Guides
Business Immigration
Sponsorship programs, I-9 compliance, and corporate immigration strategy.
Employers carry most of the legal weight in immigration: they petition, they attest, they keep the records, and they answer when the government audits. The rules run from the I-9 every U.S. employer completes to the labor certifications and specialty petitions that bring in talent from abroad.
These guides are written for the people inside a company who own the process — founders, HR, in-house counsel — and cover employer sponsorship, I-9 compliance and ICE inspections, the choice between visa categories for a given hire, and what a request for evidence is actually asking for.
The employer services pages describe how Atlas Immigration Law works with Texas companies on flat fees, from a single petition to a standing arrangement for a whole workforce.
Need representation? See our business immigration services.
Switching Immigration Firms Mid-Case: An Employer’s Guide
An RFE is due and your firm has gone quiet. A case can change hands mid-stream — but the deadline does not move, so the handover has to be fast, documented, and complete.
October 2, 20269 min read
Sponsoring Foreign-Trained Nurses, Physicians and Allied Health Staff: A Guide for Texas Healthcare Employers
Nurses, physicians and allied health professionals each follow a different immigration path. Here is how hospitals, clinics and healthcare staffing employers in Texas sponsor them — and what to look for in counsel.
October 2, 202611 min read
Employer Immigration in Dallas: Hiring and Keeping Global Talent
From the first H-1B to a company-wide sponsorship program, an employer immigration lawyer turns hiring foreign talent from a compliance risk into a repeatable process.
August 21, 20268 min read
I-9 Compliance for Texas Employers: Audits, Inspections and Clean Records
Every U.S. employer must verify work authorization on Form I-9 — and ICE inspections give just three business days to produce the records. Here is how Texas employers get compliant before the notice arrives, and what to do when it does.
August 21, 20268 min read