Non-Immigrant and Immigrant Visas
Our Attorneys Are First Generation Immigrants
Navigating the visa system can prove to be very difficult. There are usually countless visa possibilities that fit your needs.
At Kanu & Associates, P.C., our attorneys are first-generation immigrants who understand the complexities of the immigration system. They have firsthand knowledge of the bureaucracy and red tape that must be worked through in order to obtain a visa.
Contact us for dedicated legal assistance with your visa application or other immigration issue.
Categories of Visas
There are two types of visas: non-immigrant and immigrant visas. Immigrant visas can be further subcategorized as employment based visas, family based visas and investor visas, among others. Non-immigrant visas can be further subcategorized as student visas, fiancé visas and visitor visas, among others.
Below is a non-exclusive list of the most common visas that we help process.
Employment-Based Visas
Whether you are an employee seeking to work temporarily in the United States or an employer hoping to hire a foreign national, our legal team can guide you through the rather complex application process.
Employment visas include:
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B-1 Business visitors |
EB-3 Skilled or professional workers |
H2-B Seasonal workers |
P-2 Artists and entertainers in exchange programs |
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E-1 Treaty trader |
EB-4 Special immigrants |
H-3 On-the-job trainees |
P-3 Artists and entertainers in cultural programs |
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E-2 Treaty investor |
EB-5 Investors |
L-1 Intra-company transferees |
Q-1 Cultural exchange |
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EB-1 Priority workers |
H-1B Specialty occupation workers |
O-1, O-2 Persons of extraordinary ability & support |
R-1 Religious workers |
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EB-2 Professionals with advanced degrees/ exceptional ability |
H-1C Registered nurses |
P-1 Athletes and entertainers & support |
Application for Employment Authorizations: If you would like to temporarily work in the United States, we can help you file an application for employment authorization, available on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website and readily accessible here: Application for Employment Authorization.
Petition for Non-immigrant worker: If you are an employer requesting an alien to temporarily come to the United States under the H-1B program or one of the above visas, we can help you file the non-immigrant worker petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Family-Based Visas
Whether you would like to bring a family member with you when you come to the United States for work or you are a U.S. citizen petitioning on behalf of your fiancé, spouse or child, contact our law offices for assistance.
Family visas include:
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F-2, H-4, J-2, L-2, S-7 Families of respective visa holders |
K-3, K-4, Application Spouses of U.S. citizens & their children |
V-2 Children of green card holders |
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K-1, Application Fiancées of U.S. citizens |
V-1, Application Spouses of green card holders |
V-3 Children of V-1/V-2 visa holders |
To review the forms required for family based immigration, please see: USCIS: family based forms
Visitor and Student Visas
Would you like to visit the United States for an extended period of time? Are you a student who is considering pursuing an educational opportunity here in the United States? Contact us Link to Contact Us for with the following visa applications:
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B-2 Visitors for Pleasure |
F-1 Academic/language student |
J-1 Exchange student (obtain form DS-2019 from your sponsoring agency) |
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S-1 Criminal Informant |
M-1 Vocational/non-academic students |
J-1 Waiver, Application Waiver of 2-year residency requirement for J-1 visa |
Visa Lottery:
Every year, 50,000 immigrants are awarded immigrant diversity visas through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you may be put into the lottery for one of these visas.
Contact Kanu & Associates, P.C.
For more information about any of these visas or the visa application process, contact Kanu & Associates, P.C. We offer an initial 30-minute consultation for $90.* Call us toll-free at 877-497-6281 to schedule an appointment.
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*All payments are refundable in full up to the time you meet with us. Consultation fees are non-refundable once the consultation has taken place.
