Ricardo Abend Van Dalen

Senior Attorney

Ricardo is a Senior Attorney at EIG, where he manages labor certification and immigrant visa matters (PERM, EB-2, EB-3), as well as I-485 Adjustment of Status matters (both employment-based and family-based). 

Ricardo also has wide-ranging experience with National Interest Waivers (NIW) and nonimmigrant visa matters (H-1B, TN, E-3). 

Education:

Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor
University of Georgia, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, magna cum laude

Languages:

English, Spanish

Admitted to:

Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
American Bar Association (ABA)

Articles and Publications:

“Hiring Highly Qualified Foreign Workers Might Get Much Harder”, Bloomberg Law | Haines, Christina; Callan, Emily; Abend, Ricardo (March 17, 2025)

 

Ricardo is a Senior Attorney at EIG, where he manages labor certification and immigrant visa matters (PERM, EB-2, EB-3), as well as I-485 Adjustment of Status matters (both employment-based and family-based). 

Ricardo also has wide-ranging experience with National Interest Waivers (NIW) and nonimmigrant visa matters (H-1B, TN, E-3). 

Ricardo Abend Van Dalen

Senior Attorney

Education:

Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor
University of Georgia, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, magna cum laude

Languages:

English, Spanish

Admitted to:

Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
American Bar Association (ABA)

Articles and Publications:

“Hiring Highly Qualified Foreign Workers Might Get Much Harder”, Bloomberg Law | Haines, Christina; Callan, Emily; Abend, Ricardo (March 17, 2025)