Immigration for Specific Industries

Immigration Attorneys in Washington, D.C. for All Industries

At Ana Jacobs & Associates P.C., we have been providing comprehensive, attentive and effective immigration solutions to businesses and individuals worldwide for more than 13 years. We have the industry-specific knowledge necessary to provide customized immigration solutions for your business.

Contact us now via e-mail or call us at 202-986-8686 for business immigration solutions.

Our lawyers have helped many individuals, businesses and nonprofits secure work visas or green cards in a variety of professions and industries.

• Medical professionals such as nurses, doctors, researchers and other medical personnel. We have helped both individuals and the clinics, universities or corporations who employ them with issues such as extensions or changes of status.
• Nonprofits, including research organizations and academic institutions interested in hiring skilled workers with H-1B visas.
• Information technology (IT) professionals.
• Fashion industry professionals and those who work in the fashion industry and are interested in obtaining H-1B or O visas.

Non-Profits, Research Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education

Certain non-profits, research organizations, and institutions of higher education, such as universities, may hire skilled workers with Bachelor’s degrees under the H-1B visa program without limitation, as they are exempt from the H-1B visa cap. An H-1B allows the foreign national to work for a period of 3 years, and is renewable for an additional 3 years. To be eligible for the cap exemption institutions of higher education must be accredited and usually must award a Bachelor’s degree. Non-profit organizations must either be research organizations, or must also be associated or affiliated with an institution of higher education, such as university hospitals. Government research organizations are also cap exempt.

Information Technology Professionals

IT professionals with Bachelor’s degrees are generally eligible for H-1B visas, a temporary visa with a duration of 3 to 6 years. However, with the extremely limited number of H-1B visas available, technology companies may only be able to hire away foreign professionals who already have an H-1B visa as employees of other companies. Often the best solution for hiring in-demand IT professionals is to sponsor them for legal permanent residence.

If the foreign employees have been working for the company abroad, they may be eligible to come to work for the company’s U.S. branch, or to start up an operation for the company in the U.S. as an intra-company transferee, with an L visa. An individual with the means to invest substantially in the U.S. or to carry on trade may be qualified for an E.

Fashion Industry Professionals

Successful fashion models may be eligible for H-1B visas. However, the number of H-1B visas made available each year is limited. Extremely talented models or other industry professionals, such as hair stylists and makeup artists, who have risen to the very top of the industry may be eligible for an O visa, as a person of “extraordinary ability”.