Work-based Visas
To be in the United States legally, anyone who is not a U.S. citizen must have the appropriate immigration status. Most of the determination about “appropriate status” centers on what the person said she or he intended to do while in the U.S. and what the person is in fact doing while here.
Most immigrants become permanent residents (and receive “Green Cards” allowing them to work) through petitions filed on their behalves by an employer or a family member; others do so through first obtaining refugee or asylum status or through other provisions.
BLG can help businesses petition to bring workers to the United States for temporary or permanent stays depending on both parties’ unique circumstances. Here are some of the employment-based ways people can come to the U.S. to improve the economy and often their own lives: