Work Visas Attorney Washington DC

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Work Visas Attorney Washington DC A citizen of
a foreign country who wishes to enter the United
States must first obtain a visa, either a
nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an
immigrant visa for permanent residence. Temporary
worker visas are for persons who want to enter
the United States for employment lasting a fixed
period of time, and are not considered permanent
or indefinite. Each of these visas requires the
prospective employer to first file a petition
with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS). An approved petition is required to
apply for a work visa.
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• Type of US Work Visas
• Main Types of US Work Visas 
• H-1B Visa
• H-2A Visa
• H-2B Visa
• H-3 Visa
• H-4 Visas
• L-1 Visas
• L-1 New Office Visas
• L-2 Visas

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• Type of US Work Visas
• H-1B Visa
• The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa. It is
  designed to allow U.S.
• employers to recruit employ foreign
  professionals in specialty
• occupations within the USA for a specified period
  of time.
• H-2A Visa
• An H2A visa is a temporary work visa for foreign
  agricultural workers
• with a job offer for seasonal agricultural work
  in the US.
• H-2B Visa
• The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S.
  agents who mee
• specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign
  nationals to the United
• States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.

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• Type of US Work Visas
• H-3 Visa
• The H-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows
  foreign nationals to
• enter the U.S. to receive training in a U.S.
  company.
• H-4 Visas
• An H-4 visa is a visa issued by the U.S.
  Citizenship and Immigration
• Services (USCIS) to immediate family members
  (spouse and children
• under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders.
• L-1 Visas
• An L-1 visa is a visa document used to enter the
  United States for the
• purpose of work in L-1 status. It is a
  non-immigrant visa, and is valid for
• a relatively short amount of time, from three
  months to five years.

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• Type of US Work Visas
• L-1 New Office Visas
• International companies planning to expand into
  the United States may
• pursue L-1A visas for qualified managers and
  executives to transfer to
• the U.S. to establish and work in a new U.S.
  office.
• L-2 Visas
• An L-2 visa is a visa document used to enter the
  United States by the
• dependent spouse and unmarried children under 21
  years of age of
• qualified L-1 visa holders. It is a non-immigrant
  visa, and is only valid
• for the duration of the spouse's L1 visa.

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