Visa

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  1. Unlawful Presence and Out of Status

    Linda Yin Liang

    A person begins to accrue unlawful presence in the US if a person remains in the US after his or her I-94 card expires. A person is out of status because they haven't maintained the terms of their... more

  2. J-1 Exchange Visitors

    David Dene Murray

    THE "J-1" VISA CATEGORY The Exchange Visitor Program The "J-1" Visa category is used by certain foreign students (not to be confused with the "F-1" or "M-1" student visas), scholars, expert,... more

  3. H1-B Visa for Employment in the U.S.

    Kevin R Leeper

    The H-1B visa is designed to attract highly skilled professionals in a specialty occupation to work in the U.S. on a temporary basis. In an H-1B application process, the employer is the petitioner,... more

  4. What are Legitimate B-1 Activities?

    Steven Alexander Culbreath

    Lately, I have had an increased number of inquiries on this very issue.So I figured, now is as good as time as ever to briefly re-visit this issue for the benefit of my readership. Certain kinds of "... more

  5. Immigration 101: An Overview of Visas

    Anthony Meleika Aboseif

    Visas: Everywhere You Want to Be? A visa is a legal document that a foreign national gets at a U.S. embassy or consulate overseas. The visa is printed onto the foreign nationals passport or travel... more

  6. What is a B-1 Missionary Visa?

    Moses Apsan

    Ifyou need to come to the U.S. do some type of missionary work and you are not going to work for a US based religious organization, the B-1 business visitor's Visa is usually the proper visa. This... more

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