Adjustment of Immigration Status: Heightened Discretionary Review Under PM-602-0199

Ms. Kalmykov has over two decades of experience in business immigration matters. As Co-Chair of the Global Immigration & Compliance Practice, she works with employers of all sizes across a variety of industries in understanding and complying with the immigration laws relating to the hiring and retention of foreign talent. Specifically, Ms. Kalmykov's practice focuses on supporting clients and advising them on temporary and permanent residency immigration options for multi-national executive, business, scientific, and information technology personnel. In addition, her practice provides support to companies in the global transfer of personnel. Ms. Kalmykov is often called upon to assist in developing immigration options and strategies in the most unique circumstances and to respond to complex Requests for Evidence (RFEs), Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) or to appeal denied cases. Likewise, she has also been instrumental in developing employer compliance programs for DOL related filings including H-1Bs and PERMs, as well as for I-9 employment eligibility verification. She develops and conducts nationwide I-9 compliance trainings and policy manuals for human resources personnel, advises on best practices for E-Verify employers, provides guidance on avoiding immigration-related unfair employment practices claims and has defended and minimized penalties in immigration-related government audits. Ms. Kalmykov also has deep experience working on all aspects of the EB-5 immigrant investor program. 

Ms. Morgan is the Founding Attorney at Hope Immigration. Since opening Hope Immigration in 2012 she has had the opportunity to present and educate lawyers and non-lawyers on humanitarian options for immigration relief - most notably for survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.

Mr. Paparelli advises businesses on immigration compliance and corporate policy formulation, is a defender of employers in federal immigration investigations, and specializes in immigration benefits, mergers and acquisition deals, and corporate restructurings. He is also a creative strategist and problem-solver in challenging, “lost-cause” immigration cases. Mr. Paparelli is a passionate immigration reform advocate, focused on employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, and global mobility. He has been ranked three times as the World’s Leading Corporate Immigration Lawyer in peer rankings of the International Who’s Who of Corporate Lawyers, and annually in Band 1 in Chambers (Global, USA and California), Legal 500 and LawDragon 100. Mr. Paparelli founded and served as the first President of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers—a 40-member worldwide alliance of leading immigration attorneys. He is also an Emeritus Board Member on the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council.