Need help with Immigration Law?

The Immigration Law Department at Abrams Fensterman has significant expertise representing clients in all aspects of immigration law. Our Immigration & Nationality law attorneys represent clients in all sectors including IT solutions/consulting, healthcare, architecture, advertising and marketing, hospitality and food service, textiles, manufacturing and financial services on a wide array of temporary and permanent immigration matters.  Our Immigration &Nationality law team has the requisite skills and expertise to successfully represent clients before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of State (DOS) and Department of Labor (DOL). On a case-by-case basis our attorneys accompany corporate clients and their personnel before American embassies throughout the world. Our attorneys also represent individual clients on family-based, including obtaining US citizenship and consular immigration matters.

1. How can I hire a foreign worker?

A U.S. employer can hire a foreign worker by sponsoring the individual on a work visa (i.e., a nonimmigrant visa). The type of nonimmigrant visa will depend on the position and the educational background and/or experience of the individual. A foreign worker may also work for a US employer if the individual has a green card  case pending and has obtained an Employment Authorization Document.

2. What types of nonimmigrant visa options are there?

There are many different nonimmigrant visa options. An H-1B visa requires a foreign worker to have the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree and for the position which he or she is being hired to require at least a baccalaureate degree. Multi-national companies may transfer employees from other countries to the U.S. under the L-1 visa. Entrepreneurs and investors may apply for an E visa depending on the foreign worker's country of nationality. Foreign workers from Mexico and Canada may be eligible to apply for a TN (NAFTA) visa. Individuals of extraordinary ability in the arts, science, business or athletics may be eligible for an O-1 visa. Performers and artists can apply for either a P or Q visa. Individuals coming to the U.S. to receive training in a particular field may be eligible for a J-1 visa.