• Luke Galland works on employment-based and general business immigration law matters, assisting companies across a variety of industries in securing immigrant and nonimmigrant work visas, temporary work authorizations, and employment-based permanent residence status for their employees.

    Luke brings five years of experience in business immigration to his work on behalf of clients. Prior to joining Kramer Levin, he handled immigration matters at two New York City-based global law firms. He also served, during law school, as a law clerk for the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project of Brooklyn Defender Services.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2019
      • Managing Editor, International Comparative Policy and Ethics Law Review
      • Immigration Law Field Clinic
    • B.S., Psychology and Sociology, University of Colorado, 2014

    Bar Admissions

    • New York, 2020

    Professional Affiliations

    • AILA Media and Advocacy Committee, NY Chapter, Co-Chair 

    Focus Areas

  • Perspectives

    • Client Alerts
      Oct. 02, 2024
      Registration for 2026 Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Opens Oct. 2, 2024
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    • Client Alerts
      July 30, 2024
      USCIS Announces It Will Be Making a Second Round of Selections From Registrations Submitted in the FY25 H-1B Lottery
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    • Client Alerts
      May 14, 2024
      Upcoming Changes to Kramer Levin’s Immigration Tracker System and Results of the FY25 H-1B Lottery
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    • Client Alerts
      Feb. 26, 2024
      USCIS Will Launch Enhanced, Upgraded MyUSCIS Account
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    • Client Alerts
      Feb. 14, 2024
      USCIS Issues Final Rules Increasing Filing Fees and Premium Processing Fees
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    • Client Alerts
      Feb. 07, 2024
      US Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces H-1B Cap Registration Period
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    • Client Alerts
      Jan. 11, 2024
      Pilot Program To Renew Certain H-1B Visas in the United States Begins on Jan. 29, 2024
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    • Client Alerts
      Oct. 03, 2023
      Registration for 2025 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery Opens Oct. 4, 2023 Israel Added to the Visa Waiver Program
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    • Client Alerts
      July 28, 2023
      DHS Updates Form I-9 and Announces Flexible Alternatives to the Employment Eligibility Verification Process for E-Verify Participants
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    • Client Alerts
      July 27, 2023
      USCIS Announces It Will Be Making a Second Round of Selections From Registrations Submitted in the FY24 H-1B Lottery
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    • Client Alerts
      July 06, 2023
      With Temporary I-9 Flexibilities Due to Sunset, Employers Must Complete Physical Inspection of I-9 Documents by Aug. 30, 2023
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    • Seminar
      June 06, 2023
      Navigating Corporate Immigration in a Post-Pandemic Landscape
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    • Client Alerts
      March 23, 2023
      USCIS Announces a New Process for Obtaining Temporary Proof of LPR Status
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    • Client Alerts
      March 08, 2023
      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces a Phase-In of Premium Processing and New Online-Filing Procedures for Certain F-1 Students Seeking OPT or STEM OPT Extensions
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    • Client Alerts
      Feb. 02, 2023
      USCIS Announces H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Upcoming FY24 Cap Season
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    • Client Alerts
      Jan. 30, 2023
      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Settles Lawsuit Regarding Adjudication of I-539 and I-765 Applications for H-4 and L-2 Dependents That Are Filed Concurrently With I-129 Extensions for Principal Applicant
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    • Client Alerts
      Jan. 18, 2023
      Recent Developments in Business Immigration Law
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    • Client Alerts
      Sept. 30, 2022
      USCIS Extends Automatic Green Card Validity to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals | Registration for 2024 Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Opens Oct. 5, 2022
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    • Client Alerts
      Sept. 22, 2022
      CBP Begins Elimination of Entry Stamps to Travelers Upon Arrival
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    • Articles
      Dec. 31, 2019
      The Responsibility to Protect as Applied to Asylum Seekers in the United States
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