Immigration
Contact: Dana R. Bucin, Chair
Our Immigration Group provides comprehensive immigration services to corporate clients, small businesses and individual clients nationwide and internationally.
We advise clients as to their best options and assist them in preparing all petitions and applications for temporary visas or for permanent residence, including accompanying them to their scheduled immigration interview.
Our clients are universities, academic medical centers, hospitals, multinational corporations, small businesses, and research institutions, as well as individuals filing as investors, entrepreneurs, professionals, managers, extraordinary aliens, outstanding researchers or professors, and health care professionals.
Our experience includes counseling foreign investors and entrepreneurs on setting up businesses in the U.S. or investing in existing U.S. ventures and obtaining a visa or green card based on such investment or entrepreneurship pursuant to the E-2, L-1 “new office”, H-1B “entrepreneur” and EB-5 visa options.
In addition, Murtha Cullina’s immigration attorneys assist individuals seeking to reunite family members or file on behalf of family members for permanent residence or in applying for U.S. citizenship.
SERVICES
- Visas and green cards for foreign investors and entrepreneurs
- Visas and green cards for physicians, nurses and other health care workers
- Visas and green cards for managerial/ executive personnel or workers with specialized knowledge transferring from foreign affiliates to the U.S.
- Visas and green cards for professional/ skilled workers
- Visas for individuals of extraordinary ability in the fields of science, art, education, business and athletics
- Assistance with transfer of U.S. personnel to foreign countries
- I-9 verification compliance
- Counseling regarding avoiding unfair immigration-related employment practices
- Prevention and response to governmental audits and investigations
- Fiancé(e) visa, spouse visa and other family-based petitions
- Citizenship/ naturalization
- JD Supra Features Article by Dana Bucin on the H-1B Visa Lottery Season
- H-1B Lottery Season is Here: What It Means for You
- Dana Bucin Named Murtha Cullina's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair
- 37 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive 2023 Best Lawyers in America Recognitions
- March 15, 2022 - Connecticut Law Tribune: Murtha Cullina Immigration Attorney Seeks 'Travel Lane' for Ukrainians to United States
- January 1, 2022 - Murtha Cullina LLP Announces 2022 Promotions
- September 23, 2020 - Immigration Group News: Immigration-Related Filing Fees Are Going Up Considerably on October 2, 2020
- July 12, 2019 - Hartford Courant Article: Connecticut Immigrants, State Officials Bracing for Threat of Immigration Raids
- May 17, 2019 - Dana R. Bucin Awarded "Attorney of the Year Award"
- January 17, 2019 - Bloomberg Article: Foreign Students Sour on America, Jeopardizing a $39 Billion Industry
- November 8, 2018 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article: Visa Headaches Discourage Foreign Applicants to U.S. B-Schools
- September 7, 2018 - Immigration Group News: Recent Developments In Case Law And Policy Applicable To Immigrants And Their Employees
- June 28, 2018 - Juliana García-Uribe Joins Immigration Practice Group
- March 28, 2018 - Dana R. Bucin Appointed Honorary Consul of Romania to Connecticut
- January 19, 2018 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Foreign Entrepreneurs - The Facts
- January 12, 2018 - Hartford Courant Article: Cuban National Released From ICE Custody In Significant Immigration Win
- January 10, 2018 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Update on Status of Entrepreneurial Parole Program for Foreign Entrepreneurs
- October 12, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: New Lawsuit Seeks to Challenge Postponement/Rescission of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
- September 18, 2017 - Immigration Group News: Trump Administration Rescinds DACA - What Comes Next For Those Affected?
- July 24, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Visa Delay Uncertainties with the International Entrepreneur Parole Program
- July 24, 2017 - Dana Bucin featured in Hartford Business Journal Article, "Visa delay adds uncertainty for CT immigrant-entrepreneurs."
- July 24, 2017 - Dana Bucin Featured in Hartford Business Journal Article on Delayed Visa Program
- July 7, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: New Immigration Policies Lead to Decline in Foreign Student Applications at U.S. Universities
- June 30, 2017 - Immigration Group News: New Immigration Policies Lead to Decline in Foreign Student Applications at U.S. Universities
- June 21, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: U.S. Immigration Options for Foreign Medical Professionals and Healthcare Workers
- March 9, 2017 - Immigration Group News: USCIS to Suspend Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Cases
- March 7, 2017 - Immigration Group News: President Trump Signs New Travel Ban Executive Order
- February 2, 2017 - Immigration Group News: Trump's Executive Order on the Travel Ban
- February 2, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Trump's Executive Order on the Travel Ban
- January 27, 2017 - Immigration Group News: H-1B Cap Season Has Officially Begun
- January 27, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: H-1B Cap Season Has Officially Begun
- January 23, 2017 - Murtha Cullina LLP Adds Immigration Team
- March 26, 2019 - CTStartup Podcast: Dana Bucin and Immigration
- July 11, 2018: Connecticut Economic Resource Center Podcast: Overcoming Immigration Barriers for International Businesses
- February 28, 2018 - Dana Bucin Financial Management Network Interview: On the Immigration Frontlines - What You Need to Do
- March 9, 2017 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: New Rules For Employers Of Foreign Nationals
- January 28, 2017 - Dana Bucin Interviewed on MetroHartford Alliance 'Pulse of the Region' Radio Show About "Bringing the World to Connecticut"
- View a Replay of Murtha Cullina's Annual Labor and Employment Webinar
- Labor & Employment Group to Present Annual Labor & Employment Update Webinar
- Murtha Cullina Sponsors Romania National Day Celebration
- April 21, 2022 - Dana Bucin Presenting at the CBIA Economic Update on Role of Immigration in Providing Solutions to CT's Labor Shortages
- November 19, 2021 - Dana Bucin is a Panelist for the Visa Waiver Program for Romania at the 2021 Alianta Gala
- May 22, 2019 - Global BioTech: The EU/Central European/Polish Story
- April 24, 2019 - Law Lab Business Lunch Series: Immigration Issues 101 for Startups and Small Businesses
- April 13, 2018 - FREE Labor & Employment Webinar: Trending Topics in Employment-Based Immigration Law
- August 14, 2017 - Dana Bucin to speak on Immigration, Visas & Trade at the Eastern Trade Council Board Meeting
- June 13, 2017 - Dana Bucin to present "Visa Options for International Students & Graduates"How Colleges Can Help."
- May 4, 2017 - Dana Bucin will present on Immigration Law and Its Current Enforcement to DCF Diversity Action Team
- April 27, 2017 - Dana Bucin presented on Standby Guardianships for Immigrant Parents
- March 21, 2017 - Dana Bucin presented on Visa Options After Graduations students
- February 8, 2017 - Dana Bucin Presenting on Immigration Options to Columbia University Foreign Students
Contact: Dana R. Bucin, Chair
Our Immigration Group provides comprehensive immigration services to corporate clients, small businesses and individual clients nationwide and internationally.
We advise clients as to their best options and assist them in preparing all petitions and applications for temporary visas or for permanent residence, including accompanying them to their scheduled immigration interview.
Our clients are universities, academic medical centers, hospitals, multinational corporations, small businesses, and research institutions, as well as individuals filing as investors, entrepreneurs, professionals, managers, extraordinary aliens, outstanding researchers or professors, and health care professionals.
Our experience includes counseling foreign investors and entrepreneurs on setting up businesses in the U.S. or investing in existing U.S. ventures and obtaining a visa or green card based on such investment or entrepreneurship pursuant to the E-2, L-1 “new office”, H-1B “entrepreneur” and EB-5 visa options.
In addition, Murtha Cullina’s immigration attorneys assist individuals seeking to reunite family members or file on behalf of family members for permanent residence or in applying for U.S. citizenship.
SERVICES
- Visas and green cards for foreign investors and entrepreneurs
- Visas and green cards for physicians, nurses and other health care workers
- Visas and green cards for managerial/ executive personnel or workers with specialized knowledge transferring from foreign affiliates to the U.S.
- Visas and green cards for professional/ skilled workers
- Visas for individuals of extraordinary ability in the fields of science, art, education, business and athletics
- Assistance with transfer of U.S. personnel to foreign countries
- I-9 verification compliance
- Counseling regarding avoiding unfair immigration-related employment practices
- Prevention and response to governmental audits and investigations
- Fiancé(e) visa, spouse visa and other family-based petitions
- Citizenship/ naturalization
- JD Supra Features Article by Dana Bucin on the H-1B Visa Lottery Season
- H-1B Lottery Season is Here: What It Means for You
- Dana Bucin Named Murtha Cullina's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair
- 37 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive 2023 Best Lawyers in America Recognitions
- March 15, 2022 - Connecticut Law Tribune: Murtha Cullina Immigration Attorney Seeks 'Travel Lane' for Ukrainians to United States
- January 1, 2022 - Murtha Cullina LLP Announces 2022 Promotions
- September 23, 2020 - Immigration Group News: Immigration-Related Filing Fees Are Going Up Considerably on October 2, 2020
- July 12, 2019 - Hartford Courant Article: Connecticut Immigrants, State Officials Bracing for Threat of Immigration Raids
- May 17, 2019 - Dana R. Bucin Awarded "Attorney of the Year Award"
- January 17, 2019 - Bloomberg Article: Foreign Students Sour on America, Jeopardizing a $39 Billion Industry
- November 8, 2018 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article: Visa Headaches Discourage Foreign Applicants to U.S. B-Schools
- September 7, 2018 - Immigration Group News: Recent Developments In Case Law And Policy Applicable To Immigrants And Their Employees
- June 28, 2018 - Juliana García-Uribe Joins Immigration Practice Group
- March 28, 2018 - Dana R. Bucin Appointed Honorary Consul of Romania to Connecticut
- January 19, 2018 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Foreign Entrepreneurs - The Facts
- January 12, 2018 - Hartford Courant Article: Cuban National Released From ICE Custody In Significant Immigration Win
- January 10, 2018 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Update on Status of Entrepreneurial Parole Program for Foreign Entrepreneurs
- October 12, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: New Lawsuit Seeks to Challenge Postponement/Rescission of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
- September 18, 2017 - Immigration Group News: Trump Administration Rescinds DACA - What Comes Next For Those Affected?
- July 24, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Visa Delay Uncertainties with the International Entrepreneur Parole Program
- July 24, 2017 - Dana Bucin featured in Hartford Business Journal Article, "Visa delay adds uncertainty for CT immigrant-entrepreneurs."
- July 24, 2017 - Dana Bucin Featured in Hartford Business Journal Article on Delayed Visa Program
- July 7, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: New Immigration Policies Lead to Decline in Foreign Student Applications at U.S. Universities
- June 30, 2017 - Immigration Group News: New Immigration Policies Lead to Decline in Foreign Student Applications at U.S. Universities
- June 21, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: U.S. Immigration Options for Foreign Medical Professionals and Healthcare Workers
- March 9, 2017 - Immigration Group News: USCIS to Suspend Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Cases
- March 7, 2017 - Immigration Group News: President Trump Signs New Travel Ban Executive Order
- February 2, 2017 - Immigration Group News: Trump's Executive Order on the Travel Ban
- February 2, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: Trump's Executive Order on the Travel Ban
- January 27, 2017 - Immigration Group News: H-1B Cap Season Has Officially Begun
- January 27, 2017 - ImmigrationLawInsights.com: H-1B Cap Season Has Officially Begun
- January 23, 2017 - Murtha Cullina LLP Adds Immigration Team
- March 26, 2019 - CTStartup Podcast: Dana Bucin and Immigration
- July 11, 2018: Connecticut Economic Resource Center Podcast: Overcoming Immigration Barriers for International Businesses
- February 28, 2018 - Dana Bucin Financial Management Network Interview: On the Immigration Frontlines - What You Need to Do
- March 9, 2017 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: New Rules For Employers Of Foreign Nationals
- January 28, 2017 - Dana Bucin Interviewed on MetroHartford Alliance 'Pulse of the Region' Radio Show About "Bringing the World to Connecticut"
- View a Replay of Murtha Cullina's Annual Labor and Employment Webinar
- Labor & Employment Group to Present Annual Labor & Employment Update Webinar
- Murtha Cullina Sponsors Romania National Day Celebration
- April 21, 2022 - Dana Bucin Presenting at the CBIA Economic Update on Role of Immigration in Providing Solutions to CT's Labor Shortages
- November 19, 2021 - Dana Bucin is a Panelist for the Visa Waiver Program for Romania at the 2021 Alianta Gala
- May 22, 2019 - Global BioTech: The EU/Central European/Polish Story
- April 24, 2019 - Law Lab Business Lunch Series: Immigration Issues 101 for Startups and Small Businesses
- April 13, 2018 - FREE Labor & Employment Webinar: Trending Topics in Employment-Based Immigration Law
- August 14, 2017 - Dana Bucin to speak on Immigration, Visas & Trade at the Eastern Trade Council Board Meeting
- June 13, 2017 - Dana Bucin to present "Visa Options for International Students & Graduates"How Colleges Can Help."
- May 4, 2017 - Dana Bucin will present on Immigration Law and Its Current Enforcement to DCF Diversity Action Team
- April 27, 2017 - Dana Bucin presented on Standby Guardianships for Immigrant Parents
- March 21, 2017 - Dana Bucin presented on Visa Options After Graduations students
- February 8, 2017 - Dana Bucin Presenting on Immigration Options to Columbia University Foreign Students