Peter F Asaad

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Immigration Solutions Group, PLLC (ISG) specializes exclusively in immigration law providing:
* corporate immigration services
* individual immigration services

ISG’s broad range of services include the knowledge of experienced immigration legal staff, the dedication of an insightful client services department and efficiency of cutting-edge technology. Included among the services ISG offers are:
* lawful permanent residency
* employment-related and family immigration
* employment authorization
* corporate compliance
* citizenship
* asylum and refugee status
* relief from deportation.

Utilizing technology in every aspect of the immigration process has eliminated the paperwork, redundancies and obstacles inherent in the traditional law firm structure. Clients reap huge benefits of an online visa service including error-free preparation, faster processing, and competitive fees.
Comprehensive Immigration Representation

Below is a list of comprehensive immigration matters handled by ISG:
* Temporary (Non-Immigrant) Visas
- Temporary Visitor for Business (B-1)
- Treaty Traders (E-1)
- Treaty Investors (E-2)
- Foreign Government Officials to International Organizations (G)
- Specialty Occupation Workers (H-1B)
- Nurses (H-1C)
- Temporary Agricultural Worker (H-2A)
- Temporary worker: skilled and unskilled (H-2B)
- Trainee (H-3)
- Foreign Media Representatives (I)
- Exchange Visitors (J-1)
- Fiancée of US Citizen (K-1)
- Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (K-3)
- Intracompany Transferee (L-1)
- Trade visas for Canadians and Mexicans (TN)
- Extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics (O-1)
- Individual or team athletes (P-1)
- Entertainment groups (P-1)
- Artists and entertainers (P-2)
- International cultural exchange visitors (Q-1,2,3)
- Religious workers (R-1)
- Witness or Informant (S)
- Victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (T)
- Victim of Certain Criminal Activity (U)
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
* Permanent Residence (Family-Based Immigrant Status)
- Spouse (husband or wife)
- Child (son or daughter under 21)
- Parent (mother or father)
- Sibling (brother or sister)
* Permanent Residence(Employment-Based Immigrant Status)
- Persons of “extraordinary ability”
- Persons in the “national interest”
- Exceptional researchers or professors
- Professionals with advanced degrees
- Persons with “exceptional ability”
- Skilled workers
- Professionals
- “Other workers”
- “Special immigrants”
- Certain retired international organization employees
- Certain unmarried sons or daughters of an international organization employee
- Certain spouses of a deceased international organization employee
- Employment creation investors
* Business-related and employment-based immigration solutions: With an emphasis on innovative business-related and employment-based immigration solutions, ISG leverages their substantial experience with H-1B petitions and PERM applications.
- Preparation and monitoring of all temporary visa petitions for each employee and their family
- Analysis, strategy, and preparation of all employment-based applications for permanent residence
- I-9 immigration policy guidance and consultations
- In-house I-9 audits and training
- Document retention policy guidance and solutions
- Merger and acquisition strategic planning advice and assistance
- Sophisticated online case management for HR executives and employees
- One-to-one communication and guidance on all levels
- Compliancy management and priority date tracking
- Electronic data intake and data management
- ISG Corporate Immigration News Updates and Alerts
- Various immigration support program
* Other Services
- Extend stay as Nonimmigrant or change Nonimmigrant status
- Employment Authorization /Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
- Reentry permit, refugee travel document or advance parole
- Waive foreign residence requirements
- Waive grounds of excludability
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program
- Renew or replace your Permanent Resident Card (green card)
- Replace or receive an I-94 Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record
- Permission to return to an unrelinquished domicile
- Advance permission to enter as a Nonimmigrant
- Waive passport and/or visa requirement to enter the U.S.
- Permission to reapply for Admission to the U.S. after deportation or removal
- Replace Temporary Resident Card or Employment Authorization Document
- Remove conditions on your permanent resident status (marriage)
- Remove conditions on Permanent Resident status (investor)
- Follow-up action on an approved application or petition
- Prevent a child From losing benefits at age 21
- Declaration of Intent to apply for U.S. Citizenship
- Request hearing on decision on naturalization application
- Naturalization (to become a U.S. Citizen)
- Preserve residence for naturalization purposes
- Replace Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate
- Recognition of U.S. Citizenship
- Posthumous citizenship
- Appeals
- Motions to Reopen
- Motions to Reconsider
- Asylum

Meeting Clients Specific Needs from Beginning to End

In addition to preparing the applications and petitions for these benefits, ISG also works to answer questions, provide consultations and seminars, and find solutions to serve their client’s particular immigration goals.

ISG provides services with the view that good communication is crucial to effectively representing their client’s needs. Accordingly, ISG works closely with their clients through the entire immigration process -beginning at the point of initial contact through decisions, requests for evidence, production of documents, audits, and interviews. ISG ensures that their clients are satisfied by emphasizing communication, personal attention, innovative immigration solutions, and aggressive representation.

Competitive Rates

ISG offers a substantial competitive rate over the competition. In most instances, clients enjoy the benefit of a fixed-fee arrangement, agreed upon prior to the commencement of the case.

Peter F Asaad
Immigration Solutions Group PLLC
919 18th St NW - 10th floor
Washington DC 20006
Tel: 202 234-0899
Fax: 202 478-0442
E-mail: pasaad@immigrationsolutions.com

Practice Emphasis
* Specializing in Immigration and Nationality Law, Labor and Employment Law, and Litigation

The American Bar Association has recognized Mr. Asaad for his achievement “as one of the nation’s leading litigators” in the field of immigration law. Achieving a high level of distinction in the field for his demonstrated legal ability and ethical standards, the firm’s managing member, Peter F. Asaad, has also been awarded a national Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell based upon extensive confidential peer review from members of the Bar. Mr. Asaad also serves as an Adjunct Professor at American University, Washington College of Law, where he teaches and develops an advanced course on business immigration law. Advancing the practice of immigration law, Mr. Asaad is Co-Chair of the Immigration Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association and has served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Immigration & Human Rights Committee of the District of Columbia Bar. Elected by his peers to further education for immigration lawyers, he currently serves as an Executive Committee Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association for the District of Columbia.

An authority on complex issues in U.S. immigration law, Mr. Asaad has been a guest speaker on behalf of Washington Post Radio, the District of Columbia Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, as well as for other institutional bodies and news media groups. Previously, Mr. Asaad served as Lead Counsel for WJLA ABC News Legal Resource Center.

Currently as the Managing Member of Immigration Solutions Group, PLLC, Mr. Asaad represents U.S. companies and multinational corporations to help manage effective streamlined immigration programs. He advises clients on all business-related and employment-based visa matters including various I-9 compliance issues on a day-to-day basis. On the forefront of immigration law and policy, Mr. Asaad is Chairman of the National Council for Innovation as well as the Senior Immigration Policy Advisor to Global Science Partnerships for the 21st Century (GSP21), a U.S. Department of State endorsed non-profit organization founded by the former Science and Technology Advisor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell. Additionally, Mr. Asaad serves on a DC Bar Steering Committee and is an appointee of the U.S. attorney defense panel of the District of Columbia – selected to the position by judges of the Court. Born in Chicago as a first generation American to Egyptian immigrants, Mr. Asaad brings first-hand understanding to foreign nationals from various countries and cultures.