Corporate immigration Services
Services For Hr & In-house Legal Departments
BlackHawk Immigration provides superior and innovative immigration solutions to corporate clients. Our services range from the provision of traditional legal advice to the complex design or redesign of various immigration processes. BlackHawk also provides immigration training for typical immigration clients such as recruiting personnel, human resource personnel, legal or business groups. BlackHawk distinguishes itself from traditional and boutique law firm-based immigration services by providing fully integrated services that are custom designed to our client’s corporate culture, strategy, and needs.
BlackHawk strives to be a leader in the provision of effective, cost-efficient immigration solutions. To this end, BlackHawk takes a holistic approach to immigration solutions by providing our clients with dedicated personnel without the cost of human capital and the accompanying administrative burden. Moreover, since the dedicated professionals assigned to our clients are only assigned to one client, corporations receive levels that, in the past, could only be achieved by recruiting, hiring, and training an internal team.
As corporations respond to the receding economy and more restrictive immigration practices while seeking to compete globally the need for comprehensive, integrated, effective, and cost-efficient services has never been greater. Traditional law firms and boutique immigration firms all fail to provide comprehensive immigration services that companies need. Moreover, these types of legal providers often understaff the immigration function in an attempt to maximize profits while providing superficial legal support and services. These types of disjointed, decentralized services result in exorbitant costs, service gaps, and inefficient processes. In addition, these types of arrangements often leave a client exposed to various legal compliance concerns. BlackHawk, with the internal experience and holistic approach to immigration solutions is the answer. Immigration can be a complicated maze, let BlackHawk walk you through it.
Global Business Visas
Our clients’ success depends on the ability to hire and transfer employees across international boundaries seamlessly and efficiently. In addition to offering comprehensive U.S. immigration services, we offer effective, single-source solutions to handle our clients’ global mobility immigration needs. Our clients can now enjoy the “one-stop-shop” experience by securing legal advice on inbound U.S. visas as well as outbound visas to over 100 countries around the world.
BlackHawk’s Global Business Visas services include:
Assistance with visas and work permits for outbound assignments
Assessment of whether a work permit or business visitor visa is required
Preparation and filing of necessary applications for temporary work and residence permits, entry clearances, and/or entry visas
Nexus to connect with relocation management companies
Provide assistance with passport applications and renewals for certain countries.
Passports
Today’s global economy requires companies to remain agile and able to support their clients at a moment’s notice, wherever those clients are located. Increasingly, employees of global organizations must be able to mobilize quickly for international travel. There is no single document more important than the passport when it comes to international travel and the ability of companies to rapidly deploy resources.
BlackHawk can support all your passport needs.
Whether an employee requires assistance with renewing an expiring passport or replacing one that’s been lost or stolen, we can guide them through the entire process and support the preparation of all documents needed to get them on their way.
Drivers Licenses for Non-Citizens
If you’re not a citizen of the United States, getting a driver’s license can be confusing. There are many requirements that must be met and identification forms that must be provided. BlackHawk can help you navigate the Motor Vehicle commission’s requirements for getting a license as a noncitizen.
Corporate Compliance
We assist businesses with regulatory compliance efforts in an ever-changing legal framework.
U.S. employers must maintain a correctly completed Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) for every employee they hire, regardless of nationality (including U.S. citizens). Improper completion of the Form I-9, failure to inspect the correct identity and work eligibility documents, and simple clerical mistakes in the compliance process can cause severe consequences. We understand the myriad of forms, rules and compliance issues affecting our clients.
E-VERIFY
The federal government and an increasing number of states require some or all employers to participate in E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility program that confirms whether an employee is authorized to work in the United States. Our experts work with employers to determine whether their organizations are subject to E-Verify requirements, review their internal policies and establish best practices that will protect them from exposure to liability, and maximize the efficiency of their processes for using the E-Verify system if required to do so.
Enforcement actions or audits can be carried out by various arms of the government, including U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of Labor (DOL). Inquiries by one government agency will often result in inquiries or actions by another government agency. The most common types of immigration-related actions are I-9 audits, H-1B Public Access File audits, and worksite raids. In some cases, the government assesses criminal penalties based on the employment of illegal workers, and in other cases the government assesses financial penalties based on paperwork and/or payroll violations, regardless of the legality of the workforce.
Employer Best Practices
Establish (create or update) a self-serving, written internal policy document to illustrate your company’s good faith attempts to comply with all relevant immigration laws.
Make certain that all relevant employees are aware of fines and penalties to which the company may be exposed for failing to follow relevant laws and regulations.
Avoid hiring of foreign nationals (“FN”) without proper authorization to work in the United States.
Establish and provide regular training programs and compliance processes to HR, legal, and management professionals.
Maintain detailed employee personnel files and include up-to-date copies of the FN’s immigration status in the U.S. with current job title, work location, and salary information.
Compliance and Audits
With the government’s increased focus on enforcement, immigration compliance is key. We work to keep our clients one step ahead of ever-evolving policy and regulatory developments to ensure that they continue to comply with changing laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where they do business.
BlackHawk believes that a proactive approach is the best strategy to benefit both employers and employees and to ensure compliance with the immigration law.
Merger and Acquisitions
When a business undergoes a corporate change like a merger or acquisition (M&A), the immigration status of foreign national employees in the U.S. may be impacted – sometimes adversely. Due diligence is generally required to assess the continuing employment eligibility of foreign nationals, as well as continued I-9 compliance and LCA public access files.
Immigration Training
We believe it is critical to listen to our clients and understand their business, corporate culture, and company goals. BlackHawk offers personalized immigration training via live sessions and interactive webinars to aid our clients in achieving knowledge and familiarity of the basics of U.S. immigration law.
Immigration Training
We believe it is critical to listen to our clients and understand their business, corporate culture, and company goals. BlackHawk offers personalized immigration training via live sessions and interactive webinars to aid our clients in achieving knowledge and familiarity of the basics of U.S. immigration law.
Immigration Strategies
BlackHawk provides customized services to meet the exclusive demands of our clients’ business and human resource needs. This includes planning for temporary immigration solutions, such as intracompany transfers or trainees, as well as long-term immigration strategies, including permanent residence and U.S. citizenship applications.
Immigration Strategies
BlackHawk provides customized services to meet the exclusive demands of our clients’ business and human resource needs. This includes planning for temporary immigration solutions, such as intracompany transfers or trainees, as well as long-term immigration strategies, including permanent residence and U.S. citizenship applications.
Immigration Policy Development
A well-developed and clearly-written immigration policy will enhance communications with employees, maintain consistent practices, and clarify expectations for foreign nationals. These are all important factors in minimizing legal risk. Our experienced experts can help employers develop a customized immigration policy that addresses “who, when and how” a company will sponsor nonimmigrant work permits and permanent resident status.
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