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 [...]
From US Work Permits to US Permanent Residence
Can you go from a US Work Permit to US Permanent Residence? We get many inquiries about whether it is possible to transfer from a US Work Permit to a US Green Card or US Permanent Residence. In some cases, a US Work Visa to Green Card transfer is indeed possible. This all depends on [...]
E2 Investor Visas to the US? Well, it depends…
E2 Visas to the US I had the opportunity to meet with a number of clients this week that want to live and work in the US as self employed individuals (I guess this week’s cold snap prompted much of these thoughts as a number of these individuals want to move to Florida). One of the [...]
US Economic Woes means Opportunities: US Business Visas for Canadians
It would be interesting to chart the correlation of the US economic situation and the number of US business visa applications and visa approvals. At first thought it would seem that, with economic tough times in the United States, people would hesitate to expand their business in the US and apply for an L1 Visa , [...]
TN Visa for Canadians : Fast Track to Working in the US
TN VISA BASICS It may come as a surprise to some, but Canadians do not have an automatic right to work in the US. Despite the fact that Canadians can enter the US as visitors without a Visa (although they need to show proof of Canadian citizenship and a photo ID and a passport at [...]
