U.S. immigration laws are challenging and becoming more complex by the day. WA Law Group provides the helping hand you need with employment, investment, and related family-based immigration advice and immigration forms. You’ve seen the news and know how carefully citizenship and immigration visas are being reviewed. Our experienced visa lawyers support you throughout the application and interview process and help you become a lawful permanent resident.

Immigration enforcement professionals are scrutinizing paperwork to ensure immigration policy is delicately followed. While the Department of Homeland Security or DHS’s goal is to stop illegal immigration, innocent foreign national workers must carefully navigate an already challenging process. An immigration lawyer concentrating in visa applications can help with the immigration process and ensure the process is lawful.

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Apply for Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas with the Help of an Immigration Law Firm

Our highly skilled immigration and visa lawyers offer advice and support during visa interviews for both immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. We also help with the application process to shorten processing times by having the correct paperwork and documentation.

Our Immigrant Visa Services

Immigrants who want to obtain a green card in the U.S. take one of two routes, which are employment-based immigration options and family-based immigration. Family-based immigration helps spouses and children of visa holders follow their loved ones to the U.S. 

Legal immigrants hired by a U.S. company get a work permit and immigrant visa following these steps.

  • The sponsoring employer files a PERM labor certification.
  • The sponsoring employer files Form I-140 Immigrant Petition.
  • The employee files Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

Certain immigrants can avoid PERM labor certification by qualifying for one of five employment-based immigration preferences. These are workers for whom the U.S. has a specific need for their skills or talents.

  • Individuals of extraordinary ability: Workers who possess extraordinary ability in the arts, athletics, business, education, or the sciences.
  • Outstanding researchers and professors: Academic professionals who are recognized for achievements in a particular academic field.
  • Multinational managers and executives: Employees who have worked for a U.S. company’s overseas location for at least one of the past three years and are immigrating to the U.S. for an executive or managerial role.
  • National interest waivers: Workers with advanced degrees who can help improve the U.S. economy.
  • Schedule A occupations: Workers who fill positions where there are not enough U.S. workers, such as professional nurses.

Our Nonimmigrant Visa Services

Nonimmigrant visa services apply to people coming to the U.S. for a short period of no more than three years. WA Law Group focuses on the following nonimmigrant visas.

  • E-2 Visa: An investment visa provided to a person who is coming to the country to make a substantial investment in a U.S. business in order to become a lawful U.S. resident.
  • H-1B Visa: A visa relating to specialty occupations where the immigrant is entering the U.S. to help a company with a very specialized need, but that immigrant cannot affect working conditions or wages of U.S. citizens.
  • L-1 Visa: Work visas are provided when a worker of a foreign branch or location comes to the U.S. to work in an executive role in a U.S. office or headquarters.
  • O-1 Visa: The O-1B nonimmigrant visa track is for workers specializing in the arts, business, education, science, or sports. There’s a variation known as the O-1B track that’s for qualifying workers within the entertainment industry.
  • R-1 Visa: Temporary work visas are provided for religious workers who are coming for temporary positions in a religious occupation or vocation.
  • J-1 Waivers: A temporary visa waiver for foreign nationals coming to the U.S. for cultural, educational, or professional exchange programs.

We have a fluent understanding of all of the applicable visas you may qualify for, and we are prepared to help you through every step of pursuing the visa you need. 

Receive Committed Guidance on Immigration Issues from Our Visa Lawyers in the Rockville, MD, Area

Backed by decades of extensive experience in U.S. immigration law and immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications, our highly skilled visa lawyers practicing in the complexities of visa applications and navigating the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) forms and requirements. We have the best lawyers to help you avoid common mistakes made on U.S. visa applications. 

Our Rockland visa lawyers thoroughly explain visa application steps to ensure you fill out forms correctly and include the correct documentation. This can help expedite the entire process for getting a green card through legal immigration. Arrange a free consultation with WA Law Group in Rockland, Maryland, by completing the online consultation form or calling (301) 881-8422.