Immigration Guides
The EB1 visa is an immigrant visa classification which is broken in to 3 distinct sub-categories: 1. EB1A for people with extraordinary abilities; 2. EB1B for outstanding professors and researchers; and 3. EB1C for multinational managers and executives. If you have any…
People are often surprised to learn that there are routes for foreign investors and entrepreneurs to get citizenship by investment in the United States. The United States has multiple investment-based visa categories that can lead to lawful permanent residency and…
The L1A visa was designed to allow certain foreign workers to transfer to the United States and to work as either a manager or executive. Learn how to qualify for an L1A visa and other important information in this helpful guide.
The TN visa is a powerful option for citizens of Canada and Mexico to live and work in the United States. With a TN visa, a US company can offer you a job without going through the Department of Labor and getting a Labor Certification. Yet, the TN visa has…
The E2 visa is a great option for investors and entrepreneurs looking to found a startup company. With an E2 visa, you can start a business in the USA and work for that business. As a startup founder, there are multiple steps that must be carefully followed to get…
The L1 visa is a great way for foreign workers to live and work in the United States. With an L1 visa, you can transfer from a foreign company to a related US company to work as a manager, executive, or specialized knowledge worker. If you are interested in an L1…
The TN visa is a great option for Canadian and Mexican citizens to work in the USA. Through the TN visa, you can work for a US company for years at a time. Best of all, your US employer can hire you by simply offering you a job without getting an approved…
The E2 visa is a very popular option for investors and entrepreneurs to live and work in the United States. Yet, one of the main issues for people with E2 visas is that the E2 visa does not directly lead to a green card. The E2 visa is a non-immigrant visa, and so it is temporary…
The L1 visa gives foreign workers the ability to transfer to a related US company to work as a manager, executive, or specialized knowledge worker. However, the L1 visa is a non-immigrant visa. It is temporary and does not directly lead to
If you are interested in getting an EB-5 visa, you should know about the Form I-526. This is the first form that your attorney will file with USCIS to get your EB-5 petition approved. The EB-5 visa is an immigrant visa that allows someone to get a green card to the…
The L1 visa allows certain foreign workers to transfer from a foreign company to a US branch office, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate company. The L1 Visa is a non-immigrant visa which allows foreign companies to transfer a manager, executive, or person with…
In order to get an E2 visa, you must possess the nationality of a country with an E2 treaty with the United States. Below, is a complete list of all the E2 treaty countries, in alphabetical order. In addition to having the nationality of one of the countries listed…
As an artist, you may qualify for a special visa category known as the O1B visa or “artist visa.” With an artist visa, you can live and work in the United States for extended periods of time. In this article, I’m going to discuss how to get an artist visa, step-by-step.
As an immigration lawyer for highly skilled professionals, here are some of the questions that I get asked: Do I qualify for an EB1A green card? Will I get approved for the extraordinary ability green card? What are my chances if I apply for a green card based on my…
As an immigration lawyer for professionals, I often hear the false belief that you need a US company to sponsor you for a green card. While this is true in many cases, there are ways to get a green card through self petition. This means that you can get a green card without a US company sponsoring you and without a US job offer.
Michael Ashoori, Esq.
President of Ashoori Law
I’m a U.S. immigration lawyer and I help families, professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs get visas, green cards, and citizenship to the United States.
Since starting my law firm, I’ve helped thousands of people from all over the world with their immigration needs. I’m very passionate, hard-working, and committed to my clients.
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