The H-1B temporary specialty occupation visa figured prominently in immigration-related reporting this year. Given the current spotlighting of the visa (particulars, potential restrictions and more), it is now important more than ever to have competent immigration...
Multinational companies may want to transfer employees from one country to another. The L-1 nonimmigrant visa may be a useful tool for facilitating the intracompany transfer of foreign-based employees to the United States on a temporary basis. An L-1 visa is a type of...
The H-1B visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Each federal fiscal year, there is a cap of 65,000 visas/status grants available for bachelor-level H-1Bs (“Regular Cap”), or a cap of 20,000 for...
We noted in a recent Law Offices of Robert P. Gaffney blog post that immigration is a top-tier entrant on any short list of complex and technical legal spheres. We underscored therein that immigration law is a realm “marked by highly specialized matters relevant to...
You may be like many employers in California and across the U.S. who are struggling to find specially skilled workers who qualify to fill open positions in your company or institution. As the number of students choosing to go to college after high school continues to...
There are more immigrants in California than any other state, but few people – especially native-born Americans – stop to consider the terrible injustices inflicted upon immigrant workers in many employment settings. You and others may be interested in...
At the in California, we represent many immigrants who are seeking ways to bring family members or friends into the United States on at least a temporary basis that hopefully can change to permanent status in the future. If this...
As someone looking to immigrate permanently to California or another part of the United States, you may be interested in finding out more about what it takes to establish lawful permanent residency. With this distinction, you will become eligible for the vast majority...
