EEN | Doing business in the United States: What you need to know about U.S. immigration rules

Embracing Global Markets Webinar Series
The webinar series ‘Embracing Global Markets’ supports European small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups to innovate and expand in Asia, Africa and the Americas. The webinars are hosted by experts of various European Commission services and the ‘Enterprise Europe Network’, the world’s largest business service provider.

Who should attend?

The webinar aims at European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups (ready to scale internationally), beneficiaries or holders of seals of excellence of the European Innovation Council, European clusters and cluster managers, business advisers of the Enterprise Europe Network and other European business support organizations, including all stakeholders of the ‘Friends of EEN’ initiative.

Objectives

This webinar will provide an overview on the key U.S. business immigration updates, including:

• Which visa is right for you? Determining whether work visas are needed for all executives or if business visitor entries apply
• Immigration obstacles, including challenges with H-1B and L-1 visas
• Family matters: addressing concerns about visas for spouses, partners, and children
• Timeline for visa requirements based on the company’s setup and US investment

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Dobrina Ustun

Managing Partner, Ustun Law Group PLLC

Dobrina Ustun is the founder and managing partner of Ustun Law Group, PLLC, a US-based immigration law firm that specializes in employment-based immigration, representing foreign investors, entrepreneurs, and individuals of extraordinary ability.

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James Garilas

Business Immigration Attorney, Ogletree Deakins

James is an associate immigration attorney focusing his practice on employment-based immigration. James works with clients from small startups and family-owned businesses to large, multinational Fortune 500 companies to develop short- and long-term immigration strategies.

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Giev Askari

Senior Wealth Planner, HSBC Private Banking

Giev is a senior wealth planner with HSBC Private Bank. Prior to joining HSBC, Giev was an attorney whose practice focused on the representation of high net worth international private clients and institutions in the areas of tax planning and compliance, estate planning, pre-immigration tax planning, planning for foreign clients investing in the United States, and tax issues concerning foreign trusts with United States beneficiaries.

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Erin McKelvey

President & CEO, EACC Texas

Erin McKelvey oversees the operations of the European American Chamber of Commerce Texas. She works with city, state and both domestic and foreign government officials to enhance and bring about exchange and investment between the State of Texas and Europe for EACC Texas members, European SMEs and partners.

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Thomas Steiert

Project Adviser, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

Thomas is an experienced adviser for business services in the Single Market Programme/SME Pillar/Internal Market and Support to Standardisation unit.

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Alberto Valenzano

Team Leader, European Commission

Alberto is a Team leader in Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters unit at Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

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