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Mr. Gabriel V. Triculescu can help
you with immigration procedures related to the
matters outlined below:
NON IMMIGRANT - TEMPORARY STATUS
B, E,
F, H1B, H2A, H2B, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, TN,
Dependent, and others
categories
IMMIGRANT - PERMANENT STATUS - EMPLOYMENT BASED
EB1,EB2,EB3,EB4,EB5
IMMIGRANT - PERMANENT STATUS - FAMILY BASED
First, Second, Third, & Fourth Preference
Green Card Lottery, Asylum/Refugee, Citizenship, Consular Practice, etc.
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NON IMMIGRANT - TEMPORARY STATUS
B-1/B-2 Visitor's Visa; B1 - Visitor
for Business; B2 - Visitor for Pleasure
For coming to the U.S. for business
or pleasure. B-1 business visitor visas
are for brief visits and do not allow employment.
Nationals of some countries are allowed
to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without
a visa.
E1 - Treaty Trader; E2 - Treaty Investor
Investors/traders and their employees
may receive visas to carry on their business
in the U.S. if the home country has a commercial
treaty with the United States conferring
visa eligibility.
F1 - Academic Student
Persons doing a full course of study
at an educational institution in the United
States may be eligible for a visa for the
course of their study and a period for practical
training (P/T) in their field.
H1B - Specialty Occupation, DOD Employee
Professionals with at least a BA (bachelors
or its equivalent work experience) may be
eligible for a nonimmigrant visa. Their
employers should demonstrate that they are
paid the minimum prevailing wage for the
job.
H2A - Agricultural Labor
H2B - Other Temporary Labor
H3 - Trainee
I - Representatives of Media
J - Exchange Visitor
People coming to the U.S. through an
approved exchange program may be eligible
for the J-1 Exchange Visitor's visa. These
are students, scholars, job trainees, faculty,
professors and research scholars, specialists,
government visitors etc. Sometimes, a J-1
program will require that the beneficiary
spend at least two years outside of the
U.S. before being permitted to switch to
a different nonimmigrant visa or to permanent
residency.
K - Fiancé/e of US Citizen
A Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen is eligible
for a nonimmigrant visa on the conclusion
of the marriage within 90 days.
L - Intra Company Transferee
L-1 visas are available to executives,
managers and specialized employees moving
to their employer's U.S. affiliate sites.
Executives and managers holding L-1 visas
may be eligible for permanent residency
without the need for a labor cert.
M - Vocational Student
O1, O2 - Extraordinary Ability
The O-1 category is for foreign nationals
with extraordinary ability. They are entertainers,
athletes, scientists, business people etc.
P1, P2, P3 - Athletes and Group Entertainers
For athletes, artists and entertainers.
Q - International Cultural Exchange Program
R - Religious Vocation
Religious workers apply for the R-1
visa.
TN - Trade NAFTA Professionals
A special visa category for nationals
of Canada/ Mexico under the North American
Free Trade Agreement and the United States-Canada
Free Trade Agreement.
Dependents of the Above
Other Nonimmigrant Categories
IMMIGRANT - PERMANENT STATUS - EMPLOYMENT BASED
EB1 - First Preference
A. Persons of Extraordinary Ability
B. Outstanding Professors and Researchers
C. Multinational Executives and Managers
In these categories, the candidate can petition
for permanent residency without the time
consuming process of labor certification.
EB2 - Second Preference
Members of Professions holding Advanced
Degrees or Aliens of Exceptional Ability.
Visa holders under normal circumstances
must have a job offer and the employer must
complete the labor certification process.
The labor certification involves testing
of the job market to show that the potential
visa holder is not taking away a job from
a U.S. worker. If the individual can show
that his/her entry is in the national interest,
the job offer and LC requirements can be
waived.
EB3 - Third Preference
Skilled Workers, Professionals and other
Workers. Visa holders under normal circumstances
must have a job offer and the employer must
complete the labor certification process.
EB4 - Fourth Preference - Special Immigrants
Religious Workers, Commuters from Border,
Retired G-4 (Employee of international Organizations),
Returning Resident, etc. Ministers of religion
are eligible for permanent residency.
EB5 - Fifth Preference - Employment Creation
Investors
With the 1990 Immigration Act, Congress
has kept aside up to 10,000 visas per year
just for alien investors in new commercial
enterprises who will create employment for
at least ten individuals. There are two
investor groups under the program - people
who invest at least $500,000 in "targeted
employment areas" (rural areas or areas
experiencing high unemployment of at least
150% of the national average rate) and those
who invest $1,000,000 elsewhere. Not less
than 3,000 of the annual allotment of visas
in this category must go to the targeted
employment areas.
IMMIGRANT - PERMANENT
STATUS - FAMILY BASED
U.S. citizens can petition for parents,
spouses,siblings and children. Permanent
Residents (PR) can petition for spouses
and children only. Immediate Relatives of
US Citizens - Unmarried children under 21,
Spouse, Parent, Widow/Widower (under certain
circumstances)
First Preference - Unmarried sons
or daughters of US citizens over age 21.
Second Preference - Spouses and unmarried
children of lawful permanent residents (Green
Card Holders).
Third Preference - Married sons and
daughters of US citizens.
Fourth Preference - Brothers and
sisters of US citizens.
DIVERSITY VISA - DV-1
Visas (the "Green Card Lottery")
Started in October 1994 as the Permanent
Diversity Program for natives of certain
countries that have provided relatively
few immigrants to the US in recent years.
Annually, 55,000 visas are given away in
a random drawing to individuals from countries
underrepresented in the total immigrant
pool.
ASYLUM / REFUGEE
People with a real fear of persecution because
of race, religion, nationality, belonging
to a particular social group, or political
opinion can apply for an asylum or refugee
status.
CITIZENSHIP
Representation to file citizenship papers,
and naturalization interviews.
LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND CONSULAR PRACTICE
Representation before the INS throughout
the United States and U.S. Consulates worldwide.
OTHER IMMIGRATION MATTERS
Representation and counsel in other general
immigration matters
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