EMPLOYMENT & INVESTMENTS

Immigration through employment and investment requires meeting varied detailed legal requirements and procedures. Representation by a qualified immigration attorney assists the employer and employee and the investor to meet these requirements for the employee and investor and family members. Principal employment and investment categories are:

Temporary Employment – Employer sponsored

H-1B – Specialty Occupation (all countries)
E-3 – Specialty Occupation (Australia)
L-1A – International Manager or Executive
L-1B – International specialized knowledge employee
J-1 – Exchange visitor
O-1 – Extraordinary ability in science, art, business or athletics
TN – Selected professions (Mexican and Canadian Citizens)

Temporary Investment

E-1 – Treaty Trader (selected countries)
E-2 – Treaty Investor (selected countries)

Permanent Investment

EB-5 – Job-creating entrepreneur – $1 Million investment or $500,000 investment in high-unemployment area and creation of ten full-time jobs

Permanent Employment – Employer sponsored

Labor Certification – PERM
EB-1 Outstanding professor or researcher
EB-1 International Manager or Executive

Permanent Employment – Self sponsored

EB-1 Extraordinary ability in science, art, business or athletics
EB-2 Exceptional ability in science, art, or business and waiver of labor certification in the national interest

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