Austin, Texas Business Visa and Immigration Lawyer
We represent businesses throughout Central Texas that are interested in securing business visas for potential employees. Businesses include area companies, universities, colleges and hospitals. Calamia Law Firm, PLLC, provides knowledgeable legal help to ensure your business is in compliance with immigration laws.
Would you like to speak with an attorney regarding immigration and obtaining business visas? Call us at 512-472-1926 to schedule your consultation. You may also contact us online and someone will be in touch with you promptly.
We Are Here to Answer Your Immigration Questions
Attorney Daniel Calamia understands that you have many questions about the visa process. He provides each client with the necessary information to make proper choices and decisions. If you want to become an immigrant because you have a permanent employment opportunity in the United States, or if you are an employer that wants to sponsor someone for legal permanent residency because of permanent employment, we can assist with the following steps:
- Foreign nationals and employers must determine if the foreign national is eligible for permanent residency under one of the USCIS paths to legal permanent residency.
- The employer must complete a labor certification request for the applicant and submit it to the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The Department of Labor (DOL) must either grant or deny the certification.
- USCIS must approve an immigrant visa petition, Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker, for the person wishing to immigrate to the United States. The employer wishing to bring the applicant to the United States to work permanently files this petition. However, if a DOL certification is needed the application can only be filed after the certification is granted. The employer acts as the sponsor (or petitioner) for the applicant (or beneficiary) who wants to live and work on a permanent basis in the United States.
- The State Department must give the applicant an immigrant visa number, even if the applicant is currently in the US. When the applicant receives an immigrant visa number, it means an immigrant visa has been assigned to the applicant.
- If the applicant is already in the United States, he or she must apply to adjust to permanent resident status after a visa number becomes available. If the applicant is outside the United States when an immigrant visa number becomes available, he or she will be notified and must complete the process at his or her local U.S. consulate office.
Visas that may be of particular interest to your business include the following:
- EB-1 priority workers
- EB-2 professionals with advanced degrees or persons with exceptional ability
- EB-3 skilled or professional workers
- EB-4 special immigrants
- E-1 visas for treaty treaders
- E-2 visas for treaty investors
- H-1B visas for specialty workers
- H-2A visas for agricultural workers
- H-2B visas for temporary workers
- L-1 visas for intracompany transferees
For assistance with these types of business visas and many more, contact Calamia Law Firm and schedule your consultation.
