EB1/EB2 Visas

EB1/EB2 Visas

U.S. Business Immigration Visa Lawyers | EB1 and EB2 Visas

The Bayne Law Group represents business owners, professionals, universities and other valued clients in a wide range of immigration matters, including employment-based visas. We have successfully helped many clients live and work in the United States through the acquisition of EB1 and EB2 visas.

EB1 Visas

The EB1 visa is a first-preference visa as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). As a first-preference visa, it provides preferred status for workers who meet its eligibility requirements. EB1 visas do not require labor certification from the Department of Labor.

The EB1 visa is for priority workers, which include:

  • Persons with extraordinary ability
  • Outstanding professors and researchers
  • Multinational managers or executives

The INA defines extraordinary ability as unique talent in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics. Professors and researchers must be internationally recognized, meet other selective criteria and have a prospective employer willing to file an immigrant petition for alien worker, form I-140, with the USCIS.

Pursuant to INA section 203(c), multinational managers or executives from overseas must be transferring to the U.S. for work as managers or executives and must have recently worked for the company from which they are transferring. The U.S. company that the manager or executive seeks to transfer to must be the same company, a subsidiary or an affiliate of the overseas company.

EB2 Visas

The EB2 visa is a second-preference visa that generally requires labor certification. Workers eligible for the EB2 include:

  • People with exceptional ability
  • People with advanced degrees

Exceptional ability may be demonstrated in the sciences, arts or business. The INA defines an advanced degree as something more than a baccalaureate degree, or a baccalaureate degree plus several years of requisite experience.

Comprehensive Representation

Contact a skilled immigration attorney at The Bayne Law Group for help with your EB1 or EB2 visa application, labor certification or other critical business immigration matters. We are committed to providing the sophisticated representation and responsive support required by leading professionals and industry leaders throughout the U.S. and across the globe.

The Bayne Law Group headquarters is in centrally located Princeton, New Jersey. We have regional offices in New York and Philadelphia. To speak with an American business lawyer about local, national or international business services, call 609-665-3200 or contact us toll free at 888-312-0442. You may also reach us online.