Mansi Mehta
Dublin,CA
Summary
Experienced Business Immigration Specialist with over 10 years of in-house and paralegal experience. Skilled in working with top law firms and corporations, including Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP. Thrives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
Overview
1825
1825
years of professional experience
Work History
On-site Immigration Specialist
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
San Ramon, CA
06.201 - Current
- Advising managers, recruiters, HR business partners, and other company stakeholders on general immigration queries.
- Serve as the escalation point for employees in the Americas region regarding immigration, working with immigration counsel and HR Generalists on the processing of all existing visa and Green Card cases.
- Managing to support work authorizations, immigration permissions, visa, and permanent residence applications for new hires, current employees, and interoffice transfers in the Americas region.
- Collaborate with managers to obtain information for the Green Card process.
- Advise HR/Recruiters on visa options when onboarding non-immigrant candidates.
- Manage reports to obtain information of local new-hires, transfer of employment visas, expatriate transfers, visa expiry and/or preparation for notification to employees to collect documentation to extend current visas
- Create presentations and conduct training sessions for foreign nationals, managers, and recruiters on immigration requirements, regulations, and processes.
- Partner with human resources and staffing departments to assist with recruitment efforts for the businesses' hiring needs.
- Ensure the immigration Public Access Files are in compliance with U.S. regulations.
- Assist immigration attorneys to ensure all Request for Evidence (RFE) issued by USCIS are answered in a timely manner.
- Coordinate the PERM recruitment process with the Talent Acquisition/Recruitment Teams and train them to conduct the PERM recruitment process.
Immigration Paralegal II
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
San Francisco
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Prepared and filed immigrant visa petitions and applications such as I-140, I-485, renewals of EAD/AP documents, family based adjustment of status applications, I-751 removal of conditional residence, I-90, naturalization applications, EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade and interfiling and response to RFE's
- Initiated and strategize cases and provide high levels of customer service to clients
- Trained team members on I-140 and adjustment of status applications
- Managed caseload with a large degree of independence
- Generated reports for managing case load and prioritize work
- Handled client calls and answer questions independently with minimum attorney involvement
- Be the go to person in the team/cluster for I-140 & I-485 applications
- Managed and track deadlines and handle client requests
- Reviewed team member's work product and provide feedback.
Immigration Paralegal
Immigration Law Group
San Jose, CA
02.2011 - 12.2011
- Prepared and filed employment-based, nonimmigrant visa applications and permanent residency applications with USCIS
- Worked on filing new H1B, H-4, L1A, L1B, L-2, H1B1, TN and other visa types
- Prepared and filed I-140's, I-485 and naturalization applications for foreign nationals under EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 categories
- Worked with foreign nationals on immigration practices and procedures
- Compiled and Maintained status reports using the immigration software Inszoom.
Immigration Paralegal
Hardeep S. Rai, Attorney at Law
Santa Clara, CA
11.2009 - 02.2011
- Managed more than 100 cases while maintaining a 100% success rate, with no clients denied initial or renewed status
- Prepared/filed immigrant and nonimmigrant visas petitions with the USCIS (H-1B, L-1's, TN's, B-1's, EAD's, AP's, consular processing and dependent visa's)
- Worked on PERM and I-140's
- Prepared and file Adjustments of Status, Immigrant Visa petitions and Naturalization applications
- Worked directly with attorney on RFE responses
- Provided and rendered a high-level of service when responding to questions regarding status updates, next steps, travel and strategy
- Worked closely with clients to gather and organize supporting data
- Prepared and filed family based petitions with INS and National Visa Centers
- Proficient in the preparation of various USCIS forms.
Assistant Paralegal II
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Santa Clara, CA
03.2007 - 02.2009
- Prepared/filed immigrant and nonimmigrant visas petitions with the USCIS (H-1B, L-1's, TN's, B-1's, EAD's, consular processing and dependent visa's)
- Worked on the PERM process
- Filed NIV acquisition/amendments cases with USCIS
- Worked with the Attorney's and Senior Paralegal's on deciding strategy of each case
- Maintained/created filing systems and other information management techniques for legal review/proof documents
- Communicated effectively with multi-national employees
- Worked with multiple clients across various levels.
Immigration Administrator (In-house)
Sierra Atlantic Inc.
Fremont, CA
09.2005 - 03.2007
- Filled nonimmigrant visa petitions with USCIS (L1/ H1/H-4/L-2/B-1) for the company employees and new hires
- Filed Extensions in all Categories
- Coordinated with the Attorney for Labor and Green Card Certifications
- Maintained Immigration related records for all employees and generated reports for Management Reviews.
Education
Masters in Management Science - Human Resource Management
International Institute of Professional Studies (I.I.P.S.) D.A.V.V. University
Indore, India01.2000
Bachelors in Management Science -
International Institute of Professional Studies (I.I.P.S.) D.A.V.V
Indore, India01.1998
Skills
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Presentation abilities
- Client Relationship Building
- Excellent Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Legal Document Preparation
Accreditations
- Trained on - Immigration Compliance for the HR professional from Lorman Education Services, WI.
- Certified by DNV as a Lead Auditor for (OHSAS) -18001.
- Certified Thomas International Personal Profile Analyzer and licensed to administer the Thomas Personal Profile Analysis and its related instruments.
Timeline
Immigration Paralegal II
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
01.2015 - 06.2017
Immigration Paralegal
Immigration Law Group
02.2011 - 12.2011
Immigration Paralegal
Hardeep S. Rai, Attorney at Law
11.2009 - 02.2011
Assistant Paralegal II
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
03.2007 - 02.2009
Immigration Administrator (In-house)
Sierra Atlantic Inc.
09.2005 - 03.2007
Masters in Management Science - Human Resource Management
International Institute of Professional Studies (I.I.P.S.) D.A.V.V. University
Bachelors in Management Science -
International Institute of Professional Studies (I.I.P.S.) D.A.V.V
On-site Immigration Specialist
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
06.201 - Current
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