Citizen
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Start-up company L-1A visas have an initial validity period of one year, not three years as in other L-1A situations. The L-1A manager must conduct active business and hire employees within the one-year period. Remember, L-1A managers must oversee other managers, supervisors or professionals. At a minimum, the manager must make tangible progress towards establishing [...]
B-2 Visa
Since the advent of the visa waiver program, fewer people need B-2 Visitor for Pleasure visas. (Visa waivers are available for people from Canada, most European countries, and Japan.) After all, how many people take vacations that last more than two weeks, let alone more than the 90 days permitted under visa waiver? If you [...]
Application Procedures
The primary purpose of the Immigration and Nationality Act is to protect US workers from cheap foreign labor. B-l visa holders have the burden of convincing the USCIS inspector that they are spending up to six months in the US without working. Most people can’t afford to spend six months at home without working, let [...]
Green Card and Form’s procedural process
Once you have your visa you may apply for entry to the US. The USCIS controls who enters the US just as the consuls control who receives visas. The USCIS may deny your entry to the US even if you have a valid visa. If the USCIS admits you into the US it will stamp [...]
Visas
A visa usually stamped in a passport permits the bearer to apply for entry into a country. The US requires visas, unless a country qualifies for a visa waiver. Most European countries, and Japan, qualify for visa waivers. A visa waiver eliminates the visa requirement for business and pleasure trips under 90 days in duration. [...]
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