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The H-1B is a nonimmigrant work visa filed by U.S. employers to sponsor professional foreign nationals. The position must require at least a U.S. bachelor’s or higher degree or a foreign degree that is equivalent. An H-1B is valid for up to three years, for a total of six years.

The TN visa was created by North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This visa is filed by U.S. employers for qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to work in the U.S. in professional positions. Dependents of an individual on TN qualify for dependent TD nonimmigrant status.

Employers may utilize the O-1 visa to sponsor foreign-born individuals with an extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business or athletics. In order to qualify for O-1 classification, the individual must show a level of expertise indicating they are one of the small percentage who have arisen to the very top of their field.

The L-1 nonimmigrant visa allows a U.S. employer to transfer an executive, manager (L-1A) or specialized knowledge employee (L-1B) from its overseas offices to its U.S. office. The employer must have a qualifying relationship with a foreign company and must be doing business in the U.S.

EB-1A requires showing extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics through sustained national or international acclaim. This is demonstrated through either a one-time achievement (like the Nobel Prize) or a combination of criteria. This is a fast-track route to permanent residence that may be either filed by an employer or self-petitioned.

The EB-1B is an immigrant visa classification for individuals with international recognition in a given academic field. Successful candidates must have at least three years of experience in teaching or research and enter the U.S. to pursue tenure at a university or private employer.

The EB-1C immigrant visa is requires employment overseas for at least one of the three years before filing the petition or the foreign national’s recent nonimmigrant admission. The U.S. petitioner must have been doing business for at least one year, have a qualifying relationship with the overseas entity, and intend to employ the foreign national in a managerial or executive position.

Employment-based second and third preference immigrant visas generally require the approval of a permanent labor certification application showing that the employer tested the labor market and found no U.S. workers for the job offer and that the employment will not affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.

This fast-track immigrant visa classification requires showing that it is in the U.S. national interest to waive the labor certification step. This means the individual’s proposed endeavor has substantial merit and national importance; that the individual is well-positioned to advance the proposed endeavor, and that it would be beneficial to the U.S. to waive the requirements of a job offer and labor certification.

The R-1 is a nonimmigrant visa petition filed by a nonprofit, tax-exempt religious organization in the U.S. for a member of a religious denomination

Lawful permanent residents may apply for residence if they are at least 18 years old, lawful permanent residents of the U.S. for at least five years, continuous residents in the U.S. for at least five years, physically present in the U.S. for at least 30 months, resided for at least three months in the state having jurisdiction over their place of residence, show good moral character, show an attachment to the U.S. Constitution, know English, understand U.S. history and civics, and take an Oath of Allegiance to the U.S.