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O-1 Visa to Green Card
The process of transitioning from a nonimmigrant O-1 Visa to an EB-1A green card (first employment-based category) can be streamlined if you can establish the necessary qualifying criteria. This comprehensive guide to transitioning from an O1 Visa to Green Card status...
H-2B Visa to Green Card
If you have an H-2B visa and you are interested in continuing to work and residing in the United States, your sponsoring company can either file for an extension of your status or begin the process to transition you from the H-2B visa to green card or permanent...
U.S. Immigration Options for Ukrainians Fleeing the Conflict
Updated May 16, 2022 to reflect implementation of the Uniting for Ukraine program. For Ukrainian nationals fleeing the current conflict, there are several immigration options for entering the U.S. in a legal status: Temporary Protected Status Asylum Immigrant Visa...
H-1B Visa to Green Card
If you are in the fifth year of your H-1B visa and you are interested in continuing to work and residing in the United States, your sponsoring company can either file for an extension of your status or begin the process to transition you from the H-1B visa to...
Making an Emergency Advance Parole or EAD Expedite Request
The processing time for USCIS to adjudicate and issue an employment authorization document (EAD) or an advance parole (AP) has increased in recent years. While the process has historically taken USCIS 3 to 4 months, both the EAD processing time in 2021 and the AP...
TN Visa to Green Card
In this guide we will explain the process of switching from TN visa to green card status. The TN visa is a nonimmigrant visa that was originally created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), now United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMC). The TN visa...
L1 Visa to Green Card
In this guide we review the process, steps involved and processing times of transitioning from an L1 visa to a green card. An L1 intracompany transferee visa is available to employees of multinational companies who are either (i) executives or managers (L1a), or (ii)...
Russian Immigration to US
Everything you need to know about Russian immigration attorneys, laws, and statistics Immigration to the US is a complicated and time-consuming process. Having a language barrier with your immigration attorney can make the process that much more stressful. That is why...
Meet Our Global Clients Series – Coffee Farmers Alliance
At TBLO we are passionate about our clients and what they do. We are honored to feature our past and present clients, with our Meet Our Global Clients series. This month we are featuring Stephany Hermeling, who founded Coffee Farmers Alliance (CFA). Stephany is...
K-1 Visa – Adjustment of Status
Everything you need to know about your Adjustment of Status & K-1 Visa. The K-1 visa, through the I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé, is the process of a U.S. citizen bringing their fiancé from abroad in order to marry them in the United States. For those intending...