The K-1 visa allows foreign nationals engaged to American citizens to come to the United States for the purpose of performing the marriage. According to the rules governing the K-1 fiance visa, the couple has a 90 day window in which to marry. If the marriage is not completed within this period, the K-1 fiance visa expires, and the visitor must return to his or her native country. The 90 day period...

The H3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa which gives those seeking the opportunity to come to the United States to train in various disciplines the ability to do so. The training must serve the purpose of advancing the foreign national’s career somewhere other than in the United States, and must be a form of training unavailable in his home country. The training can cover virtually any field aside...

R-1 VISA: The R-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa that enables religious workers to come to the United States to work in that capacity for a limited period of time. To qualify as a religious worker, one must either be authorized by his employer to perform duties generally performed by the religion’s clergy or be a worker at a religious occupation. These occupations can include nuns and priests as...

H2B VISA: The H2B visa is a non-immigrant visa available to workers in non-agricultural fields when U.S. employers have seasonal, peak load, or intermittent needs for temporary workers. It can also be obtained when a U.S. employer has a one-time occurrence that requires additional temporary workers. Employers must also be able to prove that there is an insufficient supply of available American workers...

H1B VISA: The H1B visa is used by foreign workers to come to the United States to work for U.S. employers on a temporary basis in “specialty occupations” (jobs requiring specialized knowledge and education including architects, doctors, engineers, computer programmers, nurses lawyers). H1B status applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a field related...

As immigration lawyers, we take pride in uniting you and your family members from around the world.  We strive to ensure that your family members and loved ones obtain lawful status as quickly as possible. There are two types of family based visas: 1. U.S. Citizens and 2. Legal Permanent residents (green card holders). U.S. Citizens may petition for: Husband or wife Unmarried child of any age...

The J1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa that offers the opportunity to foreign nationals to come ot the United States for a period of time to promote cultural or educational exchange. There are a variety of fields in which J1 visas permit these foreigners to experience American lifestyles and/or education.. These include camp counselors, au pairs, physicians, secondary school students, short-term scholars,...

Academic Student

Foreign students who wish to study in the U.S. may obtain a student visa to enroll full time in an “academic” educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program at a school approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). An F-1 student visa allows the student to enter and stay in the United States for “duration of status,” meaning for the...