U.S. Immigration

There may be several avenues open to you or to employees when it comes to temporary or permanent entry. You may find the choices and associated paperwork demands overwhelming. Our experts help employers and individuals in a wide range of immigration issues, with a particular focus on employment-based professional visas and on obtaining immigrant visas (“green cards”). Our goal is to make it easy for employers and for individuals.

Citizens of Canada traveling to the U.S. do not require a non-immigrant visa. Foreign nationals who are permanent residents of Canada must have a non-immigrant visa to travel to the U.S. unless the permanent resident is a national of a country that participates in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), meets the VWP requirements, and is seeking to enter the U.S. for 90 days or less under that program.

There are two categories of U.S. visas: Immigrant category and Non-immigrant category.

Immigrant visas are for people who intend to live permanently in the U.S. Non-immigrant visas are for people with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis – to work, study, visit, for business or for other temporary purposes.

We specialize in mobility across borders. With our U.S. partners, we have established ourselves in the immigration field primarily for the entry of managers, executives, and professionals, for temporary and for permanent status.

We regularly and successfully assist companies and individuals with the following types of US immigration cases Counselling individuals on visas, employment and travel issues to avoid risking visa status

Developing successful strategies to obtain immigrant visas ("green cards")
Foreign Medical students and qualified physicians
J-1 waiver program for foreign physicians
H visas and extensions
B-1
TN process
L visas and extensions
O-1 outstanding researchers
P-1/P2 Entertainers
R-1 Religious Workers
Investor visas
Religious worker visas
Immigrant visas (“green card”)
Labor certification process
Adjustment of status
I-9 compliance issues
Waivers
Immigrant visas
Green Card Applications
Green Card Extensions