WHAT WE DO

OUR SERVICES

Listen, plan, manage and accompany our clients during the entire process.

If you are an entrepreneur who wants to create or start their own business in the United States, or you have an extraordinary talent in arts or sciences and would like to have the multiple benefits of a visa, our service is for you.

We have processes that are part of a system, through which we look for something innovative in order to improve times and provide the highest service quality

FEASIBILITY
ASSESSMENT

IMMIGRATION
STRATEGY

VISA AND RESIDENCE MANAGEMENT

IMMIGRATION
PLANNING

EACH LIFE PROJECT IS UNIQUE AND THEREFORE EACH ONE HAS ITS OWN PARTICULARS AND COMPLEXITIES.

We provide creative solutions through legal immigration strategies designed exclusively for your situation and the diverse circumstances that you present.

VISAS FOR THE U.S.

A visa is a tool that allows you to reach your personal and/or business goals. It is an agreement among countries to guarantee the legal entry and stay of people in a country where they don´t have nationality o free transit.

With them you can access several benefits. Whether you want to live or invest while keeping your residency in your country of origin, to have certain visas will make a difference in your life and your family´s, for example, being able to transit freely or that your kids have access to the same economic benefits as any citizen.

A visa is a document placed attached to the passports by the authorities to signal that the document has been examined and it´s considered valid.

As a way to illustrate and in a non excluding manner, here we detailed the visa types that we process more frequently.

Nonetheless, there are more visas and different options of finding the righ one for your case.

FAMILY BASED IMMIGRATION

GREEN CARD FOR RELATIVES OF CITIZENS

American citizens who wish for their relatives to immigrate to the United States can present the form I-130, Foreign Relative petition, their spouse, children (if the american citizen has at least 21 years old), parents and siblings.

The «direct relative» of an american citizen, defined as spouse, single children under 21 years old, parents, will always have a visa number available immediatly, and are mentioned in the link «green card for direct relative of an american citizen.

GREEN CARD FOR RELATIVES OF RESIDENTS

To promote the family unit, the immigration law allows for permanent residents of the United States (Green Card holder) request that certain elegible relatives come and live permanently in the country. A permanent resident can request for their spouse and single children of any age to immigrate to the United States.

EMPLOYMENT OR STUDIES BASED IMMIGRATION

H-1B: VISA FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS

This visa option applies to individuals who wish to offer their services in specialty occupations, servicios de capacidad and exceptional merit in relation to an investigation proyect or a development cooperation with the Defense Department (DOD), or services as model for the fashion industry, of high merit and capacity.

O-1: VISA FOR ARTISTS OR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY OR ACHIEVEMENT

An individual who has extraordinary abilities in science, art, education, business or athletics, or has demonstrated a record amount of extraordinary achievments in the movie or tv industries for which they have been recognized at both national and international level.

L-1B: VISA FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE

An employee or professional with specialized knowledge related to an american company, who is transfered from a foreing office affiliated to one of the offices in the United States or a foreing company without affiliated offices in the United States with the purpose of establishing one..

J-1: VISA FOR WORKERS IN WORK-AND STUDY-BASED EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAMS OR INTERNSHIPS

The United States opens its doors to thousands of international students and exchange visitors every year. The J visa is for cultural or education exchanges designated by the Oficina de Asuntos Consulares del Departamento de Estado. There are different activities that can be done within the framework for the J-1 visa program (all academic levels), professional interships in companies, institutions or certified agencies, learning or investigation stages and personal development periods. Additionally, exchange and summer internship programs for university students.

H-3: NONIMMIGRANT TRAINEE OR SPECIAL EDUCATION EXCHANGE VISITOR VISA

Foreigners who are elegible:

– Have been invited by an individual or organization with the purpose of receiving trainning related to their job that isn´t available in their country of origin.

– They come to participate in an exchange training program and expierience with education for kids with physical, mental or emotional disabilities

M-1 AND F-1: STUDENT VISAS

If you want to do your academic studies or full time vocational studies in the United States, you might qualify the requirements for one or two non-immigrant student categories.

The F visa applies for academic students, who wish to attend a university or other academic institution in the United States, including primary and secondary schools or languange trainning programs.

The M Visa applies for non academic or vocational students, who wish to study an vocational who would like to attend a vocational institute or otherrecognized non-academic institution.

BUSINESS IMMIGRATION

E-1: TREATY TRADER VISA

The foreigner from a country that has a commercial treaty with the United States and whose business – which has to exist- consists of an international exchange among both countries is elegible.

E-2: TREATY INVESTOR VISA

A foreigner from a country with which the United States has a commercial treaty and whose company – which has to exist- consist of an international exchange among both countries is elegible.

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE VISA

The foreigner who will direct or expand the company is elegible. They must have the same nationality as the company owner, and qualify to hold a specialized position in the company in the United States.

EB-5: GREEN CARD (PERMANENT RESIDENT)

Those who make a minimum investment of USD 900.000 in a business in the United States are elegible to apply for a green card. They have to plan, create and mantain 10 permanent jobs for qualified american workers.

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