Requirements and Frequently Asked Questions
Employment-based Immigration Categories
Non-immigrant Benefits Categories
E-1/E-2 (Treaty Trader & Treaty Investor)
The E-2 nonimmigrant classification allows a national of a treaty country (a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation, or with which the United States maintains a qualifying international agreement, or which has been deemed a qualifying country by legislation) to be admitted to the United States when investing a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. business. Certain employees of such a person or of a qualifying organization may also be eligible for this classification.
L-1 (Intra-company Transferees)
The L-1A nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or manager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States. This classification also enables a foreign company that does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send an executive or manager to the United States with the purpose of establishing one.
H-1B (Specialty Worker)
J-1 Waiver (Exchange Program Participants)
O-1 (Outstanding Researcher)
F-1 (Student Visas)
Change/Extension of Non-immigrant Status
Employment-based Immigration Categories
PERM Labor Certification
NIW (National Interest Waiver)
EB-1(a) (Alien of Extraordinary Ability)
EB-1(b) (Outstanding Professors/Researchers)
EB-1(c) (Multinational Manager or Executive)
EB-2 Based on PERM (Advanced Degree/Exceptional Ability)
EB-3 Based on PERM (Professionals, skilled workers, and other workers)
EB-4 (Special Immigrant & Religious Workers)
Adjustment of Status
Concurrent Filing of I-140 & I-485
Work Permit