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There are two major types of L Visa. First, is the L-1A which are managerial and executive in nature. The other type would be the L-1B which deals with intracompany transferees that have what is known as ’specialized knowledge’.

An alien may be admitted as an S non-immigrant: (1) if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines: (a) the alien is in possession of critical reliable information concerning a criminal organization or enterprise, etc.

Trafficking in persons includes the recruitment or transportation of persons through force, fraud or coercion for the purposes of modern-day slavery or involuntary servitude.

The E-1 classification is authorized for a national of a country in which the U.S. has a commercial treaty, who is coming to the U.S. solely to engage in trade of a substantial nature between the U.S. and the alien’s country of nationality.

Potential applicants should be sure they have a visa, if necessary, and are prepared to wait several days in Mexico while their visa is being processed. Each consulate is different and should be reviewed before leaving to that Country.  

The U visa category was created by provision in the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 for victim of certain enumerated crimes which occur in the United States. The Act provides for up to 10,000 visas yearly for such victims.

This case is a victory for aliens insofar as it shows that their due process rights cannot simply be trampled upon and that they must be afforded some level of due process in their asylum claims.

Undocumented immigrants in the United States prior to Dec. 15, 2009, would be encouraged to come forward and register with the government in exchange for a future path to residency and citizenship.

The program would grant program participants temporary legal status and authorize working participants to remain in the U.S. for three years, with their participation renewable for an unspecified period

U.S. employers may petition for skilled or unskilled alien workers to meet temporary or seasonal needs in positions for which qualified U.S. workers are not available. The employer requests H-2and the need for such services must be temporary.