Practice Areas
Naturalization & Immigration
Non-Immigrant Work Visas
Immigrant Work Visas
Permanent Residency
Employer Sanctions
Naturalization
Consular Processing

Education
J.D., cum laude, Georgia State University Law School, 1998
B.A., University of Colorado, 1991

Admitted to Practice
Georgia

Profile
Sanford practices exclusively in the area of immigration and naturalization law.  He represents multi-national clients and individuals who are pursuing non-immigrant and immigrant visas.  He works with a variety of employers that are pursuing both long-term and short-term immigration opportunities for their employees. Sanford meets with business leaders and human resource personnel to provide updates and lead round table discussions dealing with immigration topics.

Areas of Practice
Non-Immigrant Work Visas
Sanford successfully petitions the immigration service on behalf of companies and individuals that are trying to obtain work permission in the United States.  He regularly files H1B’s, L1A’s and L1B’s, O-1’s, and TN’s.  Sanford is proficient in developing customized immigration plans for clients who are seeking employment permission and obtaining permanent residency.

PERM
Sanford assists employers and employees through the greencard process known as PERM. Elarbee Thompson is fortunate to be located within the same office complex as one of the two DOL processing centers.

Immigrant Petitions/Consular Processing
Sanford assists clients in obtaining their Permanent Residency through Adjustment of Status petitions based on approved PERM Applications or through filing an I-140 petition in an EB1 or EB2 category including Extraordinary Ability and Multi-National Executive.  In addition, he prepares clients for consular processing.

Professional Associations 
American Immigration Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Legal Counsel to the Immigration Department of Refugee Resettlement and Immigration of Services Atlanta (RRISA)

Honors
2007 Atlanta Super Lawyer-Rising Star
2006 Chamber Listing for Immigration

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