Help your foreign employees obtain a work visa
Employment Immigration | Posted on October 26, 2017 at 9:17 pm by ozmentlaw
Help your foreign employees obtain a work visa As a business owner, there could come a point when you need to bring a foreign employee into the country. While this sounds simple enough, there is a lot that goes into this. If you don’t know which steps to take, you could end up doing more […]
Who qualifies for the H1-B specialty visa and how to apply for it
Employment Immigration | Posted on September 8, 2017 at 8:37 pm by ozmentlaw
Who qualifies for the H1-B specialty visa and how to apply for it Nashville, as well as the United States as a whole, attracts many talented individuals who aspire to strike it big and get their very own taste of the American dream. For those fortunate enough to be uniquely skilled in an in-demand field […]
Are authorities searching for abuses in the H-1B visa program?
Immigration Law | Posted on April 10, 2017 at 7:03 pm by ozmentlaw
Are authorities searching for abuses in the H-1B visa program? A recent statement from the Justice Department suggests that federal officials are poised to prosecute abuses of the H-1B visa program. The H-1B visa allows businesses to hire skilled foreign workers. This year, 85,000 new visas will be issued under the program. Yet the definition […]
How to get a student visa
Immigration Law | Posted on April 4, 2017 at 7:00 pm by ozmentlaw
How to get a student visa Foreign citizens who wish to study in the United States must go through a process to obtain a visa to be able to enter the U.S. Most students need an F-1 visa to go to a college or university, high school or a language training program. There is also an M-1 […]
Has the H-1B visa program strayed off course?
Immigration Law | Posted on February 20, 2017 at 4:27 pm by ozmentlaw
Has the H-1B visa program strayed off course? The H-1B visa program was established under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. These temporary visas were intended to help American companies. If qualified American workers were not available, a company could look overseas and offer a suitably skilled candidate a temporary visa. However, a 2013 […]