WORK VISAS: Investor Visas (E-2 Reqs)
This article is about the key requirements for obtaining an E-2 Visa. For each requirement, we provide tips and types of evidence you can submit to demonstrate you meet the requirement.
WORK VISAS: Specialty Occupations (H1B – Overview)
The H-1B program is designed for employers looking to recruit key workers from outside the US, and it provides foreign workers with a cost-efficient way to work legally in the US.
WORK VISAS: Specialty Occupations (H1B – Key Features)
This article is a continuation of the H-1B overview provided in our previous discussion, which you can access here. Now that you have a general concept of the H-1B, we will turn to some of the specific features of the program. Your Employer First of all, realize the H-1B visa must be petitioned (i) by a particular employer, (ii) offering a particular READ FULL POST
WORK VISAS: EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONALS (EB-1A)
One of the primary advantages of the so-called “EB-1A” is that you do not have to be sponsored by an employer. You can “self-petition.” You also do not have to go through the labor certification process. And, of course, the other great thing is that this visa gives you permanent residence.
FAMILY-BASED VISA: Immediate Relatives (I-130)
This articles focuses on visas for immediate relatives.
WORK VISAS: Employee Transfer (L-1 Visa)
If your country is not part of the “E visa” treaty, then L-1 is probably the way to go.
WORK VISAS: PERM Application Denied. What now?
The purpose of this article is to outline the options available when labor certification has been denied and briefly describe the relevant processes.
IMMIGRATION: TN-1 Visa Renewals
Canadian TN visa holders may renew their status indefinitely if they continue to meet the relevant conditions.
IMIGRAÇÃO: Investidores do Tratado E-2
A classificação como não imigrante E-2 permite que um cidadão de um país com o qual os Estados Unidos mantenham tratado (vide anexo) viva e trabalhe nos Estados Unidos quando investir uma “quantia substancial” de capital em um negócio nos Estados Unidos. Determinados funcionários de uma empresa qualificada também podem ser elegíveis para um visto E-2.
ASSET PROTECTION: Offshore vs. Domestic Trust (Int’l Persons)
This is a continuation of the discussion in Part I of this series regarding the advantages and disadvantages of two common asset protection techniques: offshore entities/accounts, and the US asset protection trust.