Employment-Based Visas

An employer may sponsor its employee(s) in either acquiring non-immigrant work visas or green cards

  • The H-1B Visa allows for individuals who possess certain degrees in desired fields to obtain a visa and work permit for work in those fields. This requires an individual to have:

    • A 4 four year Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent degrees);

    • A Master’s or Doctoral Degree;

    • Advanced training or vocational skills in a certain type of field which requires its own specific training (examples include fashion models);

    • Qualify to work in research and development projects of the US Department of Defense or other government positions.

    Examples of job positions might be: IT specialists, Architects, Accountants, Professors, Doctors, Scientists, or Lawyers, etc.

    • L-1 and L-2 Visas are, generally speaking, for managers and executives or specialized employees, e.g., engineers with specialized or proprietary knowledge, to either internally transfer with a global company to the United States, or allow an executive from a global company to relocate to the United States for the purposes of establishing a new branch of that global company.

    • O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for an individual who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry, who possesses a job offer from a US employer to perform that specialized work.

    • The individual must be recognized for their personal achievements rather than those of a group or team to which they belong.

    • To meet the O-1 visa standards, the applicant must be able to show extraordinary ability and receipt of sustained national or international acclaim for it through including, but not limited to, awards, published materials either by or about the individual, or other merit or recognition by peers in that field.

    • The North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) created special economic and trade relationships for the United States, Canada and Mexico. The TN nonimmigrant classification permits qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level.

    • EB-1 immigrant visas are granted to individuals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics through sustained national or international acclaim.

    • There are three categories of EB-1 immigrant visas:

      • EB-1A: Extraordinary Ability

      • EB-1B: Outstanding Professors and Researchers

      • EB-1C: Certain Multinational Managers or Executives

    • Our firm provides free email evaluations of EB-1A elegibility. If you would like a free email evaluation, send your curriculum vitae and Google Scholar information to info@dingbabb.com.

    • Our experienced attorneys are here to assist you in case evaluation, support documents preparation, recommendation letter preparation and all other professional services to demonstrate your qualification of EB-1 application.

    • An EB-2 immigrant visa is for professionals with an advanced degree or exceptional ability.

    • Each EB-2 requires an employer sponsor and a PERM certification process with the Department of Labor.

    • The PERM process ensures that the job pays greater than or equal to the prevailing wage, and that a full recruitment process was undertaken to fill that job.

    • National Interest Waiver (NIW) - Aliens with significant achievements can waive the PERM certification process if your academic field of study or expertise is of a national interest to the United States.

    • EB-2 visa application is a long and comprehensive progress. Our experienced attorneys are here to assist you in case evaluation, PERM preparation, supporting documents, preparation, and all other professional services to demonstrate your qualification of an EB-2 application.

    • Our firm provides free email evaluations of NIW elegibility. If you would like a free email evaluation, send your curriculum vitae and Google Scholar information to info@dingbabb.com.

    • “Skilled workers” are persons whose jobs require a minimum of 2 years training or experience and who work in permanent jobs. They must meet the educational requirements, training, or experience of the job opportunity. They must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available, willing, or able in the United States.

    • “Professionals” are persons whose job requires at least a U.S. baccalaureate or foreign equivalent degree and are a member of the professions. They must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.

    • The “other workers” subcategory is for persons performing unskilled labor requiring less than 2 years training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature, and must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.