Immigration Planning and Compliance Practice Chair Maria Casablanca was quoted in Bloomberg BNA for the publication’s June 14 coverage of the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Casablanca spoke during the San Francisco event about the immigration outlook for foreign entrepreneurs seeking to undertake new U.S. ventures, or simply conduct certain business activities in the country. In particular, she focused on the immigration paths available to the entreprenurial class, be they temporary avenues or long-term visas. 

Bloomberg BNA wrote, “A B-1 business visitor visa also can work for some entrepreneurs, but ‘you can fit it in only in certain situations,’ Maria Casablanca of Akerman LLP in Miami said.

“The temporary visa allows for certain limited, business-related activity such as conducting independent research and negotiating contracts, but it doesn’t allow the person to work, she said.”