George Maxwell

About George Maxwell

I advise businesses, investors, students, churches, & post-secondary colleges on immigration. Recognized as one of the top Minnesota Lawyers in immigration in the Minnesota Monthly Notable Successes-Approval of an IGA Waiver of 212(e) 2 year home country residency by the USDA for a former J-1 researcher, who had received a Fulbright Scholarship-Approval of an EB Immigrant Petition (I-140) for an Entrepreneur of Extraordinary Ability in IT based on a track record of success in the entrepreneur’s home country-Approval of an EB Immigrant Petitions (I-140) based on National Interest Waiver: for an IT Entrepreneur; & for an Investment Banker-Approval of an EB Immigrant Petition (I-140) for a Transferred Executive/Manager involving a relatively new small privately-held U.S. subsidiary-Approval of F-1 SEVIS re-certification for a non-accredited college after challenge to the college\'s evidence that its credits were accepted by accredited colleges-Approval of 212(d)(3) waiver of inadmissibility for an investor involving a bar for unlawful presence-A number of notable successes in E-2s, H-1Bs, L-1s, TNs, E-3s, R-1s, and with Labor Certifications & I-140 immigrant petitions, that are too numerous to list, including a successful appeal to the Administrative Appeal Office.Common Practice Areas-E-2s for investors, executives, & essential skills employees -Intercompany transferred managers/executives (L-1A) & specialized knowledge (L-1B), including new office L-1 petitions & petitions with Chinese parent-H-1Bs for different professional specialty occupations with different sized employers-Labor Certification & I-140 sponsorship EB3 & EB2-Extraordinary ability, transferred executives/managers, & NIW - I-140 petitions-F-1 Certification for colleges & schools, student visas, OPT, CPT, & STEM OPT-TNs, E-3s, H-2s, R-1s & others; waivers of inadmissibility & of 212(e) 2 year home country residency; complex visa issues; outbound non-US employee transfers; mergers & acquisitions; general immigration compliance & I-9 compliance issues.

Experience

1. Attorney

   Borene Law Firm - U.S. & Global Immigration

   May 2008 — Present

   Business, Investor, and Family ImmigrationEmployer Immigration Enforcement & Compliance

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law

  J.D.

  1998 — 2001

• Moscow State Linguistic University

  None, Russian Language

  1996 — 1997

• Central City High School

  Diploma

  1989 — 1993

• Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

  Summer Russian Language Program

  1998 — 1998

• University of Northern Iowa

  B.A., Russian Language & Political Science

  1993 — 1998