IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM OF

Employment-Based Immigration:

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• B-1 Visitor Visas: The B-1 (Business Visitor) visa is available to visitors coming to the U.S.​ temporarily for business. Nationals of certain countries may be eligible under the Visa Waiver Program to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa.

• E-1/E-2 Treaty Trader and Investor Visas: Investors and traders and their employees may receive 
  visas to carry on their businesses in the U.S. if their home country has a commercial treaty with the U.S. conferring visa eligibility.

• E-3 (Specialty Occupation) Visas: Australian citizens who will perform highly specialized/complex job duties and possess at least a bachelor's degree in the field, may be eligible for an E-3 visa, if their employers can demonstrate that they are to be paid at least the prevailing wage for the position. 

• H-1B (Specialty Occupation) Visas: Professional workers with at least a bachelor's degree/equivalent work experience may be eligible for a non-immigrant visa if their employers can demonstrate that they are to be paid at least the prevailing wage for the position, and that they will perform highly specialized/complex job duties in the position.

• H-2A Agricultural Visas: Temporary guest worker program that allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary or seasonal basis for agricultural jobs lasting ten months or less. 

• J-1 Exchange Visas: Persons coming to the U.S. in an approved exchange program may be eligible for the J-1 Exchange Visitor's visa. J-1 programs often cover students,
  short-term scholars, business trainees, teachers, professors and research scholars, specialists, international visitors, government visitors, camp counselors and au pairs.

• L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas: L-1 visas are available to executives, managers and specialized knowledge employees transferring to their employer's U.S. affiliate. Executives and managers holding L-1 visas may be eligible for permanent residency without the need for a labor certification.

• O-1 Extraordinary Ability Worker Visas:  Available to foreign nationals with extraordinary ability, including entertainers, athletes, scientists, and business persons.

• P-1 Artists and Athletes Visas: Available to foreign nationals who will enter the U.S. for a temporary period as athletes, artists, or entertainers.

• TN Status under the North American Free Trade Agreement: A special category has been established for nationals of Canada and Mexico under the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

• EB-1 (C) Multinational Executives and Managers: Individuals in this category can petition for permanent residency without having to go through the time consuming labor certification process.

• EB-2 Workers with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability in the Sciences, Arts or Business:  Visa holders in this category normally must have a job offer and the potential employer must complete the labor certification process. The labor certification involves a testing of the job market to demonstrate that the potential visa holder is not taking a job away from a U.S. worker. In cases where an individual can show that his entry is in the national interest, the job offer and labor certification requirements can be waived.

• EB-3 Skilled Workers and Professionals: Visa holders in this category normally must have a job offer and the potential employer must complete the labor certification process.

• I-9 Compliance, Audits, Consulting.