Abtin Bahador

Abtin is an Associate at Ryan Swanson, working primarily in the firm’s Immigration practice group.

Abtin’s experience includes advising employers and beneficiaries on issues such as travel, visa renewals, short and long-term strategies, and compliance with federal laws. He has prepared petitions for individuals of extraordinary ability and multinational managers (EB-1), as well as navigating all stages of the PERM Labor Certification process (EB-2 and EB-3) from initial analysis, recruitment, filing, and audit response for professional, non-professional, and Schedule A positions. He also has extensive knowledge in preparing non-immigrant applications for adjudication with USCIS, CBP, and consulates.

In particular, Abtin enjoys working with entrepreneurs to strategize how to access the U.S. market using the E-1 Treaty Trader and E-2 Treaty Investor visa options.

Abtin previously spent 5 years serving corporate clients at a business immigration firm including technology companies, Fortune 500 companies, and one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S.

Speaking Engagements

• “How Foreign-owned Companies Can Bring Workers to the U.S. Using E-Visas” (September 2022)
• “AILA Athletics, Culture, Entertainment, and Science (ACES) & Business Hot Topics” (October 2021)
• University of Washington Student Legal Services (September 2021)
• “WSBA Immigration Law Introductory and Advanced Topics CLE” (August 2021)
• “Doing Business in the U.S.A.” (August 2021)
• “Nailing Down the Basics – A Comprehensive Introduction to Immigration Law” (February 2021)
• 2020 NW Regional Immigration Law Conference (September 2020)
• “Doing Business in the U.S.A.” (November 2018)

Languages

• English (Fluent)
• Spanish (Conversational)
• Farsi (Understanding)