DHS to give new opportunities to STEM professionals
Feburary 28, 2022
January 21, 2022, the Departments of State and Homeland Security announced new actions to advance predictability and clarity for pathways for international STEM scholars, students...
Difference Between the Requirements of Extraordinary Ability (O1A), Distinction (O1A -arts) and Extraordinary Achievement (O-1B)
July 20, 2020
“Extraordinary ability” applies to the sciences, education, business or athletics. It requires sustained national or international acclaim in the field of endeavor and comparable evidence is allowed. You should still be at the top of your field when you apply...
Read More...Planning to Expand your Business to the U.S.?
March 22, 2018
You have grown your business in your home country and have found the challenge of expanding abroad to be quite tempting. Perhaps you visited the U.S. on a tourist visa and realized that your business would do well in its vast...
Read More...O-1 Visa Agent: The basics
October 13, 2016
As a highly specialized individual in sciences, education, business, athletics, motion pictures or another type of artist, you might consider an O-1 visa “for people with extraordinary ability or achievement” to come into the United States. Although...
Read More...Work Authorization: Will my Spouse be Allowed to Work?
June 1, 2016
Very few visas which will allow your spouse to obtain a work authorization. The main category of visas which allow the spouse of the main visa holder to get a work authorization are the investors visas. Whether you are considering an essential...
Read More...Am I Eligible for an L-1 Visa?
March 4, 2016
The L-1 Visa is given to “intracompany transferees” of high profile. This visa aims at facilitating the admission of multinational corporate executives and managers, or persons with specialized knowledge. And, a false common idea about this visa...
Read More..Is it Time to Apply for your H1B Work Visa?
February 29, 2016
April 1st is quickly approaching, and given the limited quotas of the H1B work visa, it is imperative for H1B work visa applications to be ready to file by that date. With that in mind, is it time for you to contact our office in order to prepare your application?...
Read More...Are you Eligible for an Extraordinary Ability Visa?
June 6, 2015
Foreign nationals who have achieved national or international acclaim for achievements in certain fields are eligible for a special non immigrant visa classified as the O-1 visa. This will allow the applicant to travel to the U.S. to temporarily work in the field of extraordinary...
Read More...Visa Portability Opens Doors for Skilled Professionals and Potential Employers
April 1, 2014
H-1B holders are not trapped at their sponsor-employer, nor are non-sponsor employers completely barred from hiring H-1Bs. Thanks to the portability provision provided by the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act...
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