There are a number of visa categories that may be utilized to come to the US for a short duration of time. The most commonly used ones are:

• Business and Tourism
  B1/B2 visas are for visiting family, taking a holiday, seeking medical treatment or participating in short-term business activities like meetings and conferences.
• Students and Exchange Visitors
  If you are attending school, participating in student or faculty exchange programs, or performing research scholarship, you will need an F, M or J visa.
• Crew Members for Airlines and Ships
  If you are working aboard a plane or ship bound for the United States, you will need a C1/D visa.
• Investment visa - E visa (E1 or E2)
  Is available to a national of a country with which the United States (U.S.) maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation who is coming to the U.S. to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or technology, principally between the U.S. and the treaty country, or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested, or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital, under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• Working in the United States
  The two most commonly used work visas (H-1B or L visas) require you to have a US employer file a petition to allow you to work in the United States..
• Specialized Workers (H1-B, H-4)
  H visas are designed for skilled temporary workers in a specialty occupation to fill vacancies in the United States. Applicants must possess a relevant four-year college degree or equivalent work experience to qualify. Spouses and children may come to the US on H-4 visas and may not work in the U.S.
• Intra-Company Transfers (L-1, L-2)
  L visas are for intra-company transferees who, within the three preceding years, have been employed abroad continuously for one year, and who will be employed by a branch, parent, affiliate, or subsidiary of that same employer in the U.S. Workers can be petitioned individually or under a blanket petition, and must qualify as either a specialized knowledge professional or an executive/manager. Spouses and children may come to the US as L-2 visa holders and may work in the U.S. but must have employment authorization from the Department of Homeland Security.
• Performers, Entertainers and Athletes
  P visas are for those traveling to give culturally unique performances in the United States.
• Religious Worker
  The Religious Worker (R) visa is for persons seeking to enter the United States (U.S.) to work in a religious capacity on a temporary basis.
• TN visa for Canadians and Mexican citizens.
  (NAFTA) creates special economic and trade relationships for the United States (U.S.), Canada and Mexico. The nonimmigrant North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allows for citizens of Canada and Mexico, as NAFTA professionals, to work in the U.S. in a prearranged business activity for a U.S. or foreign employer on a Professional (TN) visa. Permanent residents, including Canadian permanent residents, are not able to apply to work as a NAFTA professional.
• Other
  The K-3 nonimmigrant visa is for the foreign-citizen spouse of a United States (U.S.) citizen. This visa category is intended to shorten the physical separation between the foreign-citizen and U.S. citizen spouses by having the option to obtain a nonimmigrant K-3 visa overseas and enter the United States to await approval of the immigrant visa petition. K-3 visa recipients subsequently apply to adjust status to a permanent resident (LPR) with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) upon approval of the petition. Because the spouse of a U.S. citizen applying for a nonimmigrant K-3 visa must have an immigrant visa petition filed on his or her behalf by his or her U.S. citizen spouse and pending approval, a K-3 applicant must meet some of the requirements of an immigrant visa. It should be noted that under U.S. immigration law, a foreign citizen who marries a U.S. citizen outside the U.S. must apply for the K-3 visa in the country where the marriage took place.
• Eligible children of K-3 visa applicants receive K-4 visas.
  Both K-3 and the K-4 visas allow their recipients to stay in the U.S. while immigrant visa petitions are pending approval by USCIS.

• 1. Family based immigrant visa:
  Those eligible are as follows:
  Immediate Relatives of a US Citizen: spouse of a U.S. citizen; parent or step-parent of a U.S citizen; child or step-child of a U.S. citizen; and spouse of a deceased U.S. citizen.
  Immediate Relatives of a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR): spouse and unmarried children a US resident (green card holder). Note – an LPR cannot file for married children.
• 2. Employment based immigrant visa.
  As the name suggests you have to have a job and an employer who is willing to sponsor you for that job. In general, a specific offer of employment from a U.S. based employer is required to qualify for immigration in the employment-based category. Employment based visas are divided into 5 preference categories as follows:
  Preference 1: Priority Workers - Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, arts, business or athletics: outstanding professors and researchers & certain multinational executives & managers.
  Preference 2: Professionals with advanced degrees or persons with exceptional ability in sciences, arts, or business. Defined as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree or equivalent, or baccalaureate degree plus at least five years of progressive experience in the specialty, and persons of exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, and business
  Preference 3: Professionals - A person who holds a baccalaureate degree and who is a member of the professions.
  Preference 3: Skilled & Other Workers - Skilled workers with at least two years' training or experience and unskilled workers whose skills are in short supply in the U.S. Note: The U.S. Embassy and consulates in India do not keep a list of these professions
  Preference 4: Special Immigrants - Certain religious workers and ministers of religion, certain international organization employees and their immediate family member, qualified and recommended current and former employees of the U.S. Government.
  Preference 5: Investors - Persons who will create employment for at least ten unrelated persons by investing a minimum of $1,000,000 in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S.
• 3. Other
  (i) Fiancé(e) Visa (K1): The fiancé(e) K-1 nonimmigrant visa is for the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a United States (U.S.) citizen. The K-1 visa permits the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) to travel to the United States and marry his or her U.S. citizen sponsor within 90 days of arrival. The foreign-citizen will then apply for adjustment of status to a permanent resident (LPR) with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Because a fiancé(e) visa permits the holder to immigrate to the U.S. and marry a U.S. citizen shortly after arrival in the United States, the fiancé(e) must meet some of the requirements of an immigrant visa. Eligible children of K-1 visa applicants receive K-2 visas. (ii) Returning Residents. If you are a Lawful Permanent Resident and are outside of the U.S., you must re-enter the United States (U.S.) within one year from the date of your departure from the U.S. to maintain your Permanent Resident status. If you obtained a re-entry permit from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prior to departing the U.S., you must re-enter the U.S. before the expiry of the re-entry permit to maintain your status. If you do not enter the U.S. within one year or if your re-entry permit is not valid, you cannot re-enter the U.S. without a new visa. Your options for a new visa are as follows:
  • a Returning Resident immigrant visa (SB-1) - To qualify for a Returning Resident immigrant visa you must establish that you continue to maintain a permanent residence in the U.S. and your absence abroad beyond the permitted time limit was due to circumstances beyond your control; OR
  • a new immigrant visa from another category.

Many people become permanent residents through a job or offer of employment. Some categories require a certification from the U.S. Department of Labor to show that there are not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available in the geographic area where the immigrant is to be employed and that no American workers are displaced by foreign workers. In other cases, highly skilled workers, those with extraordinary ability in certain professions, and investors/entrepreneurs are given priority to immigrate through several immigrant categories. In all cases, the process involves several steps.

• Green Card Through A Job Offer:
  You may be eligible to become a permanent resident based on an offer of permanent employment in the United States. Most categories require an employer to get a labor certification and then file a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, for you.

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• Incorporations

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Family Law

Family law deals with the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of relationships between individuals that are created by genetic relationship, marriage, and other legally recognized ways of forming a family.

Family relationships include:

• the relationship between parent and child

• the relationship between spouses in a marriage

The field of family law has also come to deal with relationships resembling those in the traditional family, but which are often not provided the same protections by the law, such as domestic partnerships.

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Wills & Estate Planning

WHAT IS A WILL?

A will is a legal instrument by which you can make a disposition of your real or personal property, to take effect after your death. By means of a will, during your lifetime, you can declare your wishes concerning the distribution of your assets such as cars, stocks, jewelry, real estate, etc. after you die. If you die without a will the laws of your state will generally determine who gets your assets, how they get it and in what proportion. Dying without a will or "intestate" can lead to fighting between potential heirs over your assets.

Preparing a will is relatively inexpensive. A simple will can be prepared by our attorney for an average cost of $150 - $1,000, depending on the complexity of your estate.

WHAT IS AN ESTATE?

An "estate" for estate planning purposes is the sum total of all the assets you own or have an interest in at the time of death, including your house, car(s), business interests, stocks, bonds, bank balances, insurance, jewelry, etc.

Contrary to widespread belief, Estate Planning is by no means reserved for those with sizable estates. Regardless of your age, income, wealth or family situation, estate planning should not be left for future considerations.

The following is a summary of the different types of wills we can write for you:

• Simple and Complex wills

• Power of Attorney

• Living Wills

• Estate Planning

Bankruptcy

Consumer Bankruptcies (Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcies)

Business/Corporate Bankruptcies (Chapter 11 Bankruptcies)

WHAT IS BANKRUPTCY?

Bankruptcy is a right provided by law to people who are deeply in debt and allows them a chance at a fresh start. It is a legal proceeding brought by a Debtor (one who owes payment to another) seeking relief provided under a federal statute, the Bankruptcy Code ("Code").

For individuals there are two types of relief under the Code.

(1) The first is liquidation under Chapter 7 of the Code. In a liquidation case, all of the debtor’s nonexempt assets are converted into cash and distributed to creditors according to the Code. However, the law allows the debtor to keep some money and most types of personal property in Bankruptcy. At the end of the proceeding, the debtor receives a discharge of most of his debts. This discharge absolves the debtor from any responsibility to pay for most of these debts, as well as gives the debtor certain other protections.

(2) The second type of relief is a reorganization of the debtor’s financial affairs by means of a Chapter 11 or Chapter 13. In the case of a Chapter 13, the debtor will propose a plan for payment of some or all of his debts within the guidelines provided by the Code. This plan permits the debtor to keep most of their property by repaying the creditors out of their future income. Debtor receives a discharge after he completes the repayment under the plan. Chapter 13 is only available to people with regular income.

Chapter 11 is the reorganization chapter most commonly used by businesses, but it is also available to individuals. Creditors vote on whether to accept or reject the repayment plan and this plan also needs to be approved by the court. The debtor is usually allowed to remain in control of his assets and continue to run his business, but the court may also appoint a Trustee to take possession and control of the business.

EFFECTS OF A DISCHARGE

The fact that an individual filed for Bankruptcy can appear on his credit report for as long as 10 years. Also after getting a discharge under the Code the person cannot file for another Bankruptcy for another 6 years. Filing for Bankruptcy does not affect any of the debts incurred by the person after the filing.