Non-Immigrant Visas

Nonimmigrant visas offer temporary residence in the United States. Nonimmigrant visas are available in a variety of categories such as students, visitors, professional and religious workers. The requirements for each visa varies and each visa differs in the kinds of privileges they offer, as well as, how long they last.

Our office is prepared to handle your situation. We have a great deal of experience with the following visas listed below:

• B-1 VISA
  The B visa is a visitor’s visa.
  
  
• F-1 VISA
  The F-1 visa is designed to allow temporary entry for a principal alien intending to pursue a full course of study, at a school approved by the Attorney General.
  
  
• H-1B VISA
  The H-1B visa is designed for “specialty occupations” which are defined under law as jobs that require a professional who has the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in their field of specialty. Examples are doctors, engineers, professors, accountants, researchers, medical personnel and computer professionals.
  
  
• K-1 VISA
  The K-1 nonimmigrant visa category permits the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen petitioner to enter the United States for a 90-day period to marry the petitioner and apply for permanent residence. The K-1 has been called a “hybrid” visa since it is a nonimmigrant classification that is designed to facilitate the admission of intending immigrants.Thus, K visa processing is similar to immigrant visa processing for immediate relatives. Additional, K visa processing can take longer than processing for other nonimmigrant visas since it entails the submission and consideration of comprehensive biographical and admissibility data at two stages of the process, rather than a single stage.
  
  
• L-1 VISA
  The L-1 visa is designed for intra-company transferring of executives, managers and employees with specialized skills to transfer from a foreign company to a U.S. office, subsidiary, or affiliated company to perform temporary services. Executives and managers are issued L-1A visas whereas employees with specialized skills are issued L-1B visas.
  
  
• P VISA
  The P visa classification is reserved for athletes and certain entertainers who have achieved national or international recognition as outstanding in their discipline.
  
  
• R VISA
  An R-1 visa is a religious worker visa and an alien can qualify if, for at least two (2) years, they have been a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide non-profit, religious organization in the U.S. coming temporarily to work solely as either:
  
  1. A minister of that denomination;
  2. In a professional capacity in a religious vocation or occupation for that organization;
  3. In a religious vocation or occupation for the organization or its nonprofit affiliate.
  
  
• TN VISA
  The TN visa is designed for citizens of Mexico and Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
  
  
• E VISA
  The E visa classification was established to give effect to those treaties between the United States and foreign countries that provide for reciprocal benefits to nationals of each country who invest in the other country or who conduct trade between the two countries.
  
  
• O VISA
  The O visa classification is reserved for aliens of “extraordinary” ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics as well as certain aliens accompanying or assisting those aliens and their family members.

Contact us today for additional information on processing these types of visas. Our Attorneys and staff will work with you to identify and pursue the most appropriate immigration path for you.