There are many non-immigrant work visas that allow you to live and work or to live and study in the United States temporarily.
Attorney Yunuen Mora of Cross Border Lawyer has a wide understanding of work and businesses visas. She primarily helps clients with the following work visas below:
WORK VISAS
- TN Visa. This visa is based on the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It allows Canadian and Mexican citizens apply for a temporary work visa in the US. Qualified professions are not limited to the following: accountants, engineers, lawyers, pharmacists, scientists, economists, teachers. You must have a full-time or part-time employment offer.
There are different requirements and procedures for Canadians and Mexicans.- The initial visa can be approved for up to 3 years and can be renewed for the longevity of your employment.
- L1 Visa (for executives or managers of a multinational company). The L1A visa allows U.S. employers with foreign companies affiliated with the U.S. company, to transfer an executive or manager to a U.S. office. Also, if the company is not yet established in the U.S., it allows the company to send an executive or manager to organize the company in the U.S.You will be granted a visa for 3 years and can be renewed for an additional 2 years. The limit of stay with the L1A visa is 7 years. As a multinational manager or executive, you can self-petition for an employment-based, first-preference visa. If it is approved, you can apply for your legal permanent residence through adjustment of status.The L1B visa allows U.S. employers to to transfer a professional company employee to work in the U.S. You will be granted a visa for 3 years and can be renewed for an additional 2 years. The limit of stay with the L1A visa is 5 years.
- O visa (for individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement). The O visa is for individuals with exceptional ability or achievement in science, art, education, business, or athletics. Also, for those who have demonstrated a record of extraordinary success in the film or television industry. They must meet the following requirements:
- Demonstrate extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim
- Must come to the U.S. temporarily to work in the area of the extraordinary ability
- If you are in the fields of science, education, business or athletics, you need to show that you are one of the small percentages who has risen to the very top the field
You will be granted the visa for up to 3 years and can be extended in increments of 1 year.
TEMPORARY VISAS
- P visa (Internationally Recognized Athlete). The P visa is a temporary visa that allows athletes to enter the United States to compete as an athlete, individually or as a team, and they are internationally recognized. Athletes can bring their important support staff and their family members.The P visa can be granted for up to 5 years and can be renewed for increments of 5 years for a total stay of 10 years. Attorney Yunuen Mora of Cross Border Lawyer has vast experience representing primarily boxers and baseball players.
- R Visa (for ministers of a religious organization). The R visa provides a temporary work visa for ministers of a religious organization in the United States. The foreign national minister must have been a member of the religious organization for at least 2 years before filing the petition. Religious workers are admitted for up to 30 months and cannot exceed 5 years. After working for the same religious organization for 2 consecutive years, the religious worker can file a Special Immigrant Religious Worker petition. If granted, it will allow the religious worker to self-petition to become a legal permanent resident. Attorney Yunuen Mora from Cross Border Lawyer has extensive experience representing individuals in all different non-immigrant visa areas. Attorney Mora will assist you in every step of the process allowing you to fully focus on your work or competition.
