1. INVESTOR VISAS

E-1 Treaty Trader - The E-1 visa allows foreign nationals of a country with which the United States has a commercial treaty to come to the United States to engage in trade of a substantial nature between the United States and the applicant's country of nationality. The trade involved must be an international exchange of items between the United States and a treaty country.
Eligibility Requirements: The applicant must be coming to the United States to carry out substantial trade or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise that has commercial trade with the applicant's country of nationality.

E-2 Treaty Investor - The applicant must be a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce. The purpose of the individual's entry must be to carry out substantial trade, including trade in services or technology.
Eligibility Requirements: The applicant must have more than fifty (50%) percent ownership of the investment. If the applicant is not the principal investor, he or she must be employed in an executive or supervisory capacity.

2. WORK VISAS

H-1B - This type of visa enables professionals in "specialty occupations" to come to work in the United States. The H-1B visa is issued for up to three years but may be extended. This provides a maximum stay of six years. The H1-B visa holder can apply for a Green Card if a company wants to sponsor his/her application.
Eligibility Requirements: The H-1B non-immigrant work visa may be issued to applicants seeking temporary work in a "specialty occupation" which requires the skills of a professional. The petitions are submitted by employers based on their need for the non-U.S.-resident employee. The applicant may possess a bachelor's degree or requisite experience to make up for the lack of a master's degree.

H-2B - This type of visa was created to allow people to come to the United States temporarily, mainly for non-agricultural jobs. Eligibility Requirements: H-2B visas are targeted at skilled and unskilled workers.

L-1 Intracompany Transfer Work Visa - Individuals who are employed outside the United States as executives, managers or in a position which requires specialized knowledge may qualify for a this type of visa.
Eligibility Requirements: The main requirement is that the applicant must be employed outside the United States and is being transferred to the United States branch, subsidiary, affiliate, or joint venture partner of the non-U.S. company. Spouses and accompanying children of L-1 visa holders are also allowed to come to the United States and may be issued L-2 visas.

TN Visa - TN Visas are temporary work visas available only to citizens of Mexico and Canada. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a citizen of a NAFTA country may work in a professional occupation in another NAFTA country, as long as the applicant meets certain requirements. The spouse and unmarried minor children of the principal applicant are entitled to the derivative status (called TD visa), but they are unable to accept employment in the United States.

3. TOURIST VISAS

B-2 Visa for Leisure or Tourism: Foreign nationals who wish to visit the United States for leisure or tourism are normally eligible to receive B-2 visas.

B-2 Visa for Medical Treatment in the United States: B-2 visas are also issued to individuals who are coming to the United States to undergo medical treatment.

Length of Stay: Persons admitted to the United States on a B-2 non-immigrant visitor visa are usually issued a 6-month stay. The maximum length of stay for visitor visa holders is 6 months.

4. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS - PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status is submitted by the individual wishing to obtain permanent resident status (the "applicant"). It is generally filed with supporting evidence, and may be filed in conjunction with several other applications or petitions.

Who may apply to become a Lawful Permanent Resident while in the United States?
Individual may be eligible to apply for adjustment to permanent resident status if he or she is already in the United States and if one or more of the following categories apply. Adjustment of Status is commonly done through family member, employment, fiance(e).

5. NATURALIZATION

An applicant is eligible to file if, immediately preceding the filing of the application, he or she:

a) Applicants must be at least 18 years old and must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence;

b) has resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year;

c) has been physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the previous five years (absences of more than six months but less than one year shall disrupt the applicant's continuity of residence unless the applicant can establish that he or she did not abandon his or her residence during such period);

d) has resided within a state or district for at least three months;

e) is of Good Moral Character.