An important aspect of obtaining a visa is whether or not the applicant has ever violated three or ten year bars.
If you have been in the United States in an undocumented status for six months or more and you leave the country, you are barred from returning to the United States for three years.
If you have been in the United States in an undocumented status for one year or more and you leave the country, you are barred from returning to the United States for ten years.
In some instances, there may be a waiver allowing you to return.
Effective May 4, 2022, Department of Homeland Security regulations provide an additional 360 days for the automatic employment authorization document (EAD) extension time, for a total of 540 days. This extension is for certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, while their application is still… Read More
An L-1 Visa, an intracompany transferee visa, allows managers, executives and “specialized knowledge” employees who work outside the United States for a company that has an affiliated entity inside the U.S. to come to the U.S. and perform services for that entity. It is a nonimmigrant visa, meaning it expires… Read More
For as long as most people can remember, the United States has had the strongest economy in the history of human civilization. Consequently, its wealth of opportunities beckons even nationals from fully developed and industrialized countries, which is why the U.S. offers a wide range of work visas, including the… Read More
The opportunities that the United States presents to citizens and foreign nationals alike will long remain one of the appeals of this country. On a daily, even hourly, basis, fortunes are won or lost. Those who are looking to invest in a United States company will need an E-2 Investor… Read More
