The L-1 visa allows U.S. businesses to transfer professional employees who currently work at branch or affiliate office of a US company and transfer them to a U.S. office. The L-1A visa is for an executive or manager. The L-1B visa is for an employee with specialized knowledge relating to the company's technologies, products, processes…
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Good Help is Sometimes Hard to Get into the Country
Soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham moved to the United States in the summer of 2007. It was reported at the time that their security team were denied work visas by U.S. immigration officials, and could not join them in the States. The Beckhams had to hire a new staff…
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The High Cost of Immigration Enforcement
A recent article in the Huffington Post cited a report from the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute that puts the total cost of immigration enforcement in 2012 at $18 billion. This includes the criminal enforcement and border control measures conducted by agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).…
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How to Become a U.S. Citizen Through Your Grandparent
United States citizenship is not a privilege granted to everyone. U.S. citizen parents can obtain citizenship for their children who were born and live out of the country. However, if only one parent is a U.S. citizen, that parent must show that they lived in the States for at least five years, of which at…
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