#493 H-1B Uncertainty, PERM Layoffs & the Truth About EB-1A with Judy Wong, Esq.

In this episode, John sits down with Judy Wong, Esq., a Bay Area business immigration attorney for tech companies, to talk about the EB-1A hype nobody wants to admit is hype, the uncertainty H-1B and L-1 employees are living with right now, and what happens when a reduction in force derails a case that's been years in the making. Judy also shares her path through AILA NorCal leadership and her role helping plan the AILA California Chapters Conference this November in San Francisco.

Timestamps:

00:00 Opening

00:33 Intro

02:46 Welcome Judy Wong, Esq.

02:56 Judy's background: growing up in LA, child of refugees

03:33 Law school in San Francisco and discovering immigration law

04:35 Why she left LA for the Bay Area

05:38 Commuting and remote work since COVID

06:17 Public charge scrutiny and the affidavit of support memo

07:57 H-1B and L-1 uncertainty around adjustment of status vs. consular processing

09:01 ICE picking up people with pending cases at airports

09:24 Judy's practice: corporate tech immigration clients

10:06 Reduction in force and its impact on the PERM process

11:35 Sponsor: ILT community page and Constellation partnership

13:09 Rising RFEs, NOIDs and denial rates

13:39 The EB-1A and EB-2 NIW marketing hype problem

14:23 How Judy got involved with AILA NorCal

16:24 AILA NorCal structure: liaisons, coordinators, advisory council

17:33 CBP's continued engagement with AILA liaisons

18:15 California Chapters Conference planning update

19:07 Conference dates, location and program tracks

19:54 How to connect with Judy Wong

20:49 Outro

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