{"id":622,"date":"2014-05-30T00:30:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T00:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/?p=622"},"modified":"2017-07-31T08:38:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:38:44","slug":"roy-watson-l-1a-visas-rfes-and-the-matter-of-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/roy-watson-l-1a-visas-rfes-and-the-matter-of-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Watson: L-1A Visas, RFEs and the &#8216;Matter of Z&#8217; (Ep. 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">In this episode we talk to Immigration Attorney\u00a0Roy Watson\u00a0L-1A visas, difficulties with USCIS, and the &#8216;Matter of Z&#8217;.<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2861049\/height\/90\/width\/1080\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"1080\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roy-Watson.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-623\" src=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roy-Watson.jpg\" alt=\"Roy Watson\" width=\"331\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roy-Watson.jpg 331w, https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roy-Watson-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roy-Watson-264x200.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a>Roy J. Watson, Jr. is a graduate of Brandeis University (B.A. Economics), Boston College School of Law (J.D.), and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A). Roy has been assisting businesses and individuals solve complex business immigration questions for almost 40 years. He focuses on employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions for companies of all sizes, including hospitals, high tech\/bio tech, architects, CPAs and Attorneys. Roy is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this episode you will hear:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What the immigration landscape was like almost 40 years ago<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Roy&#8217;s passion and how he puts that to use for his clients<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>L-1A visa requirements (and what is not required)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>L-1A\u00a0Request For Evidence\u00a0rate<em> (hint: it is more than you think)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Matter of Z&#8217;, setting a precedent to standardize what Immigration needs for an L-1A visa\u00a0<\/strong><b>petition\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>The double edged sword of premium processing\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roy\u00a0shares with us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>His involvement with the <a title=\"Cambridge Innovation Center\" href=\"http:\/\/cic.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambridge Innovation Center<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Business Advice: <strong>Never be afraid to buy file cabinets. \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His personal habits that he\u00a0attributes to his\u00a0success:<strong>\u00a0Thorough Preparation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Parting Thoughts:<strong>\u00a0Immigration Reform needs to happen and it will happen.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we talk to Immigration Attorney\u00a0Roy Watson\u00a0L-1A visas, difficulties with USCIS, and the &#8216;Matter of Z&#8217;. &nbsp; Roy J. Watson, Jr. is a graduate of Brandeis University (B.A. Economics), Boston College School of Law (J.D.), and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A). 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