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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — The B Visa Category (Tourists and Business Visitors)
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I. [1.1] General Description and Criteria for Classification in the B Category - II. Obtaining B Status
- III. Extensions of Stay and Changes of Status
- IV. [1.12] Reporting Requirements
- V. [1.16] Visa Waiver Program for Citizens of Specific Countries
- VI. [1.17] NAFTA Provisions for Canadians and Mexicans
- Chapter 2 — The F Visa Category (Students)
- Chapter 3 — The J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa
- I. [3.1] Purpose of the J Visa Category
- II. [3.2] Sponsor Eligibility
- III. Participant Eligibility
- IV. Specific Programs
- Professors and Research Scholars
- [3.5] Eligibility
- [3.6] Occasional Lectures or Consultations
- [3.7] Duration of Participation
- [3.8] Change of Category
- [3.9] Extension of Program
- [3.10] Short-Term Scholars
- [3.11] Trainees
- [3.12] Training Plans
- [3.13] Duration of Participation
- [3.14] Evaluation
- [3.15] Flight Training
- College and University Students
- [3.16] Eligibility
- [3.17] Full Course of Study
- [3.18] Student Employment
- Duration of Participation
- [3.19] Degree Students
- [3.20] Nondegree Students
- Teachers
- [3.21] Visitor Eligibility
- [3.22] Teaching Position
- [3.23] Duration of Participation
- [3.24] Secondary School Students
- [3.25] Program Eligibility
- [3.26] Student Selection
- [3.27] Student Enrollment
- [3.28] Extracurricular Activities
- [3.29] Student Employment
- [3.30] Specialists
- [3.31] Eligibility
- [3.32] Duration of Participation
- [3.33] Alien Physicians
- [3.34] Clinical Exchange Programs
- [3.35] Nonclinical Exchange Programs
- [3.36] Duration of Participation
- [3.37] Change of Program
- [3.38] Home Residency Requirement
- [3.39] International Visitors
- [3.40] Eligibility
- [3.41] Duration of Participation
- [3.42] Government Visitors
- [3.43] Eligibility
- [3.44] Duration of Participation
- [3.45] Camp Counselors
- [3.46] Au Pairs
- [3.47] Summer Work Travel
- V. Post-Admission
- Chapter 4 — The E Visa Category (Treaty Traders and Investors)
- I. [4.1] Introduction
- II. General Requirements, Types of Visas, and Durations of Stay
- [4.2] General Requirements
- [4.3] Treaty Countries for E-1 and E-2 Visas
- [4.4] Nationality of Employees, Traders, and Investors
- [4.5] Employment Capacity
- Types of Visas
- [4.6] E-1 Visa — Treaty Traders
- [4.7] E-2 Visa — Treaty Investors
- [4.8] E-2 CNMI Visa
- [4.9] E-3 Visa — Australians in Specialty Occupations
- [4.10] Family Members
- [4.11] Duration of Stay
- III. [4.12] Procedures
- IV. Issues After Admission
- Chapter 5 — The L-1 Visa Category (Intracompany Transferees)
- I. [5.1] Introduction
- II. General Requirements, Types of Visas, and Durations of Stay
- General Requirements
- [5.2] Qualifying Relationship of U.S. and Foreign Companies
- [5.3] Prior Employment Abroad
- [5.4] Changes in Employee’s Capacity or the Multinational Company
- Types of Visas
- [5.5] L-1A Visa
- [5.6] L-1B Visa
- [5.7] Blanket L Petitions
- [5.8] New Offices
- [5.9] L-2 Visa (Family Members)
- [5.10] Duration of Stay
- [5.11] Prior Time in U.S.
- [5.12] Recapture
- III. Procedures
- IV. Issues After Admission
- Chapter 6 — The H-1B Visa Category (Specialty Occupation Workers)
- Chapter 7 — The TN Category for Canadian and Mexican Professionals Under NAFTA
- I. [7.1] Introduction
- II. [7.2] Visa vs. Status
- III. [7.3] Nonimmigrant Intent
- IV. [7.4] Duration of Stay
- V. [7.5] Family Members
- VI. [7.6] Comparison of TN and H-1B Status
- VII. [7.7] Available TN Professions
- VIII. Canadian TN Professionals
- IX. [7.10] Mexican TN Professionals
- [7.11] Required Documentation
- [7.12] Optional Documentation
- Application Process
- [7.13] Complete Form DS-160 Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application
- [7.14] Schedule an Appointment Through the Appointment Center and Pay the Application Fee
- [7.15] Appear at the Applicant Service Center To Submit Application, Fingerprints, and Photograph
- [7.16] Appear at Embassy for Interview
- [7.17] Appear at Local DHL Office To Pick up Passport and Visa
- X. [7.18] Change of Address Reports
- Chapter 8 — The H-2B Visa Category (Temporary Nonagricultural Workers)
- I. [8.1] Introduction
- II. [8.2] Qualifying for the H-2B Category
- III. Application Procedures for H-2B Status
- [8.7] Prevailing Wage Determination and Temporary Labor Certification
- [8.8] H-2B Petition
- [8.9] Service or Training in More than One Location
- [8.10] Services or Training for More than One Employer
- [8.11] Change of Employer
- [8.12] Amended or New Petition
- Filing Issues
- [8.13] Agents as Petitioners
- [8.14] Multiple Beneficiaries
- [8.15] Named Beneficiaries
- [8.16] Substitution of Beneficiaries
- [8.17] H-2B Application Packet
- Contents of H-2B Application
- [8.18] Secretary of Labor’s Determination
- [8.19] Countervailing Evidence
- IV. [8.20] Designated Country List
- V. [8.21] Numerical Limit
- VI. [8.22] Admission and Extension Issues
- Chapter 9 — The O and P Visa Categories (Aliens with Exceptional or Extraordinary Ability)
- I. [9.1] O Visa
- [9.2] O-1 Classification
- [9.3] O-2 Classification
- O Visa Petitions
- [9.4] Application
- [9.5] Supporting Evidence
- [9.6] Form of Supporting Documentation
- Unusual Circumstances
- [9.7] Services To Be Provided in More than One Location
- [9.8] Services for More than One Employer
- [9.9] Change of Employer
- [9.10] Multiple Beneficiaries
- [9.11] Traded Professional O-1 Athletes
- [9.12] Petition for Alien of Extraordinary Ability or Achievement
- [9.13] Consultations
- [9.14] Requirements for an O-1 Alien of Extraordinary Ability
- [9.15] Requirements for an O-1 Alien of Extraordinary Achievement
- [9.16] Requirements for an O-2 Accompanying Alien
- [9.17] Organizations Agreeing To Provide Advisory Opinions
- Validity and Admission
- [9.18] Approval
- [9.19] Spouse and Dependents
- [9.20] Admission
- [9.21] Extension of Visa Petition Validity
- [9.22] Effect of a Strike
- [9.23] Return Transportation Requirement
- II. [9.24] P Visa
- [9.25] P-1 Classification
- [9.26] P-2 Classification
- [9.27] P-3 Classification
- [9.28] P Visa Petitions
- [9.29] Supporting Evidence
- [9.30] Form of Documentation
- Unusual Circumstances
- [9.31] Change of Employer
- [9.32] Traded Professional P-1 Athletes
- [9.33] Criteria and Documentary Requirements for Pre-COMPETE Act of 2006 P-1 Athletes
- [9.34] Criteria and Documentary Requirements for Pre-COMPETE Act of 2006 P-1 Entertainers
- [9.35] P-1 Support Alien
- [9.36] Petition for Artist or Entertainer Under a Reciprocal Exchange Program
- [9.37] P-2 Support Alien
- [9.38] Petition for Artist or Entertainer Under a Culturally Unique Program
- [9.39] P-3 Support Alien
- [9.40] Consultation
- [9.41] Requirements for P-1 Athletes and Entertainment Groups
- [9.42] Requirements for P-2 Alien in a Reciprocal Exchange Program
- [9.43] Requirements for P-3 Alien in a Culturally Unique Program
- [9.44] Requirements for Essential Support Aliens
- [9.45] Organizations Agreeing To Provide Advisory Opinions
- Approval and Validity of Petition
- [9.46] P-1 Petition for Athletes
- [9.47] P-1 Petition for an Entertainment Group
- [9.48] P-2 and P-3 Petitions for Artists or Entertainers
- [9.49] Spouse and Dependents
- [9.50] Essential Support Aliens
- [9.51] Denial of Petition
- [9.52] Admissions and Extensions
- [9.53] Effect of a Strike
- [9.54] Return Transportation Requirement
- Chapter 10 — Family-Sponsored Immigration: Immediate Relatives and Family-Based Preferences
- Chapter 11 — Employment-Based Permanent Resident Petitions
- I. [11.1] Introduction
- II. Limitations and Requirements
- III. Process for Filing
- IV. Employment Groups by Preference
- [11.8] First Preference — Priority Workers
- [11.9] Persons of Extraordinary Ability
- [11.10] Outstanding Professors and Researchers
- [11.11] Offer of Employment in the Form of a Letter
- [11.12] Multinational Executives or Managers
- [11.13] Second Preference — Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Aliens of Exceptional Ability
- [11.14] National Interest Waiver
- [11.15] Foreign Medical Graduates
- [11.16] Third Preference — Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers
- [11.17] Application Process for EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Workers
- [11.18] Fourth Preference — Special Immigrants
- [11.19] Fifth Preference — Employment Creation Investors/Entrepreneurs
- [11.20] Definitions
- [11.21] Petition Requirements for Alien Investor/Entrepreneur
- Chapter 12 — Permanent Residence Under the Diversity Immigration Visa Program
- Chapter 13 — Consular Processing of Visa Applications
- I. [13.1] Place of Application
- II. [13.2] Personal Appearance of Applicant
- III. [13.3] Filing an Application for a Nonimmigrant Visa
- IV. [13.6] Filing an Application for an Immigrant Visa
- V. [13.9] Passport Requirements
- VI. Supporting Documents and Fingerprinting
- VII. [13.16] Medical Examination
- VIII. Validity of Visas
- IX. Refusal of Visas
- Chapter 14 — Adjustment of Status (Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status in the U.S.)
- I. [14.1] Introduction
- II. [14.2] Eligibility for Adjustment of Status
- [14.3] Aliens Ineligible for Adjustment of Status
- [14.4] Aliens Eligible To Apply for Adjustment of Status
- [14.5] Effect of Departure and Reentry
- [14.6] Availability of Immigrant Visas Under §245 of the INA and Priority Date
- [14.7] Conditional Basis of Status
- [14.8] Adjustment of Status from K-3 or K-4 Status
- III. [14.9] Filing Adjustment of Status Application
- IV. Adjustment of Status upon Payment of Additional Sum Under §245(i) of the INA
- Chapter 15 — Naturalization and Citizenship Applications
- I. [15.1] Introduction
- II. Requirements To Become a Naturalized Citizen
- [15.2] Age
- [15.3] Residency
- [15.4] Continuous Residence and Physical Presence
- [15.5] Good Moral Character
- [15.6] Attachment to the Constitution
- [15.7] Language
- [15.8] U.S. Government and History Knowledge
- [15.9] Oath of Allegiance
- [15.10] Special Cases
- [15.11] Current Military Personnel
- [15.12] Veterans
- [15.13] Spouses of U.S. Citizens
- [15.14] Aliens with Extraordinary Ability
- III. [15.15] Where To File
- Chapter 16 — Service Center Processing: U.S. Applications
- I. [16.1] Service Center Processing Overview
- [16.2] Applications Filed at a Service Center
- [16.3] USCIS Lockboxes
- [16.4] Acceptable Methods of Submitting Forms with the Service Centers
- [16.5] Bi-Specialization
- [16.6] Where To File
- [16.7] Filing Guidelines
- Miscellaneous Instructions
- [16.8] Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative
- [16.9] Attorney Cover Letter
- [16.10] Translations
- [16.11] Photographic Instructions
- II. USCIS Premium Processing and Expedites
- III. Electronic Filing
- IV. [16.20] USCIS Transformation
- V. Receipts, Processing Times, and Status Inquiries
- VI. Requests and Notices
- VII. Approval Notices, PIMS, and Consular Notification
- Chapter 17 — Employment Eligibility and Workplace Enforcement/Immigration Raids
- James G. Aldrich
James G. Aldrich
James G. Aldrich is a Member at Dykema Gossett PLLC, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he leads the firm’s Immigration Team in the Labor and Employment Department. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Immigration Law (2021 – present) and by The Legal 500 (United States) for Labor and Employment — Immigration (2017 – 2019). Aldrich is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He earned his B.A. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
- Noah Hurwitz
Noah Hurwitz
Noah Hurwitz is a Partner at Dykema Gossett PLLC, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and focuses his practice on labor and employment law. Mr. Hurwitz has been recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for Business Litigation, Employment & Labor, and Civil Litigation Defense (2013 – present). He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan — Character and Fitness Committee; Civil Litigation Section. Mr. Hurwitz earned his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
- Sheryl A. Laughren
Sheryl A. Laughren
Sheryl A. Laughren is a shareholder at Berry Moorman PC, in Detroit, Michigan. She concentrates her practice in labor and employment law. Ms. Laughren is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association. She has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer in Employment and Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense (2006 – 2018). Ms. Laughren received her B.B.A. from Eastern Michigan University and her J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law.
- Elise S. Levasseur
Elise S. Levasseur
Elise S. Levasseur is a Member at Dickinson Wright PLLC, in Troy, Michigan, where she focuses her practice on immigration law. She has served as counsel to major corporations seeking entry of managerial and executive-level foreign personnel. Levasseur has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Immigration Law since 2009 and was awarded Lawyer of the Year in 2023. Levasseur received her B.A. from Wayne State University and her J.D. from Detroit College of Law.
- Michael R. Lied
Michael R. Lied
Michael R. Lied is an attorney with Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC, in Peoria, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment law and immigration law, representing employers. Mr. Lied is a Member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, the American Bar Association and its sections of Litigation and Labor and Employment Law, and the Illinois State Bar Association and it section on Labor and Employment Law. He is a member of the Leading Lawyers network and has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2007 – 2020). Mr. Lied received his B.S. and M.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Michigan.
- Marc A. Primack
Marc A. Primack
Marc A. Primack is a Partner at Dressler & Peters LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. Primack received the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award in 2008 and 2013 and has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Primack received his A.B. from the University of Chicago, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.
- Ian D. Wagreich
Ian D. Wagreich
Ian D. Wagreich is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses on immigration law. Wagreich is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and received the AILA Sam Williamson Award for Mentoring (2022), the AILA Chicago Chapter Joseph Minsky Beacon of Light Award (2014), and multiple AILA President’s Commendations (2011, 2014, 2015). Wagreich earned his J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also received a diploma in International Practice from the Center for International Legal Studies.
- Gregory M. Wright
Gregory M. Wright
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