Tisha Chen is an experienced immigration attorney based in New York City, specializing in employment-based and family-based immigration law. She established her practice in Lower Manhattan in 1998 and has concentrated her legal work in employment-based immigration for over 19 years.

Ms. Chen handles a wide range of non-immigrant visas, including H-1B, L-1, O, P, TN, and E-3 categories, as well as immigrant petitions under EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 classifications. Notably, when the PERM system was first implemented in 2005, she was among the first group of attorneys to utilize the new system for her clients. Her extensive experience with the PERM system has enabled her to assist many businesses, both large and small, in obtaining the necessary Labor Certification approvals to secure their requisite workforce.

Throughout her career, Ms. Chen has represented a diverse array of businesses, ranging from single-employee small firms to large corporations with over a thousand employees. Her clients span various industries, including high-tech IT firms, structural engineering companies, financial institutions, professional corporations, and higher education institutions. The beneficiaries she has assisted come from varied backgrounds, such as researchers, teachers, engineers, designers, administrators, doctors, physical therapists, acupuncturists, registered nurses, lawyers, performing artists, painters, bankers, financial analysts, and IT specialists.

Representative Projects

• Successfully obtained H-1B visas for IT specialists in leading technology firms.

• Secured EB-1 immigrant petitions for distinguished researchers and professors at higher education institutions.

• Assisted structural engineering firms in acquiring L-1 visas for key managerial staff.

• Guided healthcare institutions through the process of obtaining labor certifications for registered nurses and physical therapists.

• Facilitated O visas for performing artists and entertainers in the creative industry.

  
  

Educational Background

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) – Yale University

  
  

Professional Qualifications

• Licensed Attorney in New York

  
  

Honors/Professional Affiliations

• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

• Active participant in immigration law seminars and workshops

• Recognized for contributions to employment-based immigration law

  
  

Publications

• Contributor to legal journals on employment-based immigration topics

• Speaker at industry events on immigration law and policy