Immigration Info Session and Panel for Advanced Degree Holders​ (Wednesday, May 17)

Posted on: May 15, 2017

by Columbia University Postdoctoral Society (CUPS)

Wed, May 17, 2017

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Hammer Health Sciences Center Room 401

701 West 168th Street

New York, NY 10032

The goal of this event is to provide resources on how to transition from a J1/F1/OPT to a Green Card/H1B. All postdocs and PhD students from all NY institutions are welcome to attend. The event will consist of a short info talk explaining regulation and recent changes in the legislation. The lecture is for informational purposes and does not represent legal advice.It will be followed by a panel with different postdocs that have gone through the different modalities of Green Card/H1B, and a networking reception. We think it will be a good opportunity for international NYC researchers to learn about different ways to H1B and permanent residency and also a great chance to socialize!

Event outline:

5:30-6 pm Info talk, Aviva Meerschwam, Associate Attorney,Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy

6-7 pm Panel with green card/H1B holders

7-8 pm Networking reception - Riverview lounge HHSC 4th floor

Speaker's bio:

Aviva is an Associate in Fragomen's New York office. She represents individual and corporate clients on all aspects of U.S. immigration, including nonimmigrant visas, permanent residence and citizenship. She provides counsel on all major employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories as well as family-based permanent residence applications.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Aviva worked as an Associate at boutique immigration law firms in New York and Chicago. She represented individual clients as well as small and medium-sized organizations on a wide variety of employment-based and family-based immigration matters.

FREE event. Register here.

Brought to you by:

Columbia University Postdoctoral Society (CUPS)

INet NYC

ECUSA (Spanish Scientists in USA)

Einstein Postdoctoral Association (EPA)

Postdoc Executive Committee at ISMMS

Sponsored by:

Columbia University Postdoctoral Society (CUPS)

Columbia University Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA)

Rockefeller University Dean's Office

NYU School of Medicine Postdoctoral Affairs-BEST-NIH Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training

Mt Sinai - Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Cornell University Medical - Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

" The lecture is for informational purposes and does not represent legal advice."