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=5 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="23%" style='width:23.0%;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" border=0></p> </td> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:45.75pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana;color:red'><blink><img width=115 height=52 id="_x0000_i1026" src="images/newaddress.gif" alt="New Address" border=0></span><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </blink> <td width="33%" nowrap valign=bottom style='width:33.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:45.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink></blink>LAW OFFICE OF </span></b><st1:stockticker><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'>AJAY</span></b></st1:stockticker><b><span style='font-family:Verdana'> 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="5%" valign=bottom style='width:5.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:45.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> </p> </td> <td width="25%" style='width:25.0%;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_i1027" 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=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='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=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='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> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>H-1B VISA </span></b><st1:stockticker><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>AND</span></b></st1:stockticker><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> OTHER IMMIGRATION CATEGORIES</span></b></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>The Law Office of Ajay K. Arora is based in </span><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana'>New York City</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> and focused exclusively on Immigration Law. Our well-rounded </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'> immigration practice serves clients nationwide. Information about various immigration categories is presented in a logical and concise manner and hopefully is useful to the average informed consumer of immigration law services.<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 without obligation (there is no fee!) if you want to discuss your immigration case to determine eligibility for any immigration category. </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'> immigration is typically categorized into Nonimmigrant and Immigrant visa categories:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>NONIMMIGRANT VISAS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>A Nonimmigrant Visa authorizes a specific duration of stay 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'> to visit or study or work temporarily. Common types of Nonimmigrant Visas include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/B1-B2visa.htm" target="_top">B-1/B-2 Visitor Visa</a>. Available to visitors coming 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'> for business or pleasure.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/E3visa.htm">E-3 Visa</a>. This is a visa option for Australian nationals if they have a job offer 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'> and a bachelor’s degree.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/F1visa.htm" target="_top">F-1 or Student Visa</a>. Applicable to persons entering 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'> for full-time study at a school or college 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'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/overview.htm" target="_top">H-1B Professional Employment Visa</a>. Persons with at least a bachelor's degree may be eligible if their U.S. employer is willing to file the H-1B petition. This is by far the most common nonimmigrant employment-based visa category.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/H1B1.htm">H-1B1 Visa</a>. Citizens of Chile and Singapore with a U.S. job offer and bachelor’s degree may qualify under free trade agreements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/K1visa.htm" target="_top">K-1 Fiance(e) Visa</a>. Marriage to the sponsoring U.S. citizen must be concluded within 90 days of 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'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/L1visa.htm" target="_top">L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visa</a>. Available to executives, managers, or persons with "specialized knowledge" who are transferring to the U.S. branch, subsidiary, or affiliate of their foreign employer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/O1pet.htm">O-1 Visa Extraordinary Ability Visa</a>. This petition requires an employer and “extraordinary ability” in the field.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/lcTNstatus.htm" target="_top">TN Status</a> under the North American Free Trade Agreement. This category is applicable to nationals of Canada and Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>IMMIGRANT VISAS (aka “Green Card”)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Immigrant Visas are all visas that are not Nonimmigrant Visas. U.S. Immigration laws allow immigration applications through the Employment ("EB") based category, the Family ("FB") based category, and the Diversity ("DV") visa lottery program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/employmentbased.htm" target="_top">Employer Sponsorship</a>. An offer of employment by a U.S. employer is usually required, and a "Labor Certification" (also known as <a href="http://www.h1b1.com/laborcert.htm">PERM</a>) must normally be obtained from the Department of Labor. There are exceptions for highly qualified persons.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='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'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/sponsor.htm" target="_top">Family Sponsorship</a>. Applicable to persons who want to obtain a Green Card based on the fact that they have a spouse or relative who is either 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'> Citizen or Permanent Resident.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:Verdana'><a href="http://www.h1b1.com/citizenship.htm">NATURALIZATION</a> (Citizenship)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please feel free to <a href="http://www.h1b1.com/contact.htm">contact</a> our law firm if you have any questions whatsoever regarding the above visa categories or other aspects of Immigration Law that are not covered in our website.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Immigration Paralegal wanted:</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'> Please email resume to <a href="mailto:info@h1b1.com">info@h1b1.com</a>. Minimum two years’ experience required for consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></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> <font size="-1"><a href="http://www.bitwords.com/custom-web-design.php">custom web 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>