Jenny Batenhorst

Jenny Batenhorst has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of immigration. Jenny is currently working at Fragomen as a Business Immigration Manager, a role they started in July 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Fragomen as a Business Immigration Supervisor from July 2021 to June 2023.

Before joining Fragomen, Jenny worked at Amazon from 2018 to 2021. Their roles at Amazon included Immigration Specialist, Global Customer Care and Service Integrity from December 2020 to April 2021, U.S. Immigration Project Specialist from September 2019 to November 2020, and Immigration Specialist from June 2018 to October 2019. In their role as an Immigration Specialist, they were responsible for serving as the immigration point of contact for various consumer business lines within Amazon. Jenny stayed updated with immigration law updates, provided recommendations based on case adjudication trends, and offered education and training to hiring managers, employees, and recruiting teams on visa classifications and immigration regulations.

Before Amazon, Jenny worked at Edifecs as a Senior Immigration Specialist from October 2016 to June 2018. In this role, they drafted and filed various types of immigration petitions, partnered with outside counsel for managing the PERM process, and provided guidance on maintaining work authorization.

Jenny started their career as an Immigration Paralegal at MacDonald Hoague & Bayless from April 2012 to October 2016, followed by a role as an Immigration Paralegal at Jackson Lewis LLP from November 2010 to April 2012.

Jenny's earliest work experience in the field of immigration was as an Immigration Group Coordinator at Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland from February 2006 to November 2010, and as a Legal Clerk at Dann D. Sheffield and Associates from August 2005 to February 2006.

Jenny Batenhorst attended the University of Washington from 2001 to 2005, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature.