Ilagan & Associates: Handling all Your Immigration Law Needs
There are several temporary employment visas available to foreign workers who have a U.S. company willing to "sponsor" them for employment in the United States. Each non-immigrant employment visa has its own specific requirements. Feel free to review the following options, and you might discover that you are eligible for more than one temporary employment visa.
For more information about securing one of these visas for yourself or a loved one, contact the Houston law office of Ilagan & Associates. Call us at 713-888-0811 (or toll-free at 866-664-2603) or send us an e-mail today.
E-1: The Treaty Trader visa is available to those persons working for a U.S. company that does 50% or more of substantial international trade with the treaty trader's home country. Executives, managers and essential employees may receive E-1 visas.
E-2: The Treaty Investor visa allows entrepreneurs to invest a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. company. The U.S. company must be at least 50% owned by persons of the same nationality as the E-2 treaty investor. Executives, managers and essential employees may receive E-2 visas.
E-3: Australian nationals coming to the U.S. to work in specialty occupations.
H-1B: Professionals working in specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent as well as distinguished fashion models.
H-2A: Temporary agricultural workers coming to the U.S. to fill positions for which a temporary shortage of U.S. workers has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
H-2B: Temporary non-agricultural workers coming to the U.S. to perform temporary jobs for which the U.S. Department of Labor has certified there is a temporary shortage of U.S. workers.
H-3: Temporary trainees coming to the U.S. for training unavailable in their home countries. Detailed training programs are required, and the training must benefit the trainee in pursuing a career outside the U.S.
I: Bona fide representatives of the foreign press coming to the U.S. to work solely in that capacity.
J-1: Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to study, work or train as part of an exchange program officially recognized by the U.S. Department of State.
L-1: Intracompany transferees who will work as L-1A executives or managers or in L-1B positions that require specialized knowledge of company products, procedures, systems, etc.
O-1: Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.
O-2: Essential support personnel of O-1 visa holders.
P-1: Internationally recognized athletes and entertainers, and their essential support personnel.
P-2: Entertainers coming to perform in the U.S. through a reciprocal exchange program.
P-3: Artists and entertainers coming to the U.S. in a group to perform, teach or coach in a culturally unique program.
Q-1: Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to participate in international cultural exchange programs.
R-1: Ministers, professionals working in a religious vocation or occupation, and others performing traditional religious functions.
TN: Canadian and Mexican citizens engaged in activities at a professional level; these visas are granted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
For more information about any of these temporary visas or a different immigration-related matter, contact the immigration law attorneys at Ilagan & Associates. Call us at 713-888-0811 (or toll-free at 866-664-2603) or send us an e-mail.
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