Work Visas
At The Law Alliance
A.P.C., we have significant experience obtaining business visas for our clients
through proper legal channels, especially with the following employment visas:
H-1B
H visas permit United States
employers to employ foreign nationals temporarily in the United States. Aliens
coming to the United States to perform services in a specialty occupation or as
a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability are classified under H-1B
category.
A maximum of 65,000 H-1B visas are issued
every year. The H-1B visa is issued for up to three years but may be extended
for another three years. Individuals cannot apply for an H-1B visa to allow them
to work in the US. The employer must petition for entry of the employee.
Specialty occupation is defined as an
occupation, which requires:
- Theoretical and practical application of a body of highly
specialized knowledge, and
- Attainment of a bachelor's or higher degree in the specific
specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum for entry
A specialty occupation requires theoretical
and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge along with at least
a bachelor's degree or its equivalent. For example, architecture, engineering,
mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education,
business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts are specialty
occupations.
L Intra-Company Transferee
The L visa permits multinational companies to temporarily transfer high-level
and essential employees from overseas to provide services in a similar capacity
to a related entity in the United States, so long as the foreign company has
previously employed them for at least one of the preceding three years. It also
allows business owners and their senior staff to come to the United States to
open New Office Subsidiary’s.
