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6 Must Haves For a Successful H1B Visa Petition

These 6 Must Haves will help to ensure you have a successful H1B Visa Petition because these are the common reasons for a Request for Evidence (RFE) or denial of an H1B Visa Petition. If you make sure your petition meets the following requirements, you will increase your chances of an approval. You must have an employer-employee relationship with the...

Choosing the Best Student Visa for You

You wish to study in the U.S. or participate in a specific exchange program in the U.S. However, you are unsure as to which student visa is the appropriate visa for you. This article helps you to plan which visa to apply for by outlining what each visa is best for so you know which one you need to apply...

Going from H-1B to EB-1, EB-2, or EB-3 Green Card

Family Petition If your spouse is a US Citizen or Green Card Holder, they can petition for you. An U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder parent also petition for you. Additionally, if you happen to have an U.S. Citizen child over the age of 21, they can petition for you. Green Card Based Options: EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 You can...

3 Underutilized Criteria for Establishing Extraordinary Ability in the Sciences, Education, Business, and Athletics in an O-1 Visa Petition

This article will help you plan in meeting at least 3 of the O-1 Visa criteria by using 3 of the most underutilized criteria for establishing extraordinary ability. You can build a successful petition that gets approved by showing the following: 1) Judging or Panel experience, 2) Membership in a Distinguished Association, and 3) Being an Author. 1. Judging or...

3 Considerations in Deciding Whether to Do a Change of Status or Consular Processing to go from an F-1 Visa to J-1 Visa

You may currently be in the U.S. on a F-1 Visa, and have been accepted into a J-1 Visa Exchange Program. You are unsure if you should go back to your home country and apply for the visa from there or stay in the U.S., and do a change of status. This article will help you to strategize and decide...

6 Reasons to Apply for a L-1 Visa over an H-1B Visa if you are eligible for both

This article will help you plan and strategize in deciding whether to apply for a L-1 Visa over an H-1B Visa, when you are eligible for both. Sometimes people just pursue an H-1B visa because they are more familiar with it. However, they do not realize that it might be more strategic for them to apply for an L-1 visa....

5 Similarities Between an L-1 Visa, H-1B Visa, and O-1 Visas

This will help you in deciding what temporary work visa to apply for if you qualify for more than one temporary work visa by understanding how they are similar. 1. Temporary Work Visas L-1, H-1B, and O-1 visas are all temporary work visas, which means they do not last forever, expire after a time period, and do not lead to...

Comparing and Contrasting Your F-1 Student Visa Work Options: OPT v. CPT

You may currently be in the U.S. on a F-1 Visa, and want to work. You have heard of “OPT” and “CPT” but do not know much about these employment authorization options and are not sure what the difference is between them. This article will help you plan for one of these employment authorizations by comparing and contrasting them. CPT-...

4 Tips for Choosing An Expert for a Letter of Recommendation For Immigration for Your O-1 Visa Petition

O-1 Visa Recommendation Letter For Immigration If you have ten people you can ask to write you an immigration letter of recommendation, it does not mean you should ask all of them. Additionally, if you only know three people who will write you visa recommendation letters, that can be enough. This article will help you plan and strategize for who...