E-1 & E-2 Visas: Treaty Traders and Investors
The E-1 visa is for treaty traders and the E-2 is for treaty investors. The E visa is only available to nationals of countries that have commercial treaties with the United States. A list of Treaty...
View ArticleE-3 Visa: Australian Specialty Occupation
The E-3 Visa is very similar to the H-1B visa. The E-3 is available to Australian nationals to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States. A specialty occupation is one that...
View ArticleH-1B Visa: Specialty Occupation
The H Visa is for temporary workers and trainees. The most common H visa is the H-1B which is for “specialty occupations.” A specialty occupation is one that requires at least a bachelor’s degree or...
View ArticleL-1 Visa: Intracompany Transferees
The L-1 visa is for employees of multinational corporations who wish to come to the U.S. to work for a U.S. parent, branch, or subsidiary corporation. In order to obtain an L-1 visa, you must either be...
View ArticleO-1 Visa: Extraordinary Ability and Achievement
The O visa is a temporary visa that is similar to the EB-1 employment based immigration category. The O-1A is for foreign nationals who have extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts, education,...
View ArticleP-1 Visa: Athletes and Entertainment Groups
The P-1 visa is available to individual athletes and entertainment groups who are internationally recognized. The P-1 visa holder does not necessarily need to be internationally recognized himself, but...
View ArticleTN Visa: NAFTA Professionals
The TN Visa is very similar to the H-1B visa in that it is a temporary work visa for professionals. The TN visa was created under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and so it is available...
View ArticleObtaining Employment Authorization
In order for a foreign national to be authorized to work in the United States, you must have either a Lawful Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) or an Employment Authorization Document (EAD)....
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