Immigration

Our immigration practice covers a wide range of immigration expertise, which includes individual and family-based matters, as well as visas for executives and employees of multi-national corporations, visas for start-up businesses and tech companies, and consular practice matters, such as investor visas. We advise on initial applications for B-1/B-2 visas and assist with extensions of stay.

Our international presence gives us the ability to do both inbound and outbound immigration facilitating cross-border transfers of employees. We deal with individual clients and companies worldwide. Our firm also offers I-9 compliance audits for employers and handles cases dealing with the immigration consequences of corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions

We handle:

• Specialty occupations:
  H-1B visaH-1B VISAS – SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS
  

  The H-1B visa is for those persons coming to work in the United States in a specialty occupation. The applicant for this visa must hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. This visa category includes fashion models of distinguished merit and ability and government-to-government research and development or co-production projects administered by the Department of Defense.

• Temporary agricultural workers:
  H-2A visasH-2A VISAS – TEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
  

  The H-2A visa is for temporary or seasonal agricultural work and is limited to citizens or nationals of designated countries, if determined to be in the United States interest.

• Temporary non-agricultural workers:
  H-2B visasThe H-2B visa is for temporary or seasonal non-agricultural workers and is limited to citizens or nationals of designated countries if determined to be in the United States interest.
  
  
• Intracompany transferees:
  L-1AThe L-1A VISA is for intracompany transferees who are qualified and seek to work in a managerial or executive capacity in the U.S. and who have been employed in that capacity abroad by the foreign employer continuously for one year during the three years prior to entering the United States. The U.S. employer in order to be a “qualifying” organization must be a parent, branch, affiliate or subsidiary of the foreign employer.
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  L-1BThe L-1A VISA is for intracompany transferees who are qualified and seek to work in a managerial or executive capacity in the U.S. and who have been employed in that capacity abroad by the foreign employer continuously for one year during the three years prior to entering the United States. The U.S. employer in order to be a “qualifying” organization must be a parent, branch, affiliate or subsidiary of the foreign employer.
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  L-2 visasSpouses and Children of L-1 Visa holders.L-1 visa holders may bring their spouse and children to the United States with them in an L-2 visa classification.
• Permanent residence cases:
  • family-based “green cards” and employment-based “green cards”
• Treaty trader and treaty investor visas:
  
  E-1 visasTreaty trader (E-1) visas are for citizens of countries with which the United States maintains treaties of commerce and navigation.
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  E-2 visas Treaty investor (E-2) visas are for citizens of countries with which the United States maintains treaties of commerce and navigation.
  
  Click here for a list of treaty countries for each visa.
• Citizenship/naturalization mattersCitizenship and naturalization under 8 U.S.C. §§1101. 1401-1504; 8 C.F.R. §§301.1 to 489.1.
  Legal permanent residents (LPRs) can apply for naturalization five years after receiving a green card; or after three years if the spouse of a U.S. citizen.
• TN Professional visasTN VISAS – NAFTA PROFESSIONALS
  The TN visa is a NAFTA nonimmigrant professional visa, which allows citizens of Canada and Mexico to work in the U.S. in prearranged business activities for both U.S. and foreign employers. Permanent residents of Canada and Mexico are not able to apply for TN visas to work as NAFTA professionals. The profession must be on the NAFTA list in 8 CFR §214.6.
• O visasO VISAS – EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY
  The O visa is for persons with extraordinary ability or achievement in the sciences, arts, education, business, athletics, or extraordinary recognized achievements in the motion picture and television fields, demonstrated by sustained international acclaim, to work in their field of expertise. Persons who provide essential services in support of the visa applicant may obtain this visa.
  for persons of extraordinary ability.