Daytona Beach Attorneys Providing Experienced Help With Employment-Based Immigration

Last updated on April 29, 2026

Coming to the United States to work or drawing upon the global workforce to fill a critical role in your enterprise, can offer exciting prospects for the future. However, navigating the American immigration system can be intimidating. Whether you are an employer or an employee, you need trusted, comprehensive legal advice.

If you are ready to hire a foreign national for a job based in the United States, or if you are coming to America and have a job lined up with a sponsoring employer, the law firm of Vedder & Jattan, P.A., can help with the work visa process. Our firm’s Daytona Beach employment-based immigration lawyers have helped thousands of people – employers and employees alike – to secure employment-based green cards to work in the U.S. and establish permanent residence. We handle all categories of employment-based immigrant visas.

When you choose our law firm, you will benefit from the team approach we take to these cases. Your case will be overseen by an experienced attorney with a concentration in employment-based immigration law, and a paralegal, and supported by our other staff. We believe in hands-on management and efficient resolution of immigration matters.

At Vedder & Jattan, P.A., our Daytona Beach employment immigration lawyers work with business-related clients throughout Florida and across the United States. Call today at 386-675-0872.

Understanding Employment-Based Visas And Green Cards

Immigration law is all we do. In addition to helping businesses hire immigrants as employees, our attorneys have successfully represented tech workers, medical professionals, educators, investors and other foreign nationals with desirable skills and credentials who wish to work in the United States. Clients benefit from our deep focus in this fast-changing area of law.

For many immigrants, a “green card” tied to employment is a first step on the path to permanent residency. We have experience with all five “preference” classifications for employment-based green cards:

• EB-1 (First Preference) – Individuals with extraordinary ability or accomplishments in science, education, business or the arts, including professors and researchers in those fields.
• EB-2 (Second Preference) – Individuals with advanced degrees (master’s degree or equivalent) and exceptional ability in science, education, business or arts.
• EB-3 (Third Preference) – Professionals who have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, skilled workers with at least two years of training and experience, and certain unskilled workers with special experience.
• EB-4 (Fourth Preference) – “Special immigrants” such as religious workers and foreign nationals who have been employed by the U.S. government in other countries.
• EB-5 (Fifth Preference) – Investors and entrepreneurs who start businesses in the United States or make substantial investments in U.S. businesses, if the investment creates full-time jobs.

To obtain immigrant visas with one of the above statuses, applicants must be sponsored by a U.S. employer or academic institution that has extended a job offer. Following the process for these visas can be complicated for both stateside employers and foreign nationals. We assist employers and potential employees in completing the paperwork and clearing any obstacles to immigration, including labor certification (PERM).

Nonimmigrant Work Visas

Not all immigration-related work experiences in the United States are intended to result in permanent residency. Our firm also has extensive experience helping individuals, and the employers that may sponsor them, obtain temporary work visas (nonimmigrant visas), in the following categories:

• H1B and H3 visas for specialty occupations and trainees in those fields
• O-1 visas for entertainers, athletes and others with extraordinary abilities in science, education, arts, sports or business
• L visas for intracompany transfers of executives or skilled workers to work at a U.S. affiliate or subsidiary
• R-1 visas for religious workers
• E-1 and E-2 visas for treaty traders and treaty investors

Our skilled Daytona Beach employment-based immigration attorneys have also assisted these clients in petitioning to adjust their status to lawful permanent resident (green card) after living and working in the United States.

How To Obtain Labor Certification And File A Petition

If you want to sponsor a foreign national for permanent employment in the United States, you must follow a clear federal process. For most EB-2 and EB-3 cases, that process begins with labor certification and continues with filing Form I-140.

What Is Labor Certification?

Labor certification, often called PERM, is handled by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Through this process, you must show that:

• No qualified, willing and available U.S. workers can fill the job.
• Hiring foreign workers will not harm the wages or working conditions of U.S. workers in similar roles.

You must first conduct the required recruitment. This usually includes placing job ads and posting a notice of the position. You must review all applicants in good faith and keep detailed records.

After completing recruitment, you file ETA Form 9089 with the Department of Labor. The DOL may approve the case, deny it or request more information through an audit. Careful preparation helps avoid delays and costly mistakes.

What Is Form I-140?

After the DOL certifies the position, you file Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Through the I-140 petition, you must prove that:

• You have a permanent, full-time job offer.
• The role fits within the correct employment-based category.
• The worker meets the job requirements.
• Your company can pay the offered wage.

If USCIS approves the petition and a visa number is available, the worker may apply for permanent residence.

How Vedder & Jattan, P.A., Helps Employers

At Vedder & Jattan, P.A., we guide employers through each step of the PERM and I-140 process.

We help you:

• Define job duties and minimum requirements
• Conduct compliant recruitment
• Prepare and file ETA Form 9089
• Respond to audits or requests for evidence
• Document your ability to pay
• File Form I-140 accurately and on time

Employment-based immigration requires strict compliance with federal rules. Our firm works closely with your leadership or HR team to reduce risk and keep your case moving forward.

Reuniting Families After Employment-Based Immigration

We understand how hard it is to be separated from your family while working in America. Our legal team takes great pride in helping immigrants and nonimmigrants bring their spouses and children to the United States after they have established roots in the United States.

Our legal team is laser-focused on finding lawful routes to family reunion, even as the United States has changed its policies on certain programs in recent years and continues to make changes to immigration programs frequently. Professional legal guidance helps you understand your options and saves you time and money.

Get Help From A Board-Certified Immigration Lawyer

Attorney David Vedder has devoted his legal career to helping people navigate the U.S. immigration system and helping businesses hire qualified professionals from the global talent pool. He is certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in Immigration and Nationality Law. Mr. Vedder is AV* peer-review rated and has been named to the Florida Super Lawyers list since 2007.

We work with global workers and their stateside employment sponsors across Florida and throughout the United States. Call our Daytona Beach law office at 386-675-0872 to arrange a consultation.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.