Colleen DiSanto, Immigration Attorney at DiSanto & DiSanto, PLC, Bio 480-551-7020

Colleen DiSanto, Immigration Attorney
7702 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite # 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Biography:	Articles: “Employer/Employee & Family Conflicts of Interest”, Arizona State Bar, March 2006 "Models and Styles of Lawyering", Arizona State Bar, June 2006 "Alien Trafficking and Human Smuggling Offenses", Arizona State Bar Convention, Seminar Co- Chair, June 2006 "Fundamentals of Immigration Law", Arizona State Bar Convention, Seminar Co-Chair, June 2007 "Immigration Update/Local Procedural Tricks of the Trade", Arizona State Bar, June 2007 "Office Start-Up and Business Development from an Immigration Perspective", Arizona State Bar, May 2010
College:	Villanova University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1998
Law School:	Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2001
Membership:	State Bar of Arizona, Chair of Immigration Section, 2005-2007; State Bar of Arizona, Past-Chair of Immigration Section, 2008; American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2005-Present.
Admitted:	2001, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Military:	n.a.
Practice Area:	Employment-Based Immigration Services: We assist individuals, businesses owners, and human resources departments in complying with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of Labor (DOL) regulations. Our firm's clients include a broad range of industries and sectors including local government, various engineering fields, software, IT consulting, health care, biotechnology, colleges, architecture, financial services, publishing, manufacturing, construction, food services, produce companies, and transportation. We also work to obtain employment visas and green cards for individuals in an efficient and cost- effective manner. Small Businesses, corporations, and individuals rely on DiSanto & DiSanto, PLC for assistance with seeking temporary and permanent employment visas such as: B-1 Visitor Visas: The B-1 (Business Visitor) visa is available to visitors coming to the U.S. temporarily for business. Nationals of certain countries may be eligible under the Visa Waiver Program to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa. E-1/E-2 Treaty Trader and Investor Visas: Investors and traders and their employees may receive visas to carry on their businesses in the U.S. if their home country has a commercial treaty with the US conferring visa eligibility. H-1B Specialty Occupation Visas: Professional workers with at least a bachelor's degree/equivalent work experience may be eligible for a non-immigrant visa if their employers can demonstrate that they are to be paid at least the prevailing wage for the position. J-1 and Q-1 Exchange Visitor Visas: Persons coming to the U.S. in an approved exchange program may be eligible for the J-1 Exchange Visitor's visa. J-1 programs often cover students, short-term scholars, business trainees, teachers, professors and research scholars, specialists, international visitors, government visitors, camp counselors and au pairs. L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas: L-1 visas are available to executives, managers and specialized knowledge employees transferring to their employer's U.S. affiliate. Executives and managers holding L-1 visas may be eligible for permanent residency without the need for a labor certification. O-1 Extraordinary Ability Worker Visas: The O-1 category is available to foreign nationals with extraordinary ability. This includes entertainers, athletes, scientists, and businesspersons. P-1 Artists and Athletes Visas: This category covers athletes, artists and entertainers. TN Status under the North American Free Trade Agreement: A special category has been set up for nationals of Canada and Mexico under the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement. EB-1 Foreign Nationals of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professors and Researchers and Multinational Executives and Managers: Individuals in this category can petition for permanent residency without having to go through the time consuming labor certification process. EB-2 Workers with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability in the Sciences, Arts or Business: Visa holders in this category normally must have a job offer and the potential employer must complete the labor certification process. The labor certification involves a testing of the job market to demonstrate that the potential visa holder is not taking a job away from a U.S. worker. In cases where an individual can show that his entry is in the national interest, the job offer and labor certification requirements can be waived. EB-3 Skilled Workers and Professionals: Visa holders in this category normally must have a job offer and the potential employer must complete the labor certification process. I-9 Compliance, Audits, Consulting