The F-1 student visa is the most common visa for students wanting to study in the United States. It is a temporary visa for foreign students who enter the United States in order to continue their education at an accredited school or college.

The F-1 Visa (Academic Student) allows you to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college, university, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution or in a language training program.

Eligibility

1. You may enter the F-1 visa category provided you meet the following criteria: You must be enrolled in an “academic” educational program or a language-training program.
2. Your school must be approved by the Student and Exchange Visitors Program, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. government to accept international students.

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2. J-1 Visa (Exchange Visitors)

The J-1 visa, also known as the Exchange Visitor Visa, is a program that allows qualified foreign exchange visitors to work and/or study in the United States. The program was first invoked by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.
The J-1 Visa is authorized for those who intend to participate in an approved program for the purpose of instructing, teaching, lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, receiving training, or to receive graduate medical education or training.

These programs are designed to promote the interchange of persons, knowledge, and skills, in the fields of education, arts, and science.

Eligibility

1. You must be enrolled in an “academic” educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program and your school must be approved by the Student and Exchange Visitors Program, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
2. Must be a full-time student at the institution with proficiency in English or be enrolled in courses leading to English proficiency.
3. Must have sufficient funds available for self-support during the entire proposed course of study.
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3. Visas for STEM Graduates

Students enrolled in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) are eligible to apply for a 36-month visa extension under the Optional Training Program (OPT).

Eligibility

1. You must have earned a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree from a school that is accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency and is certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) at the time you submit your STEM OPT extension application.

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4. Employment-based visas – skilled and unskilled workers

5. Healthcare Visas – physicians, nurses, etc.

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In the U.S.A, the healthcare industry is highly regulated. Any foreign national that wants to practice in the country must be ready to demonstrate exceptional skills in his or her specialty.

Whether you are pursuing an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, you must be thorough and detail-oriented in your visa application. To avoid red flags that can cause delays or denial, it is best to work with an experienced immigration law firm.

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6. Physician National Interest Waiver – (PNIW)

The second-preference employment category (EB-2) allows individuals of exceptional ability and individuals who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees to get a Green Card (permanent residence).

For EB-2s a job offer and a labor certification are generally required. This requirement can be waived if the petitioner demonstrates that granting the EB-2 petition would be in the national interest of the United States.

One reason USCIS may grant the national interest waiver is that a physician agrees to work for a period of time in a designated underserved area.

Eligibility

1. One must agree to work full-time in clinical practice. For most physician NIW cases, the required period of service is 5 years.
2. You must work in primary care (such as a general practitioner, family practice petitioner, general internist, pediatrician, obstetrician/gynecologist, or psychiatrist) or be a specialty physician.
3. You must serve either in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), Mental Health Professional Area (MHPSA – for psychiatrists only), a Medically Underserved Area (MUA), or a Veterans Affairs facility or for specialists in a Physician Scarcity Area (PSA)
4. You must obtain a statement from a federal agency or a state department of health that has knowledge of your qualifications as a physician and that states your work is in the public interest.

7. National Interest Waivers – (NIW)

A national interest waiver is a method of obtaining work-based U.S. lawful permanent residence (a green card) without an employer as the sponsor, which can be used if you are engaged in work that benefits the United States economy, education system, health, or some other aspect of society.

National interest waivers allow foreign physicians and healthcare professionals to apply for permanent residency without labor certification. To obtain more information about National interest Waivers – (NIW), contact Premium Law firm today!

8. I-9 Compliance (B2B Immigration)

Immigration compliance for Employers including l-9 compliance

Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all employers regardless of company size or the number of employees are subject to criminal and civil sanctions for hiring unauthorized workers.

1. Employers play an important role in enforcing immigration laws and must submit an I-9 form to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all new employees.
2. The employer must ensure that an I-9 form is filled out for all U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and employees with immigrant status.
3. Attorneys at the Premium Law Firm can advise you with information on 1-9 and EAD and clarify immigration regulations and administrative rules, provide valuable I-9 compliance guidelines, and help you protect your rights.

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9. L-1 Visa

L-1A and L-1B visas may be issued when an employer files a petition to obtain authorization for qualified employees to be allowed to work and live in the United States.

Eligibility

1. Under U.S. immigration law, a worker qualifies for an L-1 visa if the person has been employed outside the U.S. by the sponsoring company for at least one continuous year out of the past three years, and is being transferred to the U.S. to work as a manager, executive, or specialized knowledge worker.

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10. EB-5 visa

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is an employment-based visa category that affords immigrant investors the eligibility to become permanent residents in the U.S.

Yearly, a total number of 10,000 EB-5 visas are made available by the USCIS since its inception in 1992. An understanding of the EB-5 investment amount and the overall application process is key to ensuring a successful application for your green card and permanent residency.

Eligibility

1. Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for a Green Card (permanent residence) if they: Make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and. Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.

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11. Diversity Visa Lottery

The Diversity Immigrant Visa program, also known as the green card lottery, is a United States government lottery program for receiving the United States Permanent Resident Card. The Immigration Act of 1990 established the current and permanent Diversity Visa (DV) program.

The Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program requires the principal DV applicant to have a high school education, or its equivalent, or two years of qualifying work experience as defined under provisions of U.S. law.

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To qualify for a Diversity Visa on the basis of your work experience, you must have had two years of experience in an occupation that is designated as Job Zone 4 or 5 within the past five years, classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.

Please refer to the table below for a list of occupations that are eligible for Green Card registration;

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1. Country of birth

In order to qualify for the Diversity Visa Lottery, you must have been born in a country that sent less than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the past 5 years.

Although, there are some yearly variations in the countries that are eligible; Canada, China, India, Mexico, and the United Kingdom never make the list because these countries have sent a historically large number of immigrants to the United States.

If your native country is not eligible, there are still two ways you could qualify for the Diversity Visa;

1. If your spouse was born in an eligible country, you can apply with your spouse and choose your spouse’s birth country on your application.
2. If neither of your parents was a legal resident in your own country of birth, you can choose your mother or father’s country of birth.

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For DV-2024, persons born in the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:

• Bangladesh
• Brazil
• Canada
• China (including Hong Kong SAR)
• Colombia
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Haiti
• Honduras
• India
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• South Korea
• United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories
• Venezuela
• Vietnam.

*Persons born in Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible.

2. Education

The U.S. immigration law and regulations require that every DV entrant must have at least one of the two qualifications;

1. A high school education OR its equivalent
2. Or have two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience.

A “high school education or equivalent” is defined as the successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States OR the successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to high school education in the United States.

Only formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates (such as the General Equivalency Diploma G.E.D.) are not acceptable.

You must present documentary proof of education or work experience to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview.

If you do not meet the requirements for any of either education or work experience, your entry will be disqualified at the time of your visa interview, and no visas will be issued to you or any of your family members.

3. Occupations qualified for the DV program

The Department of State will use the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) O*Net OnLine database to determine qualifying work experience.

If you do not meet the requirements for any of either education or work experience, your entry will be disqualified at the time of your visa interview, and no visas will be issued to you or any of your family members.

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4. General requirements

If you’re selected in the green card lottery, you and your family members will have to meet the same requirements as any other U.S. green card applicant.

Certain types of criminal records could make you ineligible for a green card.

There are also some medical conditions that could make it difficult or impossible to get a green card.

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