Associate
John Perry Warren
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Languages
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
333 W Wacker Dr 15th Floor
Chicago IL 60606
United States
John is an Associate at Fragomen’s Chicago office, where he partners with small companies to large Fortune 500 corporations on a diverse array of immigration matters, including nonimmigrant visas, immigrant visas, immigration compliance and foreign national employee retention. He advises and files nonimmigrant visa petitions including H-1Bs, H-1B CAP, L-1A, L-1B, TN, E-3, E-2, J-1, O-1A, F-1, B-1/2 and all respective dependent applications; immigrant visa processes including PERM labor certification (9141, running recruitment, filing 9089, audits, I-140/AOS) and maintaining batch PERM programs for corporate clients; as well as consults and files petitions for EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-1C, O-1A, National Interest Waivers (NIWs), corporate LZ filings (initials, amendments), 212(e) waivers, FOIA requests and AAO appeals. He also advises on and files I-130 applications, both with USCIS and applications for consular processing abroad.
John has provided pro bono support at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas to women and children preparing for credible fear interviews (CFIs) for asylum proceedings and has experience preparing and filing U visa applications in partnership with the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). He has also provided I-821 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and I-765 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) pro bono support services for migrants relocated to Chicago through The Resurrection Project (TRJ).
Before law school, John was a United States Peace Corps volunteer in Chongqing, China for over two years teaching English, translation and interpreting classes to university students.
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2021
- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, B.A., 2016
More from John
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Illinois
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed among Super Lawyers Illinois Rising Stars – Immigration, 2024
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association (LAGBAC)
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “ABC’s of LGBTQ+ Global Mobility.” Chicago Bar Association, 30 June 2023.
