Heather Downing Email & Phone Number

Accomplished Senior Immigration Specialist with over 17 years of experience in immigration and global mobility, offering a robust background in non-immigrant visa petitions, PERM labor certifications, and compliance with immigration law and policy. Solid expertise in assisting past employees with experience letters for their current permanent residency application processes. Excel at managing high-volume caseloads, demonstrating precision in processing over 500 visa cases and proficiency in drafting responses to Requests for Evidence, thereby elevating case success rates. Proven track record in developing critical immigration resources for internal stakeholders and serving as an effective liaison with external legal counsel. Certified Global Mobility Specialist, adept at navigating complex immigration timelines and enhancing communication channels within fast-paced, dynamic environments.Specialties: GMS, Immigration administration, Employee Relocation, profound knowledge of Immigration and Nationality law, and benefits administration/compliance.

Listed skills include Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Onboarding, Adp Payroll, and 7 others.

• 

  Senior Immigration Specialist

  Aquent

  Aug 2007 - Present - Palm Beach County, Florida, United States

  Assist immigration attorneys in assessing immigration options for foreign national employees and clients; Act as the intermediary between the business and external legal counsel; Obtain U.S. work authorization for foreign nationals; Responsible for the oversight and management of PERM labor certifications and Adjustment of status applications, Manage H-1B and other non-immigrant visa petitions such as (L-1A/L-1B, TN, E-3, O-1, J-1, and F-1) as well as U.S.-outbound non-immigrant visa filings in non-U.S. countries for the business, Communicate immigration requirements, government procedures, policy/process documentation, and case processing times to HR Business Partners/Talent Acquisition, associates and managers; Responsible for prioritizing and managing immigration timelines, including visa renewals and expiration dates, as well as the annual H-1B lottery submissions for foreign national employees; Assist immigration attorneys in drafting of responses for all Requests for Additional Evidence (RFE); Develop immigration resources for managers, HR Business Partners/Talent Acquisition, and associates in the business-including FAQs, internal policy sheets, and immigration process documents.

• 

  Northeastern University

  Communications Studies