L-Visas
The L visa category includes executive, manager or specialized knowledge applicants who transfer within an international organization. To qualify for any L category the visa applicant must transfer within the same international organization. The applicant must work in a qualifying capacity (as an executive, manager or specialized knowledge employee) for a foreign member of the [...]
Temporary Working Visas
International organizations and corporations use non-immigrant working visas to staff US operations. Investors use non-immigrant visas for themselves and employees sent to the US to monitor investments. US employers use non-immigrant visas to fill skill shortages in their companies. Many people use non-immigrant working visas as a stepping stone to permanent residence status and then [...]
Marriage and Immigration
Marriage to a US citizen qualifies you for a green card. If the marriage occurs abroad the green card petition must be filed through a US Consulate with jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of residence. The procedures usually take between six to twelve months to complete depending on the country. Many newlyweds, for a variety [...]
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 [...]
Visa Process
Overseas, foreign service officers and US consular posts issue all visas; you must obtain your first visa from a consular officer outside the US. These consuls work for the Department of State, an agency of the federal government that controls foreign affairs. Each US consular post determines its own filing procedures, and not all consular [...]