Sponsoring Your Employees for Temporary U.S. Work Visas

Our law firm counsels employers on how to hire and retain foreign nationals in accordance with U.S. immigration laws. We regularly prepare and file the following immigration petitions and applications with the Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. consulates and embassies abroad:

B-1 Business Visitors

E-1 Treaty Traders

E-2 Treaty Investors

H-1B Professional Workers

J-1 Exchange Visitors

L-1 Intra-Company Transferees

O-1 Persons with Extraordinary Ability

P-1 Athletes and Entertainers

Q-1 Cultural Exchange Visitors

TN Status for Canadian and Mexican Professionals

USCIS - Petition Process Overview

USCIS - Temporary Workers

USCIS - Questions & Answers from USCIS Ombudsman's Teleconference - April 11, 2007

USCIS Guide - How Do I Hire a Foreign National for Short-Term Employment in the United States? (PDF)

USCIS Office of Business Liason - Guide for U.S. Businesses Hiring Temporary Employees from Outside the U.S. - March 16, 2005 (PDF)

USCIS Office of Business Liason - Nonimmigrant Classification Employment Eligibility and Reference Guide - March 16, 2005 (PDF)

Another H-1B Fight Looms in Congress - Computerworld - Jan. 8, 2007

U.S. Business Immigration Groups

Compete America

Essential Worker Immigration Coalition

Immigration Voice

CRS Reports

CRS Report – L-1 Visas for Intra-Company Transfers – May 15, 2006 (PDF)

CRS Report – Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force – Jan. 30, 2006 (PDF)

CRS Report – H-1B Visas – March 20, 2006 (PDF)