US Work Visas

FLEXIBLE, BUT LIMITED IN NUMBER

H-1B Visa

Flexible visa for a wide-range of work.  Your employee can use H-1B for nearly any job that requires a Bachelor's degree at a minimum. Because of their popularity, every year a lottery is held starting around April 1st.  Sometimes there are multiple rounds.  If your petition is chosen, your employee can begin work October 1st. While new H-1Bs can unfortunately not obtain a visa outside of these timelines, workers who already have H-1Bs can switch employers any time of year.

WORK PERMISSION AS LONG AS YOUR BUSINESS LASTS

E-2 Investor Visa

If you want to start a business in the US, you can obtain this multi-year visa and renew it for as many years as your business continues to trade and be profitable. Obtaining it requires a showing that your business is owned by individuals or entities of a certain nationality; and that you have spent a substantial sum of money in setting up the business.  Your business should be ready to trade before you apply. This visa allows you to stay many years in the US, but never directly leads to a green card.

AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

L-1A or L-1B Visa

The L-1A for Executives and Managers and L-1B for Specialized Knowledge visas are for Intracompany Transferees. Your employee must have worked for one of your entities abroad for at least one year before applying. Executives must show they make high-level decisions, while managers must show multiple levels of employees underneath them. Specialized Knowledge must be related to the company's product, service, research, equipment, techniques, management, or other interests.

EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY

O-1 Visa

For people who have achieved national or international recognition for their achievements in their field of work. For the fields of science, education, business,  athletics, and the arts. Obtaining this visa requires a bank of third-party evidence proving a degree of skill and reputation substantially above that ordinarily encountered. This is done with proof of the receipt of an extremely high-level award, such as an Oscar, or else by providing proof the applicant meets a minimum number of criteria. 

JOURNALIST & MEDIA

I Visa

This visa is for journalists and members of the media who are creating primarily informational content. Journalists and media who try to enter the US on ESTA or with B Visas may be denied entry at the border - they require a visa. This visa cannot be used for creating content with pure entertainment value (ex., fictional storylines). It can be gotten on a quick timeline. It is suitable for members of the press, radio, or film whose activities are essential to the foreign media function, such as reporters, film crews, editors and similar.

CONVENIENT FOR CANADIANS AND MEXICANS

TN Visas or Status

Quick and often hassle-free, this visa or status is for a wide-range of professionals, so long as they are have a passport from Mexico or Canada. Many times, the status can be obtained at the US border, without need for a petition to USCIS first. The categories of professional jobs covered is wide-ranging, and includes accountants, architects, hotel managers, economists, medical professionals, landscape architects, physical therapists, scientists, college teachers, and more.