Attracting more foreign skilled workers with United States visas The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization, has released a new policy brief that recommends that the United States visa system undergo certain changes, including automatic Green Cards for foreign students who graduate from math and science programs as well as creating a digital United [...]
Eating your way to the US: O-1 Visa issued to "Professional Eater"
New Use for O-1 Visa: professional eater I thought I had seen it all. Obviously not. It turns out that if you are really good at eating lots of food under strict time constraints in front of cheering fans, you may be eligible for an 0-1 Visa. As mentioned in previous blogs, 0-1 visas are [...]
US Work Permit Applications: A Client's Experience at the Toronto Airport
US Work Permit Application goes smoothly thanks to Niren and Associates Dear Mary, I thought I’d drop you a note. Those Homeland Security people can be pretty tough. I arrived at the Toronto Airport for my US Work Permit application 6:30am and found a list outside. I wrote my name in and noticed well more [...]
The O-1 Visa for Working in the USA in the Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics
How does the O-1 Visa work? I met with a client this week that had spoken to a number of other lawyers with respect to his working in the United States. I will call this person by a fictitious name “Al.” Al was happy to hear a suggestion with respect to his case scenario. Al [...]
