WORK VISA

It is estimated that it takes 3 to 5 months to process the application for the E-2 Investment Visa in the U.S., but it may take only 2 weeks if you are applying from your home country at the U.S. Embassy. However, you can use premium processing to receive a decision from the USCIS within 3 weeks. Be aware that during this process, any wilful misrepresentation or fraudulent behavior may result in the permanent refusal of the Visa.

The steps involved in applying for an E-2 Visa are as follows:

• Check out the website of the United States Embassy or Consulate in the country you are applying form.
• Complete the online Non-immigrant Visa Application, *Form DS-160, upload a photo and print the application form.
• Schedule an appointment for your Visa interview, at the U.S. Embassy.
• Collect the required documents including:
  • Passport
  • Non-immigrant Visa application
  • The DS-160 form
  • The application fee payment receipt
  • Photo
  • Non-immigrant Treaty Investor/ Treaty Trader Application
  • The DS-156E form

Please ensure that you have all other relevant documents like academic certificates, marriage and birth certificates, etc. Prepare the documents that identify your company’s nationality of a Treaty country and financial documents that prove or identify the requirements of your company’s trade/business.
Learn more about the E-2 Investor Visa here.
Learn more about dependents E-2 Visa for your family members.

The L1A visa is a perfect solution for multinational managers or the individuals with significant control in the company. The L1B, in comparison, allows employees with specialized knowledge to be transferred from the home country to the U.S. affiliate for a temporary work.

It is important to note that L1-A visa is a dual intent visa, unlike other visas. You also do not have to work only in the U.S. That is to say, while you must work part-time as an executive in the United States to obtain this L1A, you can cross the border to work outside the U.S. as well.

• You must act as a supervisor and be responsible for the actions of other employees.
• You must act in the managerial capacity for example hire or recommend employees.
• You must decide on and control the quality of work of other employees. In addition to supervising them, you must have control over their responsibilities and the content they produce.
• You must have adequate education and be able to complete duties successfully.
• You must be seeking only temporary work status though many later apply for green cards.
• Within the past three years, you must have worked for a period of 1 year in the parent company abroad.
• You must act as the manager over a subdivision, department, or entire organization.
• You must first submit a petition with USCIS on Form I-129 in order to apply for L1A visa. In addition to this you must have documentation that proves the requirements above. If already living in the United States, you can request that your status to be changed. Spouses and dependent children can apply and may be awarded L-2 visas if the L1-A visa is approved.

• YMinimum of 1-year previous work experience in parent company in the home country. This work must have been completed within three years prior to the visa application.
• The candidate must have specialized knowledge of the company’s transactions.
• A L1B visa is a non-immigrant work visa that allows you to work in the United States for a short period of time. This period of time ranges from three months to one year. It can be extended up to 7 years.
• In order to qualify as specialized employee, applicant must be employed in a position that requires and demonstrates special knowledge. This can include, but is not limited to, the knowledge of:
  • Products
  • Services
  • Management
  • Operation

After the successful approval, you will receive an I-797 Notice of action showing the approval of the petition. This does not, however, guarantee that the visa will be issued. It does, though, show that such a visa will normally be granted if the U.S. Consular officer in the home country is convinced that the applicant holds such aforementioned specialized knowledge.

This employment immigrant visa allows for a permanent stay in the U.S. Labor certification is not necessary. Immigration requirements are that the individual must have an exceptional skill. The process for this application is not difficult. For some academic professions, a Labor certificate may be required. That includes scientists, researchers, professors, and managers of multinational firms.

This sub-category of an immigrant visa is further broken down into following three sub-categories, which are listed below. It is important to note that a multitude of variables can apply. There are many prerequisites in order to make a valid assessment of the individual’s petition.