Article: Federal Immigration Authorities Announce Criminal Roundup

Recent article which announces largest arrest of about 3,000 people accused of serious crimes in a nationwide sting.

EB-1(c) Visas - Managers and Executives

NOTE: This is the final in a series of blogs about EB-1 Visas, for people of notable accomplishment.

EB-1(c) visas are for managers and executives of foreign companies who come to the US on assignment. To qualify, the manager or executive must have worked outside of the US in the same capacity for the company at least one of the three years before filing the visa. The sponsoring employer must be the U.S. based affiliate, subsidiary or corporation, that has been in operation for at least a year here.

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EB-1(b) Visas - Outstanding Professors and Researchers

NOTE: This is the third in a series of blogs about EB-1 Visas. Today's blog is about the EB-1(b) category of visas for people with highly qualified academic backgrounds such as professors and researchers.

Internationally recognized foreign professors and/or researchers are eligible for the EB-1(b) visa if they have at least three (3) years of experience teaching in their academic field and have enter the US in a tenure-track position at a higher education institution, or in a comparable research position with a private employer (which employs at least three people).

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NEXT TIME: We will discuss the EB-1(c) visas for Executives and Managers.

Texas Governor Rick Perry's Immigration Policies Different From Republican Rivals

During the Republican Presidential Candidates' debate last night, Texas Governor Rick Perry's immigration policies were mentioned which are different from most of his rivals. Here's an article that describes the general differences between him and the others.

Reports that deportees unknowingly waived their legal rights before deportation

EB-1(a) Visas - People of Extraordinary Ability

NOTE: This is the second installation in a series of blogs about EB-1 visas.

For purposes of the EB-1(a) visa, who are people of "Extraordinary Ability"?

As mentioned earlier, the Federal government has an interest to attract people who have risen to the top of their field of endeavor, such as the arts, sciences, education, business or sports. It is meant for the small percentage of people who have achieved great reputation in their field of endeavor. Those who have a credible, national or international reputation may become eligible for this visa. An advantage of the EB-1(a) visa to an applicant is that no job offer or labor certification is required. An applicant can apply for himself or herself, but must provide evidence they will work in the US, such as letters or even a personal description of their plans. Applicants must also fulfill several of an array of criteria to become eligible.

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EB-1 Visas - employment based petitions for people of accomplishment

NOTE: This is the first in a series of blogs about first preference petitions, EB-1 visas for well accomplished people in their fields of work or study.

The US values people who can contribute high-quality talents and abilities to society, and have established the EB-1 visa as a means to that end. The EB-1 visas are employment-based petitions for permanent residence, for people acknowledged for their accomplishments in such fields as science, arts, education, business or even athletics (sports). These visas may even be for accomplished people in other fields as well, but the three (3) main categories of EB-1 visas are:

EB-1(a): Extraordinary Ability

EB-1(b): Outstanding Researcher/Professor

EB-1(c): Managers or Executive

NEXT TIME: We will explain these three (3) main categories of EB-1 visas. For more information, you may visit wwww.aislaw.com or contact laninau@aislaw.com.