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Miami Business Immigration Attorney

Rothrock Immigration Lawyer | Miami | Florida | USA

Miami Business Immigration Lawyer Carl Rothrock
Carl Rothrock is a Business Immigration Attorney in Miami, Florida.

Carl Rothrock is a Miami business immigration attorney, who has represented thousands of clients, including E2, L1 and EB5 applications. The firm’s specialty is business immigration, including forming regional centers, assisting investors in E2 treaty visas, L visas, and EB5 investment visas, and assisting employers and employees with EB1, EB2, and EB3 visas. In addition, Carl represents individuals in family based immigration services, such as K1 and K2 fiancée visas, marriage visas, I-130 relative visas, I-485 adjustment of status applications, and N-400 and 600 naturalization and citizenship proceedings. Further, the Rothrock Law Firm has successfully obtained waivers for inadmissibility, including unlawful presence, misrepresentation, fraud, and criminal acts.  All of the attorneys at the Rothrock Law Firm have been licensed for more than 25 years and all attorneys are rated AV Preemminent by Martindale Hubbell.

Awards, Recognitions, and Memberships

  • “AV Preeminent®, the highest ranking level of professional excellence, skill and integrity under the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating System
  • Perfect 10.0 score on AVVO.com, a lawyer rating and referral website
  • “Top Rated Lawyers in Florida, Immigration,” Lawyers of Distinction, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • “Immigration Lawyer of the Year,” Lawyer Monthly’s Legal Awards, 2022
  • “Nations Top One Percent,” the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • “The Top 10 Immigration Attorneys, Florida,”  Best of the Best Attorneys, 2020
  • “10 Top Immigration Attorneys, Florida,” the American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2019 and 2020, 2021
  • “Top 10 Immigration Attorneys, Florida,” Attorney and Practice Magazine, 2019 and 2020
  • “The Top Immigration Attorneys, Florida,” The Top 100 Lawyers, 2018
  • “Top Ranking Immigration Law Firms in Florida,” American Association of Attorney Advocates, 2020
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Member, Academy of International Business, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Recent Case Approvals

We received approvals in all of these categories in the last eighteen months:

  • EB1A, Extraordinary Ability Green Cards
  • EB1C, Executive Green Cards
  • EB2NIW, National Interest Waiver Green Cards
  • EB2, Advanced Degree Green Cards
  • EB3, Skilled Worker Green Cards
  • PERM labor certification
  • E2 Visas
  • E1 Visas
  • L1A Visas for Executives
  • L1B Visas for Specialized Skill Workers
  • H1B Specialty Occupation Visas
  • TN Visas for Canadians
  • 601 Waivers for fraud, criminal history, and unlawful presence
  • Citizenship Applications
  • Marriage Based Green Cards (adjustment of status and consular processing)
  • Family Based Green Cards
  • Fiancée Visas

Biography of Carl Rothrock | Miami Business Immigration Lawyer

Prior to practicing immigration law, Carl served as a complex litigation consultant to the defense teams of many Fortune 100 companies, including Shell Oil, British Petroleum, Chevron, Chesapeake Energy, Bank of America, UBS Bank of Switzerland, Johnson & Johnson, American Airlines, and Walmart. He has acted as counsel for over 800 clients in a defective product litigation involving defective construction materials.

Carl has always believed that success begins with hard work.  He started mowing orange groves for his father at the age of 8 and continued working for his father’s construction company through high school. Carl took extra classes throughout high school and graduated from high school at age 16.  While working two jobs in college, he saved enough money to attend law school without applying for a student loan.  He has developed residential and commercial real estate projects and understands the day to day frustrations faced by small business owners.

Carl is a licensed Certified Building Contractor in Florida and is a licensed attorney in the State of Texas. In addition, he is admitted to practice before all Immigration Courts in the United States and the Board of Immigration Appeals.  His unique background and qualifications have enabled him to guide foreign investors through the process of doing business in the United States.  Carl’s hobbies are scuba diving, boating, and rescuing animals.

To schedule a consultation, call the Rothrock Law Firm at (305) 677-9048.

Map of Miami Office:  8950 SW 74th Ct, Ste 2201, Miami, FL 33156

L1 Visa

L1 Visa | Rothrock Immigration Lawyer Miami

L1 Visas Miami | Rothrock Immigration Lawyer Miami

Carl Rothrock is a Miami business immigration attorney who files L1 visa applications.

L1 visas allow foreign companies to transfer its executives to the U.S. to work. Miami business immigration lawyer Carl Rothrock has filed numerous L1 petitions. Mr. Rothrock has represented thousands of immigration clients from more than 100 countries.  He specializes in investor visas, including L1 visas, E2 visas, and EB5 visas.  The L1 visa allows both large and small companies to expand their business and services to the United States.

L1 Visa for Intracompany Transferee Executives or Managers

    • L1(a) visas allow a manager or executive of a foreign company to work in the United States.
    • The foreign company must have employed the L1A visa holder  in an executive or managerial capacity continuously at least one year out of the past three years in the foreign country.
    • The maximum length of the L1A visa is seven years. The government grants the initial L1A visa for one year and then renews it in three year increments.
    • The L1A visa is flexible. The holder may travel back and forth between his or her home country and the United States. Unlike other types of visas, the holder is not required to live in the United States.
    • The L1 visa holder’s spouse and children under 21 may also accompany the visa holder. The children may attend school, and the spouse may work.
    • The L1A holder can apply for an EB1C green card after running the business for one year. The spouse and children can also get green cards.
    • The government does not require labor certification for the EB1C visa.

L1 Visa for Intracompany Transferees Requiring Specialized Knowledge

  • L1B visas allows  professional employees with specialized knowledge to work in the U.S.
  • The government issues the L1B visa for a maximum of five years. Usually, the initial L1B visa is issued for one year, and the extensions are issued for two years.
  • The L1 visa holder’s spouse and children may accompany the visa holder to the U.S. The children can attend public school, and the spouse can work.
  • The L1B visa is flexible. The holder may travel back and forth between his or her home country and the United States.
  • If the L1B visa holder wishes to apply for a green card, he or she may apply for an EB2 or EB3 green card. This process requires labor certification.

Blanket L1 Visa Applications

  • The “L1 Blanket Petition Program” allows large multi-national companies to transfer several employees at the same time.
  • The L1 holder must leave the United States for a minimum of one year and must work for the foreign operation of the U.S. company before becoming eligible to reapply for an L visa.

To speak to an experienced immigration attorney in Miami who handles L Visas call Rothrock Immigration Lawyer Miami today at (305) 677-9048.