Shahzad R Khan

Shahzad R. Khan is an accomplished attorney/litigator. He has over ten-years of experience in the practice of law in Immigration, domestic relations, estate planning, and corporate matters. He is experienced in civil litigation and an author of several published articles on family law issues. Over the course of his career, Shahzad has honed his highly strategic legal skills by successfully litigating and settling numerous cases involving family law issues in Texas and Illinois.
Moreover, Shahzad is well experienced and versed in the areas of Employment and Family Based Immigration. He has prepared and overseen the preparation of Employment Based Non-immigrant visas, including H-1B, L1-A, L-1B, TN, and E-2 Petitions and handled all Requests for Evidence related to them. Moreover, he is well versed in Family Based Immigration, including Green Card Processing, Naturalization, Asylum, Fiancé visas, DACA, and Waivers. He has represented individuals, medium sized companies and multinational corporations.

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Illinois

Since 2004

Texas

Since 2011

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

J.D.

Honors: Moot Court Board Dean's List

University of Texas - Arlington

B.S.

Honors: Cum Laude

State Bar of Texas

Member

Current

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

Current

Chicago Bar Association

Member

Current

Q. I have completed a MS in petroleum engineering and working under OPT in a laboratory. Can I apply as a chemist for H1B.

October 28, 2015

A: First you cannot self petition for the H1B. Your employer will need to file for you. A discussion will have to be had between your employer and your employer's immigration attorney to determine the appropriate job title under which your case needs to be filed. A review of Onet and the Occupational Outlook Handbook will have to be made to determine this appropriate occupational category. Job duties will be needed to determine this occupational category. A chemist may be the correct occupational category or may not be. It will depend on your duties. Some of the job duties of petroleum engineer may overlap with a chemist. In that circumstance you may not need to show anything more than your education and the project details as to what you will be working on with your employer. However, I have seen circumstances arise where an RFE is issued where the education and the proffered position do not necessarily look like a match and the officer reviewing the petition does not see how the education and proffered field are related. In these circumstances, an expert evaluation can be sought to show how your education fits the proffered position. ... Read More