San Jose Immigration Lawyer

• Employment-based immigration
• Investment-based immigration
• Global business migration solutions
• Family-based immigration
• Green card application
• Citizenship and naturalization application

Our firm understands the complexities of immigration laws and their profound impact on an individual's life. We can help you overcome many legal issues and simplify the immigration process. Whether you are a business or corporation considering filing a work visa or labor certification application (PERM) for your employee, a church planning to hire a religious worker, or a foreign national seeking adjustment of status or change of status, we can guide you through every aspect of your case. We provide innovative and comprehensive solutions to all aspects of immigration law. Call our San Jose immigration lawyers for a consultation to evaluate your situation.

Business immigration law provides more than 20 visa categories that an employer may use to employ foreign worker for either short-term and long-term employment in the United States. The short-term employment is usually limited in duration and scope of employment. Whereas, long-term/ permanent employment (green card) is not limited in duration or scope of employment. With few exceptions, most of employment-based immigration require employer sponsorship for a foreign worker to be employed in the United States.

H-1B classification is one of the most popular visa options which is used by employers to sponsor and employ foreign workers in specialty occupation in the US. Specialty occupation includes but are not limited to: Engineering, Information Technology, Architecture, Physics, Mathematics, Social Science, Physical Science, Education, Health and Medicine, Accounting, Business Specialties and law related fields.

In recent times, immigration has been in spotlight since the Department of Homeland Security has increased scrutiny and enforcement in the employment visa application process, making it harder for an employer to employ foreign workers. There are various agencies of US Department of Homeland Security involve in enforcing the laws and regulations. These agencies may conduct various types of audits, reviews and investigation to ensure immigration law compliance. The three main agencies are Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Labor (DOL). The ICE conducts Form I-9 audits, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) protects the foreign worker while ensuring that he/she receives the wages and investigates violations in the arena of Labor Condition Application (LCA) and Labor Certification program, popularly known as PERM, and the USCIS, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) conducts site visits to crack fraud in the visa petitions.

We strive not only to help our clients overcome many legal issues and simplify the process but assist them to operate successfully in a world where immigration has no borders. U.S. Immigration laws and regulations are technically very complex. USCIS Policy, guidance and regulations that is applicable in one category may not apply in another. Additionally, there are various steps and challenges involved in processing certain visa applications through an American Consulate than it was to prepare for the USCIS.

San Jose immigration attorney Inderjit Ahluwalia has broad experience in representing business executives and employers regarding various employment-based petitions (work visas) involving special skills or investment in the United States. He can assist you in determining what type of visa is required, corresponding to the purpose of your travel to the United States. He puts a lot of efforts to make the process as clear and straightforward as possible for his clients.

There are many visa pathways where a foreign national can migrate to the United States. There are more than 20 different visa categories including but are not limited to: H-1B work visa, L-1 intracompany transferees' visa, E treaty investor and treaty trader visa, E-3 visa for nationals of Australia, O-1 extraordinary ability visa, P visa for athletes, artists and traditional entertainers and TN professional visa.

A substantial number of foreign nationals obtain green cards through their family members residing in the United States. Family based immigration is divided in two categories: immediate relatives and family preference. The immediate relative of U.S. Citizen includes: spouse, parents and children under 21 years of age. There are unlimited immigrant visa numbers are available each year for immediate relatives of U.S Citizens. The family preference category includes spouse and unmarried children of lawful permanent residents and children over 21 years of age and siblings of U.S. Citizens. The number of family preference category has limited immigrant visas. Our immigration attorneys have experience in successfully representing U.S. citizens, or Lawful Permanent Resident (green card holder) sponsoring their family members for permanent resident status in the United States. In addition, we can assist you in obtaining temporary K-1 fiancée visa and K-3 visa for spouse of a U.S. citizen.

At The Ahluwalia Firm, our emphasis is on:

• Providing careful review of your personal circumstances
• Confirming eligibility and determining the appropriate strategy
• Delivering value for money, ensuring seamless status processing
• Notifying the company and employee during every step of the process
• Ensuring a service-delivery model that meets and exceeds your satisfaction

For further information about our ability to help resolve your immigration problems, contact San Jose immigration lawyer Inderjit Ahluwalia for reliable advice.