“J” or the Exchange Visitor Program visa is a non-immigrant visa available for students at all academic levels (trainees obtaining on-the-job training with firms, institutions, and agencies; teachers of primary, secondary, and specialized schools), professors coming to teach or do research at institutions of higher learning; research scholars; professional trainees in the medical and allied fields;

and international visitors coming for the purpose of travel, observation, consultation, research, training, sharing, or demonstrating specialized knowledge or skills, or participating in organized people-to-people programs. This type of visa is intended by the US Department of State to promote the interchange of persons, knowledge and skills in the fields of education, arts and sciences.

Note: The following is basic information regarding the types of visas available. It is in no way to be construed as legal advice. For further information you are encouraged to contact The Fogle Law Firm, LLC for a consultation or appointment so we can provide you with the appropriate solution for your particular case and assist you in achieving your goals.

A US Citizen, who plans to get married in the US to his/her foreign fiancé is eligible to file a K-1 petition with the USCIS on behalf of his/her fiancé. Once the petition is approved, the fiancé will be able to obtain a visa issued at a U.S. consulate abroad. When the fiancé comes legally to the US, the marriage must take place within 90 days of the fiancé entering the United States.

If the marriage does not take place within 90 days, the fiancé will be required to leave the United States, even if s/he marries someone other than the petitioner. A fiancé may not obtain an extension of the 90-day original nonimmigrant admission. If the fiancé leaves the country before the marriages takes place, the fiancé must obtain a new visa to be allowed back into the United States.

 
Once the marriage takes place, the fiancé (now the spouse) will be eligible to apply for a permanent resident status at the local USCIS.

There are various employment related non-immigrant visas such as E, H, L, O, P and R visas which require a company sponsor or an individual to oversee a company or business. Information about these types of visas see the “Corporate” immigration page and contact The Fogle Law Firm, LLC.

Note: The following is basic information regarding the types of visas available. It is in no way to be construed as legal advice. For further information you are encouraged to contact The Fogle Law Firm, LLC for a consultation or appointment so we can provide you with the appropriate solution for your particular case and assist you in achieving your goals.

The Q visa classification is designed for international cultural exchange programs designated by the by the USCIS, for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and the sharing of the history, culture, and traditions of the participant’s home country in the United States.

Note: The following is basic information regarding the types of visas available. It is in no way to be construed as legal advice. For further information you are encouraged to contact The Fogle Law Firm, LLC for a consultation or appointment so we can provide you with the appropriate solution for your particular case and assist you in achieving your goals.

Foreign students wishing to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs may apply for an F-1 visa. In order to be issued an F-1 visa, the student must be enrolled in a FULL-TIME “academic” educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program in a U.S. school / college / university that is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Once the student is accepted by the US school, he must receive a Form I-20 A-B/ID (Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant (F-1) Student Status – for Academic and Language Students). If the student is abroad, s/he then should take the USCIS Form I-20 to the nearest U.S. consulate to obtain a student visa. If the student is already in the U.S. legally, s/he can file an Application to Extend/Change Non-immigrant Status to the USCIS, to obtain an F-1 status.

Note: The following is basic information regarding the types of visas available. It is in no way to be construed as legal advice. For further information you are encouraged to contact The Fogle Law Firm, LLC for a consultation or appointment so we can provide you with the appropriate solution for your particular case and assist you in achieving your goals.