At Colombo, Hurd & Brandt, PL, our immigration attorneys help people petition for the following types of United States work visas:

L Visas: Intra Company Transfers

Under an L visa, foreign-based executives, managers, and employees with a specialized skill can be transferred to a division, affiliate, subsidiary, or parent branch of an international company in the United States.  The L visa is very popular as it provides a work permit to the spouse of the transferred foreign worker and can ultimately lead to a green card in the U.S.  

O Visas: Persons of Extraordinary Ability

O visas are issued to foreign artists, athletes, entertainers, scientists, educators, and business people of extraordinary ability who wish to temporarily come to the United States to work in their field of achievement.  O-1A visas are issued to scientists, business people, educators, or athletes. O-1B visas are issued to visual, performing, and literary artists, such as musicians, writers, singers, actors, artists, directors, photographers etc.

P Visas: Professional Artists, Athletes, and Entertainers

P-1 visas are issued to artists, athletes, and entertainers who wish to temporarily perform or compete—either solo or on a team—in the United States at a specific event.  P-2 visas are issued to athletes and entertainers who are participating in a reciprocal exchange program.  P-3 visas are issued to artists and entertainers who wish to perform, share, coach, or teach their talents in a cultural program.

R Visas: Religious Workers

R visas are issued to foreign religious workers who wish to temporarily enter the United States. A religious worker is considered a person who is continually engaged in an activity that is related to a traditional religious function, such as nuns, monks, cantors, liturgical workers, brothers, religious translators, missionaries, catechists, etc. 

TN Visas:

TN visas are available to skilled workers from Canada and Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  TN visas permit Canadian and Mexican citizens to temporarily enter the U.S. to work in a NAFTA approved occupation.  TN visas are often used by Canadian or Mexican nationals to avoid the H1-B cap or other difficulties with the H1-B category.

If you are interested in obtaining an L, O, P, R, or TN visa, please contact our immigration attorneys at Colombo, Hurd & Brandt, PL today for an initial consultation at 1 (800) 549-5523.