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November 20, 2025 | Switzerland Switzerland: Unchanged Quotas in 2026
November 21, 2025 | Costa RicaCosta Rica: Resolution Published Adjusting Certain Visa and Entry Rules
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November 21, 2025 | OmanOman: New Cultural Visa and Cultural Residence Permit Introduced
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Lauren is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Salt Lake City office, where she partners with clients to develop and implement business immigration solutions. She counsels corporate clients on employment-based permanent residence application processes, with a focus on PERM labor certification, and nonimmigrant visas. Lauren has experience representing clients of all sizes in various industries, including media, entertainment, finance, construction, information technology, pharmaceutical and healthcare services.

Lauren’s pro bono experience has included volunteering at citizenship application workshops for Asian Americans Advancing Justice, where she helped attendees assess and verify eligibility for citizenship and prepare applications. She also served as a volunteer attorney at legal clinics sponsored by the local bar associations where she provided legal advice to community members on various immigration issues.

Lauren speaks English and Korean.

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2008
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, B.A., 2003

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Bar Admissions: New York, New Jersey, California

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

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Listed in Chambers USA, 2025

Named to Utah Business Legal Elite, 2024

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UK Government Affairs Strategy Director Shuyeb Muquit examines the UK’s evolving immigration framework, outlining recent reforms, upcoming consultations and the key areas where business can help shape the system’s future direction.

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Gazeta Prawna: Cyfrowy odwrót. Wojewodowie chcą odzyskać kontrolę nad kolejkami

Partner Karolina Schiffter explains why Poland has paused online residence permit bookings and returned to paper-based submissions.

Learn more

Blog post

Swiss Immigration Quotas for 2026: What Employers and Workers Need to Know

Senior Manager Ana Bessa Santos outlines Switzerland’s 2026 immigration quotas and what employers should expect across non-EU/EFTA, EU/EFTA and UK permit categories.

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UAE Updates Residency Rules to Support Residents Following Marital Status Changes

Manager Ruaida Hussein outlines the UAE’s updated residency rules introducing a one-year residence permit for eligible individuals following divorce or the death of a spouse

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USCIS Lowers EB-5 Filing Fees After Court Ruling

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UK Immigration Reforms: A Moment to Shape the System

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