Niles Lang

You are alreadyextraordinary.I build the proof.

Extraordinary ability green cards for professionals who have already delivered results in their field and are still held back by their immigration status.

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30+ years · EB-1A and EB-3 · Wall Street, New York
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The Pain

You trained your own supervisor.

You took the lower salary to gain experience. You taught what you know to the person who got promoted instead of you. And you stayed exactly where you were. You sacrificed immediate gain for long term growth.

In your case, promotion depends on a document before it depends on merit.

The Turn

What changes when
merit decides again

With permanent residence approved, you negotiate from the position of someone the market wants, without depending on sponsorship to stay in the country.

My clients see salary increases of

30% to 120%within six months of approval.
Clients holding their approved documents in front of the Department of Homeland Security seal
DA · Product manager, banking

Recruited by one of the three largest banks in the United States to lead product development and liaise with the Federal Reserve. He came from a bank where he built the emergency relief lending programs with the lowest default rate among the country's twenty largest institutions.

A 30% increase within three months of approval.

Identified by initials at the client's request, given the level of discretion required of those who work directly with the Federal Reserve.

Siddesh Mahadik · Financial services

Came through the UBS and Credit Suisse merger and now holds a position at JPMorgan Chase.

A 55% increase in base salary.

The Objection

They told you your case
was impossible.

They probably did. It is what most of my clients heard before they came to me.

For over thirty years I have built cases for

  • athletes
  • graphic artists
  • artisans
  • programmers
  • high technology product designers

Whoever told you that rarely knows what you do. They know one field, they evaluate your case as if it belonged to that field, and they conclude there is not enough material. The material exists. It sits where that person does not know to look.

No case is the same. All of them had the same problem: no one knew how to translate what they did.

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If it is not approved the first time, the second one is on me.

I do not charge for the second attempt in the rare instance when a case is not approved on the first. This is ANOTHER FACTOR that differentiates mine from other firms. It is what separates me from most of the attorneys you will consult. I am an attorney with "skin in the game" who has every incentive to get it done right the first time.

Practice

Where I practice

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Career and permanent residence

For professionals who want to turn what they have already built into autonomy.

EB-1A: green card through extraordinary ability, with no sponsor required.

EB-3: green card through professional and skilled labor qualification, with employer sponsorship.

If you are Indian or Chinese, read this.

The EB-1A queue exists for both countries. What most people do not know is that an older Priority Date, from a case your (perhaps previous) employer started years ago, can usually be carried over. It is worth up to fourteen years of the queue and allows your case to be processed in as little as thirty days.

See what each process requires

Defense and the right to stay

For those who need to protect their right to remain in the country.

Removal Defense: defense in deportation proceedings.

Unlawful Presence Waiver: waiver of unlawful presence.

Political Asylum and Withholding of Removal: protection from persecution.

See what each process requires

Niles Lang with a client family holding their approved card
Proof

Who has come through this office

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Arun Chattopadyay

Chief water purification engineer, more than ninety patents, professor of post doctoral courses. Retained by the United States government after September 11 to protect the nation's water supply. He consulted with the president every two weeks. Now retired, in his native India.

Himanshu Koshe

Vice president at Coursera. He controls more than sixty percent of the products leaving the organization, which in turn and consequently dominates online learning globally.

Sneha Mathew

Google. She built the algorithm that evaluates and approves the onboarding of applications on Google’s platform. Her employer “only sponsors coders.” With the blessing of the CEO of Viacom, Ms. Mathew prevailed upon leadership to support her self-petition.

Pedro Mauro Dias

Commercial graphic designer. Client list includes Pillsbury, Ford, Fiat, Chrysler and Exxon. Mr. Dias was one of perhaps three such artists at this level who were “old school” and did their renderings “by hand” and not with the use of technology/AI.

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A client holding his approval notice
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Conversion

How we start

  1. 01STEP 1

    Schedule the consultation

    Including weekends and evenings.
    Cognizant of the demands on high level clients - including the need for utmost discretion, I can meet after hours as per the client’s stated needs.

  2. 02STEP 2

    Gather your documents

    The full list for each process is published here on the site.
    You know what to gather before our first conversation.

  3. 03STEP 3

    Define the scope

    We agree in writing on what the work includes and what it does not, before we begin.
    No billing surprises along the way.

  4. 04STEP 4

    Work in regular sessions

    For the period your type of case requires.
    Continuous follow through until the decision.

How long an EB-1A takes

Preparation: about 150 days. Those who arrive with organized material take far less. Those in the middle of a large project, or who still need to satisfy the continuity requirement in their role, can take eight to eleven months to file.

Government decision: from fifteen days, with premium processing.

The EB-3 runs through three stages and takes two to almost four years. Defense matters vary by case. Full timelines are detailed under each process.

Every consultation is with me.

All legal services, including every consultation, are provided directly by the attorney. No substantive legal work is ever performed by a paralegal at any point in the process.

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Niles Lang, Esq.

75 Wall Street, Suite 26 "I"
New York, NY 10005
(212) 361-6401

Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French.