U.S. BUSINESS & EMPLOYMENT IMMIGRATION
Business Immigration and Employment-Based Visa Attorney
Immigration planning for investors, entrepreneurs, U.S. employers, executives, professionals and talented individuals pursuing opportunities in the United States.
From temporary work and investor visas to employment-based permanent residence, Arias Villa, PLLC provides legal guidance built around the facts of the business, the applicant’s qualifications, the proposed employment or investment, and the client’s long-term objectives.
Miami office. Representation available for eligible immigration matters throughout the United States and abroad. English and Spanish.
Immigration Strategy Should Support the Opportunity Ahead
A U.S. immigration matter may begin with a job offer, an investment, an international business expansion, an extraordinary professional record or an opportunity to build a long-term future in the United States.
The right immigration strategy depends on much more than selecting a visa name.
Nationality, professional qualifications, ownership, company relationships, job duties, investment structure, business activity, timing, immigration history and permanent-residence goals can all affect which options should be considered.
Martha L. Arias, Esq. works with foreign nationals and U.S. organizations to evaluate these factors, identify potentially appropriate immigration pathways and prepare the legal and documentary strategy required for the selected process.
CHOOSE THE PATH BY OBJECTIVE
Invest in or Build a U.S. Business
Potential immigration strategies may include:
E-2 Treaty Investor
EB-5 Immigrant Investor
Certain entrepreneurs may also qualify through other employment-based classifications depending upon their credentials and circumstances.
Expand an International Company Into the United States
Potential strategies may include:
L-1A Executive or Manager
L-1B Specialized Knowledge
EB-1C Multinational Executive or Manager
Employ a Foreign Professional
Potential classifications may include:
H-1B Specialty Occupation
E-3 Australian Specialty Occupation
O-1 Extraordinary Ability
Permanent sponsorship may also be considered through qualifying EB-2 or EB-3 cases.
Tell Us What You Are Trying to Do in the United States.
You do not need to diagnose your own immigration case before requesting a consultation.
Tell us whether the matter involves an employer, investment, business transfer, professional opportunity, extraordinary accomplishments, performance or permanent employment.
We can begin there.
I want to invest, trade or build a U.S. business
For entrepreneurs, investors and international business owners looking to establish, acquire, operate or expand business activity in the United States.
E-1 – Treaty Trader
For treaty-country nationals whose U.S. plans center on substantial, ongoing trade between the United States and their treaty country.
E-1 Visas →
E-2 — Treaty Investor
For eligible treaty-country nationals putting substantial capital at risk in a U.S. enterprise they will develop and direct.
E-2 Visas →
L-1 Intracompany Transfer
For an established foreign company expanding into the United States and transferring a qualifying executive, manager or specialized-knowledge employee to the U.S. operation.
L-1 Visas →
H-1B — Specialty Occupation
May be relevant to founders or business owners who will perform qualifying specialty-occupation work for their U.S. company and can satisfy the H-1B requirements applicable to beneficiary-owners.
H-1B Visas →
E-1 – Treaty Trader
For treaty-country nationals whose U.S. plans center on substantial, ongoing trade between the United States and their treaty country.
E-1 Visas →
E-2 — Treaty Investor
For eligible treaty-country nationals putting substantial capital at risk in a U.S. enterprise they will develop and direct.
E-2 Visas →
L-1 Intracompany Transfer
For an established foreign company expanding into the United States and transferring a qualifying executive, manager or specialized-knowledge employee to the U.S. operation.
L-1 Visas →
H-1B — Specialty Occupation
May be relevant to founders or business owners who will perform qualifying specialty-occupation work for their U.S. company and can satisfy the H-1B requirements applicable to beneficiary-owners.