U.S. Immigration Visas

Family Petitions

United States citizens and permanent residents can petition their qualifying relatives for citizenship and permanent residency in the United States. There are a few requirements that must be met in order to do so:

• If you are a foreign national who wish to apply for a U.S. visa or green card, you must have a relative who is a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident of the United States. This relative must provide proof of his or her U.S. citizenship or legal residency, and proof of his or her relationship to the applicant.
• The relative must prove his or her income is at least 125% above the poverty line to support the entire family, including the applicant. If unable to fulfill this requirement, the relative can become a joint sponsor with another relative, or the applicant's assets can be taken into account.
• If the applicant's relative is a U.S. citizen, he or she must prove that the applicant is his or her:
  - child under 21 years of age
  - spouse
  - unmarried son or daughter over 21 years old
  - married son or daughter of any age
  - brother or sister of U.S. citizen
  - parent of U.S. citizen
• If the applicant's relative is a U.S. permanent resident, he or she must prove that the applicant is his or her:
  - husband or wife
  - unmarried son or daughter of any age

Business Services

• B1 Visas - Temporary Business Visitor Visas
• H1b  Visas - Professionals in Specialty Occupations
• H2b - Visas - Seasonal Non-Agricultural Workers
• L Visas - Intra Company Transfers
• O Visas - Persons of Extraordinary Ability
• P Visas - Professional Artists, Athletes, and Entertainers
• R Visas - Religious Workers
• TN Visas

Marriage and Fiance Visas

• K-3 Visa - Marriage Visa
• K-4 Visa
• K-1 Visa

Work Visa

• B-1 Visas - Temporary Business Visitor Visas
• H-1B Visas - Professionals in Specialty Occupations
• H-2B Visas - Seasonal Non-Agricultural Workers
• L Visas - Intra Company Transfers
• O Visas - Persons of Extraordinary Ability
• P Visas - Professional Artists, Athletes, and Entertainers
• R Visas - Religious Workers
• TN Visas

Investor Visas

• E-1 Visas - Treaty Trader visas
• E-2 Visas - Treaty Investors
• EB-5 - Petitions

Asylum

Under U.S. law, asylum may be granted to foreign nationals who can establish a well founded fear of persecution if they were returned to their home countries based upon their political opinion, race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group.

Deportation Defense

The most common reasons immigrants or foreign visitors are deported to their countries of origin are the following:

• Felony or misdemeanor criminal convictions
• Immigration violations
• Visa or green card expiration
• Employment violations
• Immigration fraud
• Final Order of Removal/Deportation after a denial of asylum
• Failing to depart after a grant of voluntary departure

Citizenship

U.S. citizenship is obtained by birth or naturalization. Unless you were born in the United States, or your parents were United States citizens at the time of your birth, you are required to go through the naturalization process to obtain citizenship. The requirements you must meet to become a U.S. citizen are the following:

• You must have lived in the United States as a legal resident for at least five years. If you are married to a US citizen then you must have lived in the United States with a permanent residency for at least three years
• You were present in the United States for three of those five years
• You are at least 18 years old
• You did not make any other country your permanent home during your permanent residency in the U.S.
• You have criminal arrests or problems with the law
• You speak, write and read English
• You must know the history and government of the United States
• You must pledge your allegiance to the United States and accept the principles of the U.S. Constitution