Hammond & Associates offers immigration services relating to obtaining immigrant visas. These visas allow foreign nationals to obtain permanent residency in the United States (i.e., a "green card"). Following is a listing of the most commonly used approaches to be sponsored for a green card.

For information on U.S. government agencies that process nonimmigrant visas, please go to: U.S. Government Information

• Description of Employment-Based Immigrant Preferences
  • General Description of Employment-Based Immigrant Preferences
    • EB-1 Aliens of "Extraordinary Ability"
    • EB-2 Advance Degreed Professionals and Persons with Exceptional Abilities
    • Can a Foreign National Rely on Work Experience to Qualify for EB-2 Status?
  • EB-3 Degreed Professionals, Skilled Workers and Unskilled Workers
  • EB-4 Special Immigrants and Religious Workers
  • I-485 Procedure for Hammond & Associates Clients
    
    
• How Can an Employer Sponsor a Foreign National for a Permanent Residency Green Card?
  • Sponsorship Through the "Labor Certification" Process
  • Information Required from Employer for "Reduction in Recruitment" ("RIR") Applications
  • Recruitment Required for Non-RIR Labor Certification Applications
  • How to Avoid the Labor Certification Process
  • Using Experience Gained with Current Employer for Labor Certifications
  • Educational Evaluations
  • Information Required for Labor Certification Applications from Employer
  • Information Required for Labor Certification Applications from Foreign National
    
    
• How to Enter the U.S. Without a Job Because Your Presence in the U.S. is in the Country's "National Interest"
  • What is the U.S.' "National Interest" and How Does a Foreign National Qualify for a "National Interest Waiver"?
  • Factors to Consider in Determining Whether a Foreign National Qualifies for a National Interest Waiver
    
    
• How to Obtain Permanent Residency if You are a Professor, Researcher or Scientist
  • Extraordinary Ability Researchers and Scientists
  • Outstanding Professors and Researchers
    

• How to Sponsor a Family Member for a Permanent Residency Green Card
  • Family Member Green Card
    
    
• How to Travel Outside of the United States While a Permanent Resident Green Card Holder
  • Traveling While a Permanent Resident Green Card Holder
    
    
• How to Know If I am Eligible to Become a Citizen of the United States
  • General Requirements for Becoming a U.S. Citizen
  • 100 Sample U. S. Citizenship Questions