Immigration to USA

The USA remains the country that most immigrants want to make their new home. In the IT sector, it remains the centre of most technological innovation, and it continues to enjoy the highest per-capita income in the world.The US has over 60 types of non-immigrant US visas, and many different routes to an US immigration visa - US green card. At this stage we are unable to provide comprehensive guides to every type of US Immigration visa. We have focused our US immigration on-line guides on US work visa. We also cover US green cards, although the long processing times for green card applications mean that it is normally expedient to obtain a non-immigrant (temporary) USA visa first.

A General Introduction to US work visas

If you are not certain about what you need to do when bringing a non-US national to work for you, don’t worry – this is entirely normal. There are almost 60 different types of temporary US visas in addition to several routes to permanent residence ‘the green card’. This guide will not make you an expert, and is no substitute for professional advice, but it should make you familiar with the territory. The table below provides an ‘at a glance’ summary.

Visa>	Designation	Uses	Max. Stay
B1	Business Visitor	For business people making sales, conducting negotiations, attending meetings and seeking investments.	6 months
H1B	Speciality Occupation Worker	For individuals having the equivalent of a US bachelor degree (Foreign degrees and/or work experiencemay be found to be equivalent to a US bachelor degree).	6 Years
L1A	Intra Company Transferee	For executives or managers who have worked for at least one year in the past three for a foreign parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or branch office of the US company that will employ them.	7 Years
L1B	Intra-Company Transferee	For specialized knowledge employees who have worked for at least one year in the past three for a foreign parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or branch office of the proposed US employer.	5 Years
E1	Treaty Trader	For staff to direct and develop import / export trade between the US and the treaty country.	Indefinite (2 - year increments)
E2	Treaty Investor	For staff to direct and develop investments made in the US by a treaty country national/company	Indefinite (2 - year increments)
Permanent residence	First Preference Priority Worker	For international managers and executives. Also for aliens with extraordinary ability and outstanding Professors/Researchers.	Permanent
Permanent residence	Second Preference Priority Worker	Professionals with advanced degrees or those with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business.	Permanent
Permanent Residence	Third Preference Worker	Professionals with basic degrees, and skilled workers. Also "other workers" who have less than two years of relevant experience.	Permanent
'TN1'	Canadian Professional	For Canadian professionals and managers.	Indefinite (1 year increments)

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