Both the immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories include an option for individuals who have “extraordinary ability.” The extraordinary ability visas are reserved for individuals who show some extraordinary skill and achievement in their field. Generally, these individuals have risen to the top of their profession and are planning to come to the United States to …
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Understanding EB-5 Investor Visas: What Counts as “Job Creation”?
This is the third part of a three-part blog series on EB-5 investment visas. For information on immigrant visas, please read part two. EB-5 investor visas allow certain entrepreneurs to come to the United States to create and build a business in the country. The visas require investors to meet a certain stringent set of …
Obtaining Visas for Video Game Professionals
Getting Help from a Los Angeles Immigration Lawyer Are you a video game professional who needs to travel to the United States for a video game league event or international competition? If so, you are going to need to obtain the appropriate visa so that you can enter the country lawfully. You will likely need …
Skilled Worker Visas
There are various different types of visas available for individuals who wish to live and/or work in the United States. There are family-based visas, employment-based visas, student visas and many others. One of the primary categories for employment-based visas is skilled worker visas. Skilled workers are individuals who demonstrate a high level of skill and …
Last Days to file your H1b petition
November is likely to be the last month that H1B’s will be available. If you don’t apply now, you will not be able to work under an H1B until October 1, 2012. See the 5 Tips for H1B Applicants: http://goo.gl/wrPEl
Tips for Applying for an H1B Visa
Before applying for an H1B Visa, it’s important to inform yourself with the right information. Click here for 5 important tips to keep in mind when applying for an H1B Visa.
Undocumented Alien Marries a US citizen
I used this case as a teaching lesson recently. It’s worth repeating here because of the amount of people who find themselves in this situation.
Top 7 Ways to Get Visas for Mexican Citizens
If your answers are yes to any of these questions, please call our office to discuss the specifics of your individual case.
Help! My immigrant fiance’s ID has expired
So, you want to marry a foreign national but his/her visa, driver’s license and passport have all expired. And, you know that the registrar’s office requires a valid non-expired ID in order to issue a marriage license. What do you do? If you fiancée has overstayed his/her visa (technically, they have overstayed their I-94) s/he …
The “Easy” Path to Get Your Green Card
Here is the easy path to get your green card…if you have not violated any immigration laws, then you need to get a sponsor. We will look at three types of sponsors: