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 width="15%" style='width:15.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> </td> <td width="68%" style='width:68.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td width="17%" style='width:17.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;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 class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>LAW OFFICE OF AJAY K. ARORA<br> </span></b><st1:address><st1:Street><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2806</span></b></st1:Street><b><span style='font-family: Verdana'><br> </span></b><st1:City><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>New York</span></b></st1:City><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>, </span></b><st1:State><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>NY</span></b></st1:State><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'> </span></b><st1:PostalCode><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>10118</span></b></st1:PostalCode></st1:address></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 width=75 height=50 id="_x0000_i1026" src="images/us-flag.gif"></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:39.0pt'> <td width="15%" style='width:15.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:39.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> </td> <td width="68%" style='width:68.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:39.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>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:39.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal> </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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></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'>TN VISA FOR CANADIAN/MEXICAN PROFESSIONALS</span></h2> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Canadian and Mexican professionals are accorded special status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). TN stands for “Trade Nafta.” The requirements for Canadians and Mexicans wishing to enter under the TN Visa classification are different. This article focuses upon the grant of TN visas to Canadians; requirements for Mexican citizens parallel those of the <a href="overview.htm" target="_self">H-1B Visa</a> and are outside the scope of this article.</span></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>To qualify for TN status, an applicant must: </span></p> </blockquote> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Be a citizen of Canada; </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Have a professional degree or its equivalent; </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Be a professional eligible to receive the TN visa; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Have a job offer of professional employment from a U.S. employer. The current listing of professional occupations eligible for TN status can be found in the provisions of <a href="http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/chap-162.asp" target="_self">NAFTA at Appendix 1603.D.1</a>. </span></p> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>The TN Visa is granted for three years, and can be renewed indefinitely for additional three year periods. The initial TN Visa is issued at a U.S. port of entry along the Canadian border with a request for TN status; proof of Canadian citizenship; the applicant’s college degree and employment records; a detailed letter from the applicant’s prospective U.S. employer offering a job included on the NAFTA list; a fee of U.S. $50. The spouse and unmarried, minor children of the principal applicant are entitled to derivative status (TD status), but they are unable to accept employment 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></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>The TN Visa is a nonimmigrant visa; the holder must maintain a nonimmigrant intent and a foreign residence. Under no circumstances should the duration of employment exceed three years, as this would disqualify the TN applicant. Moreover, each TN application must explicitly affirm the applicant’s intention to remain in the U.S. temporarily. Canadians can renew their TN status by returning to Canada to reapply at a port of entry with the same documentation that is required of their original application. Alternatively, they can file through the USCIS.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>A person currently in TN status may wish to change status to H-1B if planning on obtaining a green card (permanent residency). H-1B visa status allows for intention to immigrate to the U.S. and will therefore not interfere with entries to the U.S. while the green card process is being adjudicated. As indicated elsewhere in our website, the green card process is normally initiated through the filing of an application for labor certification (commonly known as PERM).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please <a href="contact.htm">contact</a> our law firm if you have questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </blockquote> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <p><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><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> </blockquote> <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> <font size="-1"><a href="http://www.bitwords.com/custom-web-design.php">custom website design by Bitwords Media</a></font> <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> <font size="-1"><a href="http://www.bitwords.com/">Website design and developed by Bitwords Media</a></font> </body>