Robert Garafola

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Robert Garafola

A US qualified immigration attorney, Robert has expertise in corporate immigration. Before joining NNU, he practised corporate immigration at an international immigration firm in New York City, assisting large corporate clients and start-up companies with immigrant and non-immigrant visa needs. 

Prior to this, Robert clerked for immigration court judges at the Executive Office for Immigration Review through the Department of Justice’s honour program.

Education
  • St John’s University School Lawo, J.D.
  • SUNY Genesco, BA

Languages

English and Spanish.

 

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Highlight Publications, Press Coverage & Speaking Engagements

2024 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Copenhagen – Barter Like a Viking: Visas Facilitating Trade

2024 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Ho Chi Minh City – Renunciation of US Citizenship

2023 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Tel Aviv – Everything but Es for Entrepreneur

2022 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Chicago District, Virtual Conference – Consular Processing Issues in 2022

2022 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Conference, Paris – Practice Management, Wellness & Ethics

2021 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA, Virtual Conference – Immigrant Visa Processing

2021 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Global Virtual Conference – The Post-Brexit Era: Where Are We Now?

2021 | US/UK Tax Planning, Digital Week Conference – Global Mobility Through the Pandemic

2020 | Personnel Today – US immigration: How Biden’s election affects global mobility

2019 | American Immigration Lawyers Association APAC Chapter Conference, Bangkok – Island Hoping the Water of the Entrepreneurial Visas: O-1s, E-1/2, L-1s and H-1B Entrepreneur in Residence

2018 | Quoted in the BBC – What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?

2018 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco – Citizenship Through Parents: California Gold Rush

2018 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Madrid – Preparing for New Consular Challenges

2017 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter, London – Managing Client Expectations and Ethical Considerations

2017 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Brussels – US Citizenship and Acquisition at Birth

2016 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Amsterdam – US Citizenship Issues

2016 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas – US Citizenship Issues

2016 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Vienna – Ethics

2015 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC

2015 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Rome

2014 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter, Athens – Hot topics DOS Government Forum

2014 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Boston – L-1 Intracompany Transferee Basics

2013 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco – Visa Options for Foreign Entrepreneurs

2011 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, San Diego – Issues in Abandonment of Permanent Resident Status

2011 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Frankfurt – Hot Topics: Consular Processing

2010 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Global teleconference – The British are Coming Or Are They? E-2 Visas for Small Business Investors

2010 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Paris – USCIS in Europe

2010 | Immigration Law Weekly Global teleconference Consular Processing Dos and Don’ts

2010 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC- Immigrant Visa Processing

2009 and 2010 | University of California Education Abroad Program, London – What you Should Know About Applying for your J-1 Visa

2009 | American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Vancouver – B-1 Business Visitors

2009 | American Immigration Lawyers Association EMEA Chapter Conference, Tel Aviv- Ethics

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