Hammond & Associates offers immigration services relating to obtaining nonimmigrant visas. These visas allow foreign nationals to enter the United States to work or study. Many, but not all, nonimmigrant visas permit a foreign national to file for a permanent residency "green card". Following is a listing of the most commonly used nonimmigrant visas used to enter the U.S. to work or study.

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

• Hiring Degreed Professionals for "Specialty Occupations" (H1B Visas)
  • General Information Regarding H1B Visas
  • Labor Condition Applications ("LCAs")
  • Educational Evaluations
  • When is a H1B Visa Subject to the H1B Cap?
  • Information Required for H1B Visa
  • Filing Fees
    
    
• Hiring Computer Professionals
  • Computer Professionals
  • Using a J-1 Exchange Program for Computer Consultants
    
    
• Hiring Canadian or Mexican Citizens
  • H1B Temporary Work Visas
  • TN Temporary Work Visas
  • TN List of Occupations and Credentials
    
    
• How to Transfer Employees to a U.S. Branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate (L-1 Visas)
  • General Information Regarding L-1 Visas
  • How to Transfer More than Ten Employees Every Year to a U.S. Company (L-1 Blanket Petitions)
  • L-1 Definitions
  • Information Required for L-1 Visa
  • Filing Fees
    
    
• How to Start a New Business or Invest in an Existing Business Within the United States
  • General Information on Starting or Investing in a U.S. Business
  • How to Start or Invest in a U.S. Business if You Own or Operate an Overseas Business (L-1 Visas)
  • Information Required for an L-1 Visa
    
    
• How to Start or Invest in a U.S. Business if You do Not Own or Operate an Overseas Business (E-2 Visas)
  • Information Required to Start or Invest in a U.S. Business if You do Not Own or Operate an Overseas Business (E-2 Visas)
  • Information Required for an E-2 "Treaty-Investor" Visa
  • Filing Fees
    
    
• How to Enter the United States to Supply or "Trade" Goods and Services
  • Entering the U.S. for Short Business Trips (B-1 Visas)
  • The Visa Waiver Pilot Program
  • How to "Trade" Goods and Services on a Long-Term Basis With U.S. Companies (E-1 Visas)
  • Information Required for an E-1 "Treaty-Trader" Visa
  • Filing Fees
    
    
• How to Bring Foreign Nationals Into the United States to "Exchange" Information (J-1 Exchange Programs)
  • Using a J-1 Exchange Program for Computer Consultants
  • How to Establish a J-1 Exchange Program
  • How to Enter the United States as a J-1 Exchange Visitor
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of a J-1 Exchange Program
  • The Two Year Foreign Residency Requirements
    
    
• How to Enter the United States to Study
  • How to Enter the United States to Attend College or Other Academic Programs (F-1 Visas)
  • How to Enter the United States to Attend Vocational Training or Other Nonacademic Programs (M Visas)
  • How to Enter the United States on an Academic Exchange Program (J-1 Visas)
  • How to Enter the United States on a Cultural Exchange Program (Q Visas)
  • Filing Fees
    
    
• How to Enter the United States as an Entertainer or Athlete (O-1 and P Visas)
  • Information needed for Entertainer or Athlete (O-1 and P Visas)
    
• How to Enter the United States as a Religious Worker (R Visas)
  • Entering the United States as a Religious Worker (R Visas)
    
• Information Regarding Terms of Stay for Nonimmigrant Visas
  • Terms of Stay for Nonimmigrant Visas
    
    
• How to Obtain or Renew a Foreign National's Visa Stamp in His/Her Passport
  • The Difference Between a "Visa Renewal" and an "Extension of Stay"
  • Renewing a Passport Stamp Within the United States
    • Information Required to Renew a Passport Visa Stamp Within the United States
  • Obtaining a Passport Visa Stamp in Canada
    • Information Required to Obtain a Passport Visa Stamp in Canada