H1B Visa and Immigration Law Attorney New York

<body bgcolor=white background="images/backflag.gif" lang=EN-US link=red vlink=red style='tab-interval:.5in' alink="#cc0000"> <div class=Section1> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0'> <td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:45.75pt'> <td width="15%" style='width:15.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=75 height=50 id="_x0000_i1025" src="images/us-flag.gif"></p> </td> <td width="68%" valign=bottom style='width:68.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:45.75pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>LAW OFFICE OF AJAY K. ARORA</span></b><br> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Empire State Building<br> 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2806<br> New York, NY 10118<br> Phone: (212)268-3580<br> Fax: (212)268-3582<br> Email: <a href="mailto:info@h1b1.com">info@h1b1.com</a></span></b> </p> </td> <td width="17%" style='width:17.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=75 height=50 id="_x0000_i1026" src="images/us-flag.gif"></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Disclaimer: This article is not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship. All information contained herein is generalized. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk</span></i>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: 1.5pt solid #1D0581;mso-border-insidev:1.5pt solid #1D0581'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.3in'> <td width=74 style='width:55.35pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="overview.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>H-1B</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=74 style='width:55.35pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="laborcert.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>PERM</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=74 style='width:55.35pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="L1visa.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>L-1</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=74 style='width:55.35pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="employmentbased.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>EB-1</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=74 style='width:55.35pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="employmentbased.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>NIW</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=74 style='width:55.35pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="O1pet.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>O-1</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=102 style='width:76.8pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext'><a href="sponsor.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>FAMILY SPONSORSHIP</span></a></span></b><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=100 style='width:75.3pt;border:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid #1D0581 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:.3in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext'><a href="feechart.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>OTHER IMMIGRATION</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="index.html" target="_parent"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=41 height=34 id="_x0000_i1028" src="images/home.gif" alt="Back to Home Page" name=HomePage></span></a><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Verdana'>E-3 VISA</span></h2> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>The E-3 is a nonimmigrant visa category which allows Australian nationals to work in specialty occupations in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>This category also allows for spouses of E-3 visa holders to apply for work authorization in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> A maximum of 10,500 E-3 visas is issued annually during each fiscal year, which runs from October 1st to September 30. Spouses and children of applicants do not count against the quota, and neither do applicants extending their E-3 visa status whilst still in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang=EN style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> and working for the same employer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>The E-3 visa classification currently applies only to nationals of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Australia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> as well as their spouses and children. E-3 principal applicants must be going to the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>United States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> solely to work in a specialty occupation. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>In order to qualify for the E-3 visa category, one should have a valid job offer from an </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> employer. The job offered should be a specialty occupation. A specialty occupation is one that requires a theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge, and the attainment of a bachelor’s or higher degree in the specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>An E-3 visa applicant must meet academic and occupational requirements, including licensure where appropriate, for admission into the United States in a specialty occupation. If the job requires licensure or other official permission to perform the specialty occupation, the applicant must submit proof of the requisite license or permission before the E-3 visa may be granted. In certain cases where such a license or other official permission is not immediately required to perform the duties described in the visa application, the Australian national must show that he or she will obtain such licensure within a reasonable period of time following admission to the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>If the E-3 visa applicant is outside the United States, the employer is not required to submit a petition with the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services as a prerequisite for visa issuance. However, the employer must obtain a Labor Condition Application (</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>LCA</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>), ETA Form 9035 or ETA Form 9035E, from the Department of Labor. If the E-3 visa applicant is already present in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>United States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> on another type of nonimmigrant visa, the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> employer may file a petition with the USCIS seeking change to E-3 nonimmigrant visa status.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>If an E-3 visa holder changes employers while outside the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>, a new E-3 visa must be obtained at a </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-ansi-language:EN'>U.S.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: Verdana'> Embassy or Consulate overseas. One may also change employers while in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana'>US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>. The new employer must file a new Labor Condition Application (</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>LCA</span><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>), and a petition for a nonimmigrant worker must be approved by the USCIS authorizing the new employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>The validity of the E-3 visa will not exceed the validity period of the </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>LCA</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>. The Department of State and </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>DHS</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> have agreed to a 24-month maximum validity period for E-3 visas. This validity may be renewed indefinitely as long as there is a valid employment and the position is not a permanent one.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Since E-3 is a nonimmigrant visa which allows for entry into the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> to be temporarily employed in a specialty occupation, an E-3 visa applicant must satisfy the consular officer that s/he intends to depart upon termination of status.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>An E-3 visa holder can enter the </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>U.S. </span><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>10 days before the start date of employment and can stay for 10 days after termination of employment within which time he/she must depart the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> The E-3 visa is a multiple-entry visa, so provided the E-3 visa holder has not changed employers or made any other changes to his/her immigration status, he/she may travel outside the </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN'>U.S.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> and reenter on a valid, unexpired E-3 visa. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please <a href="contact.htm">contact</a> our law firm to evaluate your case without obligation if you have a job offer from a </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> employer and believe that you qualify for the E-3 category.</span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>[Note: Please consult with an attorney specializing in Immigration & Nationality law for professional advice in specific situations.] </span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in'><a href="index.html" target="_parent"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=41 height=34 id="_x0000_i1029" src="images/home.gif" alt="Back to Home Page" name=HomePage></span></a></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><i>Ajay K. Arora, Esq., is a prominent member of the Immigration & Nationality bar in New York City and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He may be contacted at (212)268-3580.</i></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> <br> <a href="http://www.bitwords.com/custom-web-design.php">custom website design</a> by Bitwords Media <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Copyright © 1999-2010 Ajay K. Arora, Attorney-at-Law, P.C. All rights reserved.</span> </p> </div> <br><a href="http://www.bitwords.com/">Website design and developed</a> by Bitwords Media </body>