IMMIGRATION LAW

TEMPORARY VISITOR FOR BUSINESS
Assist clients regarding filing B-1 and extension/change of status to B-1.

B-1: Persons seeking to enter the United States for temporary, business-related activities of a commercial or professional nature such as meeting with business associates, traveling for scientific/educational/professional/business conventions, negotiating contracts, conferences, consultations,  and participating in short-term training.

Visa Waiver:  Visa Waiver Program (VWP) that enables nationals of 35 participating countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days

STUDENT
Counseling clients on F-1/J-1/M-1 visa, F-1 status maintenance, CPT, OPT, STEM extensions, home residency requirement waiver.

F-1: Full-time student at accredited college, university, among others. Off-campus employment under CPT, OPT, STEM OPT

J-1: State Department's exchange visitor program for students, scholars, foreign medical graduates, among others

M-1: Students in vocational or other nonacademic programs

TEMPORARY WORKER
Assist clients in filing petitions for nonimmigrant workers (executives, professionals, athletes and religious workers)

L-1:  Intracompany Transferee Executive Manager (L-1A) or Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge (L-1B)

H-1: Specialty occupations for employees with a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

O: Persons of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, education, business, or athletics

P: Performers, internationally recognized athletes

R: Religious workers

PERMANENT WORKER
Assist clients in filing petitions for permanent workers including persons of extraordinary ability and investors.

EB-1: Persons of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, or multinational executive/manager

EB-2:  Person with advanced degree, exceptional ability or persons seeking National Interest Waiver

EB-3: Skilled workers, professionals and other workers

EB-4: religious workers, derivative beneficiaries, broadcasters, among others

EB-5: investors, entrepreneurs

RESIDENT
Assist clients in gaining permanent residency status.

Employment-Based: Employer sponsors the employee and intends to hire long-term

Family-Based: Immediate relative of U.S. citizen, fiance of U.S. citizen

CITIZENSHIP
Assist clients in applications for naturalization.

Naturalization: Assist clients in determining eligibility for naturalization and file applications for naturalization. 

Parent-Based: Counseling regarding eligibility for citizenship through parents