Cheryl Longo

Senior Immigration Specialist @Populus Group

Troy, MI, US

Senior Immigration Specialist II, Populus Group, LLC. Troy, MI 2017 – Present• Compose client letters, support letters, RFE responses to USCIS.• Connect with visa holders and asses their visa situation for cost and speed to market.• Ability to build relationships with recruiters, account managers and Legal teams.• Track vital case information and provide updates for contractors and clients. • Responsible for producing visa expiration reports to guide clients on cases that needed to be filed in a timely manner. • Provide prevailing wage, LCA’s, and estimated filing dates.• Responsible for withdrawing LCA’s with DOL for H1b contractors to prevent bench payouts for the company. • Managed our OPT STEM program working with students and universities to complete ICE compliance for the work authorization of each student. • Set clear expectations to the client and student on the processes that were needed for each case with a timeframe.• Trained our ecosystem on the process of opt stem students and why it\'s necessary they are flagged, provided with a compliant mentor, and updated in the payroll system.• Trained our recruiters and sales team this process and now it is a selling feature when they go to vendors. Hi