Legal Support for Staff & Alumni with DACA and TPS

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Request an Appointment with UC Immigration Legal Services

Grace Alano (she/her) | Staff Attorney

Phone: 530-219-7816
Email: grace.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu

Grace Alano is a Staff Attorney with the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center serving UCSF students, family, alumni, and some staff, as well as UC Berkeley alumni and some staff. Grace received her B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and her J.D. from Southwestern Law School. She is certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California of California. Grace maintains a private law practice, Alano Immigration, in San Francisco. She currently serves as a Commissioner for the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization, and was previously Vice Chair of their Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission. She also previously served as an Asylum Liaison and Practice Management Coordinator for AILA NorCal. Grace enjoys spending time with her family, traveling with friends, dinner parties, movie nights, and learning hula.


 

Talking to Your Employer About Visa Sponsorship

Informed Immigrant and the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration have created a guide for DACA recipients and other immigrants to explore pathways to a more durable status. This guide contains:

  • An overview of employment-based visa options
  • How to prepare a request for sponsorship
  • Tips and resources for how to approach your employer
  • FAQs and more!

How to Approach Your Employer For Visa Sponsorship (English)

Hablar con un Empleador Sobre el Patrocinio de Visa de Trabajo (Español)