How we can help you: We will provide comprehensive support whether you are a small entrepreneur building your dream project in the United States or a large multinational company transferring talent into the United States.
We take the time to understand your projects and your needs in time to better plan for an immigration strategy.
Our services include:
Analysis of your case from an immigration point of view.
Visa classification in accordance to the specific facts and circumstances.
Application preparation and filing before immigration authorities.
Follow up of immigration process and periodic communication with you about status.
Visa issuance guidance.
Assistance on entry and departure procedures.
Advise on dependents visa processing, work petitions, student visas, among others.
Representation in complex cases.
L-1 Intracompany Transferees
The L-1 visa allows companies to transfer executives, managers, or specialized knowledge employees to the company’s U.S. branch, subsidiary, or affiliate.
The L-1 can also be used to open a new office in the United States. The employee being transferred must have been employed abroad as an executive, manager, or specialized knowledge employee for at least one year within the previous three years and be coming to the U.S. to work in an executive, managerial, or specialized knowledge capacity, but does not have to do the same work in the United States that he or she was doing abroad.
Executives and managers (L-1A) are eligible to stay in the U.S. for up to seven years. Specialized knowledge employees (L-1B) are eligible to stay in the U.S. for up to five years. Executives and managers may be eligible to apply for permanent residency after one year in L-1A classification.
TN NAFTA (USCMA) Professionals
Under the USCMA (before North American Free Trade Agreement-NAFTA), nationals of Canada and Mexico may come to the U.S. to engage in “business activities at a professional level for a U.S. entity. The eligible professionals are listed in the USCMA treaty, and include accountants, engineers, graphic designers, hotel managers, lawyers, management consultants, dietitians, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, biologists, meteorologists, physicists, or teachers.
E-1/E-2 Treaty Traders or Investors
Treaties between the United States and certain other countries allow nationals of those countries to come here to develop and direct an investment in the United States or to conduct trade with the United States.
A treaty trader must conduct “substantial” trade between the treaty country and the United States. A treaty investor must make a “substantial” investment in the United States. There is no limit on the period of stay in treaty investor or treaty trader status, as long as the investment or trade continues.
H-1B Specialty Occupations (Professionals)
The H-1B visa requires a job offer from a United States employer for a position that requires a bachelor’s degree or higher in a “specialty occupation.” Specialty occupations include positions in the fields of computer science, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine, business specialties, accounting, law, the arts, and many teaching positions. You may have the equivalent of a college degree based on a combination of education and work experience. The U.S. employer must pay the prevailing wage for the position. H-1B status is available for a total of six years.
O-1 Extraordinary Ability Workers
This classification is for foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, as demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim. These persons have risen to the very top in their field, and there must be extensive documentation recognizing their achievements. They must continue to work in their area of extraordinary ability in the U.S., but their work in the U.S. does not have to be at a level requiring extraordinary ability.