The Firm of Fuller & Fuller LLP, formerly known as the Law Offices of Lee M. Fuller, Jr., was founded in 1978. Prior to that time, Mr. Lee M. Fuller, Jr. practiced law for five years as an Associate of Shearman & Sterling and for eight years as a Partner in firms with an immigration law practice. The Firm's practice is limited to U.S. immigration and nationality law and consular practice.
We serve as immigration counsel to U.S. and foreign law firms, U.S. and multi-national businesses and individual clients. Corporate clients include: banks and financial service firms; high-technology companies; communications, publishing and entertainment organizations; and nonprofit charitable, educational, health care and research institutions. Individual clients include: individuals establishing businesses in the U.S.; professionals, executives and managers; and technical and service personnel.
The Firm practices throughout the U.S. before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Labor (State and Federal) and the Department of State.
We serve as immigration counsel to U.S. and foreign law firms, U.S. and multi-national businesses and individual clients. Corporate clients include: banks and financial service firms; high-technology companies; communications, publishing and entertainment organizations; and nonprofit charitable, educational, health care and research institutions. Individual clients include: individuals establishing businesses in the U.S.; professionals, executives and managers; and technical and service personnel.
The Firm practices throughout the U.S. before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Labor (State and Federal) and the Department of State.
Services
Fuller & Fuller LLP assists clients with specialty occupation, intra-company transferees and other nonimmigrant work visas, including changes of employer, extensions of stay, changes of status, alien employment certifications, lawful permanent residence (green cards), consular and immigrant visa processing and naturalization applications.
The Firm also assists corporate clients in establishing compliance programs to meet immigration and labor department laws and regulations involving foreign workers.
The Firm also assists corporate clients in establishing compliance programs to meet immigration and labor department laws and regulations involving foreign workers.
There are many nonimmigrant visa categories which allow foreign nationals to enter and remain in the U.S. for a temporary time period (in some instances up to six or seven years).
Frequently, employers will find themselves faced with the need to sponsor foreign national employees to work in the U.S. It is important, therefore, to have a general understanding of the basic nonimmigrant employment based visa categories.
One option available to employers is the H-1B Visa which allows businesses to sponsor highly skilled foreign nationals in specialized occupations to come work in the United States on a temporary basis.
Frequently, employers will find themselves faced with the need to sponsor foreign national employees to work in the U.S. It is important, therefore, to have a general understanding of the basic nonimmigrant employment based visa categories.
One option available to employers is the H-1B Visa which allows businesses to sponsor highly skilled foreign nationals in specialized occupations to come work in the United States on a temporary basis.
The Immigration Act of 1990 dramatically restructured the employment-based ("EB") immigrant visa categories.
There are currently three common preference categories for employment based immigration: First Preference - priority workers including workers of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, and multinational executives/managers (akin to the L-1A nonimmigrant visa classification) (EB-1); Second Preference - workers with advanced degrees and those of exceptional ability (EB-2); and Third Preference - professionals, skilled workers, and other workers (EB-3).
There are currently three common preference categories for employment based immigration: First Preference - priority workers including workers of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, and multinational executives/managers (akin to the L-1A nonimmigrant visa classification) (EB-1); Second Preference - workers with advanced degrees and those of exceptional ability (EB-2); and Third Preference - professionals, skilled workers, and other workers (EB-3).
United States citizenship may be acquired in a number of ways, the most common being by birth in the United States.
The 14th Amendment provides: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Interestingly, the phrase "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" exempts the children of diplomats and others enjoying diplomatic immunity from automatically becoming U.S. citizens.
Most persons born outside the United States must undergo an administrative process called naturalization to become a United States citizen.
The 14th Amendment provides: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Interestingly, the phrase "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" exempts the children of diplomats and others enjoying diplomatic immunity from automatically becoming U.S. citizens.
Most persons born outside the United States must undergo an administrative process called naturalization to become a United States citizen.
If I obtain a nonimmigrant temporary work visa, can my family come live with me in the United States?
May I apply for a temporary nonimmigrant visa as an individual foreign national or must an American company do so on my behalf?
Can a foreign national living and working under a temporary nonimmigrant visa apply for citizenship in the United States?
If I sponsor a foreign national for an H-1B Visa must I employ the worker for the entire duration of the Visa?
Q: If I obtain a nonimmigrant temporary work visa, can my family come live with me in the United States?
May I apply for a temporary nonimmigrant visa as an individual foreign national or must an American company do so on my behalf?
Can a foreign national living and working under a temporary nonimmigrant visa apply for citizenship in the United States?
If I sponsor a foreign national for an H-1B Visa must I employ the worker for the entire duration of the Visa?
Q: If I obtain a nonimmigrant temporary work visa, can my family come live with me in the United States?
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