If you’re the spouse or a child of somebody who’s coming to live and work here in Silicon Valley, what’s the process for you to get your visa? Can you get a work permit? How does the process work? How long does it take? What can you do? What can’t you do? Today, I’m talking…
If you’re getting to the point of laying off people, immigration is only one narrow sliver of all the compliance actions you need to take. In today’s episode of another COVID-19 edition, I’m talking about how to conduct layoffs in the immigration world. What happens when your company can no longer employ all of the…
No matter where you are in the world and no matter what your past accomplishments are, it’s possible to build out your criteria for extraordinary ability visas in parallel with building your company. A brief overview: O-1A Nonimmigrant Visa This is a temporary visa that allows you to initially stay in the U.S. for…
If you’re looking to come to stay in the U.S. and you’ve made some major scientific, scholarly or business-related contributions in your field or any other past accomplishments, there are basically three options you may want to consider. O-1A Nonimmigrant Visa EB-1A Green Card EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Green Card Requirement and Criteria Both…
Today, I’m taking a deep dive into the visa statuses based on extraordinary ability: the O-1A nonimmigrant visa, the EB-1A green card, and the EB-2 NIW green card. And even if you’re still not qualified for these visa types, what I’ll discuss are things you can do moving forward to build the requisite portfolio of…
We’ve got your back and we remain here to support you. Despite a lot of fear-mongering about immigration right now, we stand firm in our mission to overcome borders, expand opportunity, and connect the world. We serve people like you every day by practicing compassionate, visionary, and expert immigration law, so you can follow your…
Being in love is one of the greatest feelings there is! But what if your loved one is not from the United States and you just badly want them to come to the U.S. so they can be with you? Or what if you’re here in the U.S. on a work visa status who’s currently…
Whether you’re getting green cards for people in your company or you’re looking to work and immigrate to the United States on a green card, it’s important that you have an idea about the general process. Green Card = Permanent Residence = Immigrant Visa Green card is slang for permanent residence in the United…
I was super excited to see a recent report by the Conference Board, a business research group. It sparked my imagination on how the U.S. can realign our immigration policy to target our national needs and long-term economic goals. You can read the Committee on Economic Development (CED) of the Conference Board’s report, “Boosting Immigration.”…
What is a green card and why is it called as such? Does it go by any other name? What are all the steps to getting a green card? What is the visa bulletin and how does it actually work? Today, we are going to be talking about the coveted, the mysterious green card. Whether…