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Chatting with Charlie Webinar Series

Dec 12, 2023 | Human Resources Services

Former U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of Immigrant Visa Control Charlie Oppenheim is WR Immigration’s Director of Visa Consulting. Mr. Oppenheim leads two webinars each month in his “Chatting with Charlie” series regarding current visa issues and live reactions to the Visa Bulletin on LinkedIn.

The Chatting with Charlie HR  Webinar Series assists companies and individuals with planning to meet hiring needs in shortage occupations. This series focuses on projections, predictions, and guidance for strategic visa planning and is invaluable to human resources professionals and visa applicants alike. Each month, Charlie and our team react to the release of the Visa Bulletin live on our LinkedIn and then upload podcast discussions and analysis’ on our YouTube channel!

Upcoming Webinar

  • Chatting with Charlie: March & April Visa Bulletin Update | March 26, 2025 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET | Register here.

The Chatting with Charlie EB-5 Investor Series helps individuals plan their immigration journey, understand visa waiting lines, and optimize green card application strategies. This series focuses on EB-5 investor green card options and strategies, especially regarding potentially backlogged countries (e.g., China, India, Vietnam, and Korea). View the entire series here!

Upcoming Webinar

  • Chatting with Charlie: March EB-5 Investor Visa Outlook | February 27, 2025 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET | Register here.

Both of the Chatting with Charlie webinar series briefly touch on discuss family preference categories. However, until Congress amends the quotas set in 1990, there is unlikely to be any significant movement in these backlogged family categories in the near future.

And more to come! In the meanwhile, please feel free to review past webinars here>>

WR Immigration encourages you take advantage of this amazing series with Director of Visa Consulting Charlie Oppenheim to gain insights to the immigration industry. We hope to see you there!

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