Immigration

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Provided by Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

One of the most important components of an effective business immigration strategy is matching the individual and business requirements to an appropriate visa category. We help clients select and navigate the application process for the full range of employment and family-based visas, including:

Temporary visas

• B-1, Business visitors
• E-1/E-2, Treaty traders and treaty investors
• F and M, Students
• H-1B/E-3, Professionals and highly skilled workers
• H-2B, Temporary guest workers
• I, International media personnel
• J-1, Exchange visitors (including seeking waivers of the home residency requirement)
• K-1, Fiancées
• L-1, Intracompany transferees
• O-1, Persons of extraordinary ability
• P, Performing artists and athletes
• R-1, Religious workers
• TN, Professionals under the NAFTA treaty

Permanent residency

• Adjustment of status and consular processing
• Employment-based petitions (EB1, EB2, EB3) for professionals, persons of extraordinary ability, intracompany transferees, outstanding professors and researchers, and skilled workers
• Employment-creation investors, requiring investments of at least $1 million and the creation of at least 10 jobs
• Family-based petitions including immediate relatives, preference categories, and international adoptions
• Labor certifications
• Naturalization and citizenship