Employment Visa Lawyer & Employment-Based Immigration Attorney

This is a temporary visitor for business visa. KTC attorneys have extensive experience in helping multiple clients (including but not limited to executives and managers of foreign corporations and individual investors secure temporary B-1 visas) enter the US for temporary business related activities.

The activities allowed under this category can include:

• Business meeting with associates regarding ongoing or future business or investment
• Attend or present at conferences or Seminars
• Enter to receive or conduct training for employees or associates in the US
• Engage in commercial transactions that do not involve gainful employment in the US (i.e., a merchant who takes orders for goods manufactured abroad).
• Negotiate contracts.
• Participate in ongoing litigation.
• Settle an estate.

Essentially the same as H-1B, these visas are reserved for specialized knowledge employees who are Australian citizens.

TN nonimmigrant visa allows professionals from Canada and Mexico to work in the United States for an initial period of up to three years. Spouses and children of TN professionals may receive TD designation and are allowed to stay in the United States as long as their TN relative.

H-1B Visa Lawyers

The H-1B visa has become a cornerstone for U.S. employers to onboard specialized talent from across the globe. Introduced in 1990, this visa program enables U.S. companies to bridge talent gaps by hiring foreign nationals with unique expertise. Whether it’s an engineer, software developer, or any other specialized professional, the H-1B visa offers a pathway to work in the U.S. for up to six years.

The H-1B visa is applicable to positions requiring a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in specialized fields. The application process mandates proof of the candidate’s qualifications and the job’s unique requirements. The U.S. Department of Labor guidelines are focused on ensuring that hiring H-1B workers neither adversely impacts U.S. workers nor subjects foreign nationals to exploitation.

H-1B1 is similar to the above but is only available to citizens of Singapore and Chile.

Securing an H-1B visa involves multiple steps, including a requirement that a U.S. employer sponsor the visa. Thereafter, documentation must be gathered, and the employer must file an H-1B petition with critical information, including information about prevailing wages and salaries and marketplace conditions for the job. The entire process can be intricate, requiring the need for an experienced H-1B lawyer.

We help businesses understand these requirements so that the appropriate documentation can be filed at the outset based upon the associated requirements.  Our goal is to streamline this process to the extent possible to minimize potential delays, and to obtain the desired business outcomes.

The J-1 nonimmigrant visa classification is for exchange visitors who come to the United States to participate in an exchange visitor program administered by the U.S. Department of State. There are different programs within the J-1 category, including trainees, college or university students, secondary school students, professors and research scholars, short-term scholars, specialists, foreign medical graduates, international and government visitors, teachers, camp counselors, au pairs, and summer work / travel students.

Requirements

Because J-1 visa classification incorporates a number of different categories of visitors, the specific requirements may differ. However, the requirements common to all programs are as follows:

• Ability to demonstrate that one has a residence in a foreign country that s/he has no intention of abandoning
• A Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (Form DS-2019) obtained from the program sponsor