Robert Karol Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

I review and analyze the work product of other team members, ensure SLAs are met and fulfilled, draft and organize non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions as well as PERM filings, correspond with clients, track progress and status of hundreds of cases at a time, and assist the attorneys with special writing projects and reporting. Those special writing projects include: * Providing analysis on EB-1 Green Card candidates (Multinational Manager/Outstanding Researcher/Extraordinary Ability) and O-1 visa candidates for attorney and client discussion;* Drafting EB-2 NIW petitions and recommendations letters for petitioners and self-petitioning applicants that wish to avoid the PERM process;* Drafting O-1 petitions for researchers and business people of extraordinary ability;* Drafting EB-1C/L-1 RFE responses and H-1 specialty occupation RFE responses;* Conduct initial assessments of work location, SOC codes, and wage assessments for H-1B purposes;*Preparing initial E visa registrations for companies at US Consulates abroad. I also spearhead special automation projects for client notifications and updates, as well as coordinating with our consular practices team on DS-160 and appointment booking activities.Some of the petitions I work on include: F-1 STEM OPT training plans, L-1A & L-1B petitions, O-1A petitions, L-1A and L-1B visa applications at U.S. Consulates abroad based on blanket Ls, H-1B visa petitions, E-3 visas, TN visas, EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Green Cards and Adjustments of Status, PERM labor certifications (from drafting the Prevailing Wage Request, to preparation & initial review of audit files, through submission of the PERM), AOS Portability and AOS interfilings, marriage-based Green Cards, Re-entry Permits, and Employment Authorization Documents for spouses of H1B visa holders. I also assist with preparation and drafting of complex RFE responses on NIV and IV cases.I am proficient with Connect.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

I draft and organize non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions, draft correspondence to clients for the attorneys, track progress and status of dozens of cases at a time, and help attorneys research U.S. immigration-related matters.Some of the petitions I work on include: L-1A & L-1B petitions, L-1A and L-1B visa applications at U.S. Consulates abroad based on blanket Ls, H-1B visa petitions (cap and cap-exempt), O-1 petitions, TN visas, EB-1C, EB-2, and EB-3 Green Cards and Adjustments of Status, PERM labor certifications (from drafting the Prevailing Wage Request through submission of the PERM), N-400s, I-90s, re-entry permits, and Employment Authorization Documents for spouses of L-1/E-2 visa holders.I also work on waivers of J-1 residency requirements filed with the Department of State, state health agencies, and interested government agencies.I am proficient with Tracker.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

I draft and organize non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions, draft correspondence to clients for the attorneys, track progress and status of dozens of cases at a time, and help attorneys research U.S. immigration-related matters.Some of the petitions I work on include: L-1A & L-1B visas, L-1A and L-1B visa applications at U.S. Consulates abroad based on blanket Ls, H-1B visas, TN visas, EB-1C Green Cards and Adjustments of Status, I-140 petitions based on certified PERM applications, re-entry permits, Employment Authorization Documents for spouses of L-1/E-2 visa holders, and naturalization-related petitions (N-400s and N-470s).I also assist in updating visa stamping instructions at U.S. Consulates abroad and drafting visa travel letters.I am proficient with INSZoom.

Greater Seattle Area

I drafted and organized non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions, drafted correspondence to clients for the attorneys, tracked the progress and status of dozens of cases at a time, and helped attorneys research U.S. immigration-related matters.Some of the petitions I worked on include: L-1A & L-1B visas, blanket L certifications, H-1B visas, TN visas, E-1 & E-2 visas, EB-1C Green Cards, EB-5 Green Cards, waivers, marriage and other family-based Green Cards, removals of conditions on Green Cards, and citizenship petitions (N-400s and N-600Ks). I also drafted responses to Requests for Evidence from the Immigration Service, the National Visa Center, and U.S. Consulates.I was proficient with EImmigration. I also used LawLogix.

Century City

I wrote visa petitions for inter-company transfers, treaty investors/treaty traders, training visas, religious worker visas, EB-5 investor Green Cards, multi-national managers/executive Green Cards. I also had experience with petitions to remove conditions on marriage-based Green Cards. I kept track of client needs and deadlines, responded to the Immigration Service's Requests for Evidence, and communicate with American Consulates all over the world.I also drafted promotional e-mails for the firm and correspondence for the firm's attorneys.

Contributing sketches to Katie L Hall & Travis Goodman's Production Company.

Writer and co-producer of the independent short film Women and Men and Women.

Managed the E-Rate/Universal Service Fund bid response project for three years. I tracked deadlines, organized bid responses, put together quotes and proposals, invoiced clients and filed paperwork with the government to keep up our E-Rate eligibility.I also rolled calls, organized files, proofread and edited internal documents, and tracked and organized sales demonstrations.

Evanston, Illinois

I co-founded a socially active student theatre company at Northwestern University. I helped the company secure 501 (c) (3) non-profit status, created budgets for two theatrical productions, and helped raise both funds and awareness for the theatre company.

Evanston, Illinois

I wrote grants and program notes for shows. I conducted dramaturgical research. I also coordinated information and schedules between the artistic staff in NYC and the other producers in Chicago.

Bachelor'S Degree, Theatre; English, 3.91/4.0

Activities and Societies: Spectrum Theatre, LaMicro TheatreGraduated Summa Cum Laude, with Honors.

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