Welcome to our immigration law website. This site is offered to the community as a free public service and has been designed to provide information for exceptional foreign citizens seeking to immigrate to the United States of America.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) oversees the immigration of foreign nationals to the United States. Foreign nationals seeking entry into are grouped into two broad categories: "immigrants" and "non-immigrants".

Immigrants are those seeking to reside in the United States permanently. The document that signifies that the holder has obtained permanent resident status is commonly referred to as a "green card".

Those classified as non-immigrants all those who enter the United States with visas or on a temporary basis.

There are several different classifications of visas available to foreign nationals. Visas of particular interest for non-immigrant professionals and business executives include:  Treaty (Investor/Trader) Visas (E visas); Intra-company Transferees (L visas), Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (O visas); Artists and Athletes (P visas); and Canadian & Mexican Professionals (TN visas).

Immigrant applicants considered for United States immigration under a quota system are divided into three subgroups:

1. Family-sponsored immigrants
   
2. Employment-sponsored immigrants
   
3. Diversity Lottery Immigrants
   

Immigrant status is allowed without regard to a quota for the spouse, widow, widower, parents, and unmarried children under the age of 21 of a United States citizen. Residents of the United States who return after a period of absence abroad are also eligible for this status.

For more comprehensive information regarding US immigration for immigrants and non-immigrants, please browse through our site.

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