E-1 and E-2 visas are available to citizens of foreign countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation, or a bilateral investment treaty providing for nonimmigrant entries, with the United States. The E-1 (“Treaty Trader”) visa is specifically designed for alien business owners, business managers, and employees who are required to stay in the…
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EB-1B Visa
An Outstanding Researcher or Professor, or EB-1B, classification applies to aliens who are internationally recognized as exceptional in a particular scientific or scholarly field. Unlike self-petitioned EB-1A visas, EB-1B visas are employer-sponsored. An employer petitions on behalf of an alien, demonstrating that the alien has secured a permanent job offer with the employer and that…
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EB-1A Visa
An Alien of Extraordinary Ability, or EB-1A, classification applies to aliens who have distinguished themselves professionally in their fields of work or study. Notably, these employment-based, first-preference visa candidates do not have to secure sponsorship from an employer, as an EB-1A petition requires neither a job offer nor a labor certification. Who Qualifies? Aliens residing…
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