Immigration and nationality law has a vast body of law, but our firm focuses on employment-, family-, and investment-based visa petitions, as well as study abroad and tourist visas. Many of our Attorneys live, work, and travel abroad, thus understand the importance of diversity both in the United States and other countries around the world. We treat every Client as our own family member, providing them with intimate, personalized, and top-quality legal advice and customer service.
Because we have offices in both the beneficiary’s and petitioner’s home countries, our Attorneys can answer questions relating to the local customs, norms, cultures, and environments. Moreover, our Attorneys are multijurisdictional and multicultural in both language skills and lifestyles. With such diversity, our Attorneys provide immigration and nationality legal services in:
- B-1/B-2 Visitor : B-1 – for Business / B-2 – for Pleasure
For coming to the U.S. for business or pleasure. B-1 business visitor visas are for brief visits and do not allow employment. Nationals of some countries are allowed to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa. - E-1 – Treaty Trader / E-2 – Treaty Investor
Investors / traders and their employees may receive status to carry on their business in the U.S. if the home country has a commercial treaty with the United States conferring such eligibility. - F-1 – Academic Student
Persons enrolling in a full course of study at an educational institution in the United States may be eligible for F-1 status for the course of their study and a period for practical training (P/T) in their field. - H1B – Specialty Occupation
Professionals with at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience may be eligible for H1B status if the position requires that particular degree. Their employers should demonstrate that they are paid at least the prevailing wage for the job. - H1C – Registered Nurses
H1C status is granted to no more than 500 nurses per year at pre-qualified hospitals and health care facilities. - K – Fiancé/e of U.S. Citizen
The Fiancé/e of a U.S. citizen is eligible for a nonimmigrant visa in order to marry within 90 days of entry to the U.S. - L – Intra Company Transferee
L-1 visas are available to executives, managers and specialized employees moving to their employer’s U.S. affiliate sites. Executives and managers with valid L-1 status may be eligible for permanent residency without the need for a labor certification. - TN – Trade NAFTA Professionals
A special visa category for nationals of Canada / Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). - EB5 – Employment Creation Investors
With the 1990 Immigration Act, Congress has kept aside up to 10,000 visas per year just for alien investors in new commercial enterprises, who will create employment for at least ten individuals. There are two investor groups under the program – people who invest at least $500,000 in “targeted employment areas” (rural areas or areas experiencing high unemployment of at least 150% of the national average) and those who invest $1,000,000 in other areas. Not less than 3,000 of the annual allotment of visas in this category must go to the targeted employment areas. - Family-Sponsored
U.S. citizens can petition for parents, spouses, siblings, and children. Permanent Residents (LPR) can petition for spouses and children only. There is no quota or limit and, therefore, no waiting list for “Immediate Relatives” of U.S. Citizens – Unmarried children under 21, Spouse, Parent, Widow / Widower (under certain circumstances). Relatives in the following “preference” categories are subject to limits on the number of visas that can be issued each year. First Preference – Unmarried sons or daughters (over age 21) of U.S. citizens. Second Preference – (2A) Spouses and unmarried children (under age 21) of LPRs; (2B) Unmarried sons and daughters (over age 21) of LPRs. Third Preference – Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. Fourth Preference – Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens.