfer employees from an office abroad, needs to hire foreign nationals to fill vacant positions, is interested in obtaining work visas in connection with opening an office or starting a new venture in the U.S. or seeks to assist foreign national employees obtain their green cards, Pam advises clients of their options and explains the requirements, issues and processes involved. She also provides training and assistance in setting up, improving and auditing compliance programs to meet various immigration-related requirements, including those covering the I-9 employment verification process, utilizing E-Verify, H-1B/Labor Condition Application public access files and Program Electronic Review Management application audit files.
Pam serves as a resource to the due diligence review process by assessing the impact a proposed action, such as a merger or an acquisition, might have on existing foreign national employees’ authorization to continue their employment. In addition, Pam handles citizenship-related issues, working with clients interested in pursuing naturalization as well as others considering relinquishing their citizenship.