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Full Service innovative workforce solutions.

We help our clients to traverse complicated international laws to bring their business forward in the U.S. We strive to give our clients peace of mind and are committed to hands-on client service.

  • Employment-based Visas

  • Investor-based Visas

  • Family-based Visas

Employment-Based Visas

In order for you to come to the United States lawfully as a nonimmigrant to work temporarily in the United States your prospective employer must generally file a nonimmigrant petition on your behalf with USCIS.

Contact us today to learn more about which solution is best for you!

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The main non-immigrant temporary worker classifications are listed below.

Employment Based Green Card

H-1B Speciality Occupations
This nonimmigrant classification applies to people who wish to perform services in a specialty occupation, services of exceptional merit and ability relating to a Department of Defense cooperative research and development project, or services as a fashion model of distinguished merit or ability.

H-2A Agricultural
The H-2A program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs.

H2-B Workers
The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.

H-3 Nonimmigrant Trainees
The H-3 nonimmigrant visa category allows aliens coming temporarily to the United States as either a trainee or special education exchange visitor.

J-1 Exchange Visitor

L-1 Intracompany Transfers

TN NAFTA Professionals

Investor-Based Visas

Approximately 140,000 immigrant visas are available each fiscal year for aliens (and their spouses and children) who seek to immigrate based on their job skills. If you have the right combination of skills, education, and/or work experience and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to live permanently in the United States. The five employment-based immigrant visa preferences (categories) are listed below.

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EB-1

Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for a Green Card (permanent residence) if they:

  • Make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and
  • Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.
EB-2

Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for a Green Card (permanent residence) if they:

  • Make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and
  • Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.
EB-3

Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for a Green Card (permanent residence) if they:

  • Make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and
  • Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.
EB-4

Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for a Green Card (permanent residence) if they:

  • Make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and
  • Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.
EB-5

Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for a Green Card (permanent residence) if they:

  • Make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and
  • Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.

Family-Based Visas

Green Card

Having a Green Card (officially known as a Permanent Resident Card) allows you to live and work permanently in the United States. The steps you must take to apply for a Green Card will vary depending on your individual situation.

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Get In Touch With Us

Reach out to us for any questions on specific U.S. immigration laws, U.S. immigration forms, citizenship applications, U.S. work visas, or any other aspect of immigration law.

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The attorneys at Farmer Law PC understand the value of a diversified workforce and are adept at navigating every facet of immigration law. From I-9s to E-Verify, we offer comprehensive solutions for all of your labor shortages. Our team locates honest, accomplished workers to provide employers with exceptional talent from every corner of the globe.

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