Which companies and individuals may benefit from the Tesla mega-factory's big move to Texas.

On April 7, Tesla held a Cyber Rodeo opening celebration in Austin for its new global headquarters, Gigafactory Texas. Tesla has officially realized the layout of six factories across Asia, America, and Europe. The celebration featured a spectacular drone show, and the latest promotional video features several Tesla cars and Texas cowboys riding together on the ranch surrounding the factory.

Today, Texas is uniquely positioned to attract investors from both within and outside the United States. As the second-largest state in the U.S., Texas is the nation's center for energy and world-leading oilfield apparatus manufacturing and the U.S. petrochemical industry. It is home to many manufacturing giants due to its low tax policies, real estate advantages, and the availability of a highly qualified workforce. In addition, Texas has the most developed medical industry in the nation, with the most extensive and most important research and treatment institutions globally and a well-developed education industry that ensures the best education and medical conditions for the children and families of outsiders.

Since 2011, Nguyen & Chen LLP,?with headquarters in Houston, Texas, has been providing legal services to Chinese companies, including Chinese public companies, U.S. public companies, industry giants, shipping companies, and other companies in the first quarter of 2022, providing work visas for their executives. These companies have bought land in Texas to build factories, overseas warehouses, and data centers. Products are shipped to other states in the U.S. and South America via Houston's ports, well-connected highways, and easy access to airlines. By sourcing local raw materials from the U.S., utilizing Chinese technology, and bringing in Chinese high-tech talent, we are able to sell high-quality products to the U.S. and South American markets, generating revenue for the company and completing its global presence.

The U.S. has always welcomed foreign companies to invest in the U.S. It has established two categories of work visas, L1A and L1B, to meet the needs of executives and senior technical staff.?At present, the U.S. economy is recovering, and the manufacturing industry is returning, which provides some preferential measures from the government level and has a strong demand for the introduction of talents. Chinese companies can go to the U.S. not only to recruit employees in the U.S. but also to dispatch their senior management and senior technical staff to the U.S. They can train local engineers and workers, introduce the management system of Chinese companies, integrate and optimize it with local regulations and customs in the U.S., use the management strengths of Chinese companies, and give greater play to the advantages of human resources.

USCIS petitions for L1A and L1B materials are becoming increasingly stringent as the number of out-of-state business petitions increases. This places a higher demand on the professionalism of the attorney. The attorney needs to communicate very closely with the corporate applicant and understand the client's daily work, monitor the continuity of the applicant's status including first-time application, renewal, labor certification processing, and green card application. Each step of which requires different requirements for the corporation and further requirements for the applicant. The applicant's status in the U.S. must be consistent because the applicant needs to be able to serve the company for a long time, get the management and technology of the company on the right track, and ensure the sustainability of the company's operation. In 2022, all of Nguyen & Chen LLP’s L1 applications were approved in one go, with no additions. We have accumulated a wealth of experience and methods in preparing the documents for USCIS approval. Please feel free to contact us at the contact information below for consultation and evaluation.

For more details, or to schedule a consultation, please call Nguyen & Chen, LLP at 832-767-0339 or 713-818-8866 and request to speak with Fan Chen’s team.

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Fan Chen

Attorney Fan Chen, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Nguyen & Chen, LLP, leads the firm’s Employment & Immigration Division and Corporate Division. With extensive legal experience, Fan has represented many companies and individuals in a wide range of #immigration, #employment, and corporate legal matters.

The corporate clients represented by Fan comprise a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, construction, steel manufacturing, food processing, sanitation, grocery chains, hospitality, medicine, and engineering. His corporate clientele includes the world’s largest special steel manufacturer, one of the largest swimming pool construction service companies in the U.S., and the largest sucker rod manufacturer in China.

Whether you are forming a new company, or a veteran in your field, Fan and our corporate law team can meet your needs beyond expectation. Contact our firm today at (832) 767-0339 to schedule a consultation with Fan’s Executive Assistant, Crystal.

Earvin Chionglo

Attorney and Partner, Earvin Chionglo is an expert in immigration, corporate, and employment law. His immigration practice focuses on obtaining employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for corporate clients and professionals including H-1b, L-1, PERM, E-2, E-3, EB-1C, EB-1A, NIW, TN, and so forth. Additionally, Earvin also assists corporate clients with extensive I-9 audits, and individuals with obtaining family-based visas.

Educated at The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Houston Law Center, Earvin’s vast knowledge and experience is highly valued at Nguyen & Chen, LLP.

Contact our office today at (832) 767-0339 to schedule a consultation with Earvin.