LAW ENFORCEMENT – WITNESS INFORMANTS VISAS S visa is a very special nonimmigrant visa usually given to certain aliens to come to the United States as nonimmigrant informants of criminal organization information or terrorist activities information. By statute, the program is set to expire seven years after it was created i.e., program must end in 2000. […]
LIFE – VISAS The Legal Immigration Family Equity Act and its amendments (LIFE Act) established a new nonimmigrant category (V) within the immigration law that allows the spouse or child of a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident to live and work in the United States in a nonimmigrant category. The spouse or child can remain in the […]
LEARNING – STUDENT VISAS The U.S. attracts many foreign nationals to its diverse and strong institutions of learning. The F-1 Visa (Academic Student) allows one to enter the U.S. as a full-time student at an accredited (U.S. government-approved) college or university. The student must be enrolled in a program or course of study that culminates in […]
LABOR – VISIT OR WORK VISAS There are many types of labor visas, each with specific requirements as to the type of position, type of employer, duration, etc. The H1B and L-1 Visas are for temporary workers. The E-1 (Treaty Trader) and E-2 Visas (Treaty Investor) allow nationals of countries having commercial treaties with the U.S. […]