Texas Business Immigration Attorney

The Law Offices of Richard A. Gump, Jr., assists employees with obtaining temporary employment visas. Temporary / nonimmigrant visas are generally sponsored by the recruiting employer. They can be for a short or long duration of time.

Our Dallas immigration attorneys are familiar with every aspect of employment visa compliance, verification, and application filing. We walk clients through the application process that generally requires documentation of education and eligibility to work in the United States. If you are being sponsored by a United States employer, contact our law firm to speak with our Texas immigration lawyers.

Employer Responsibility

An employer is responsible for completing and submitting a labor certification request and the visa petition; commonly used is the I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker. It is essential to consult with a Dallas immigration attorney experienced at filing for non-immigrant or temporary visas, because non-compliance can take months to remedy. We make it a priority to help clients obtain employment visas as quickly as possible.

Temporary Visa / Nonimmigrant Visa

Temporary and nonimmigrant visas are the same. They mean that an employee entering the United States for a period of time for employment intends to return to his/her country when employment has completed. Nonimmigrant visas are the most highly issued visas. Nonimmigrant visas include:

• H visa - Temporary workers/employees, employer sponsored, college education required.
• TN visa - Mexican and Canadian professionals / NAFTA Professionals.
• L visa - Intracompany Transfers of high level employees, president, executive, manager, persons with specialized knowledge.
• E visa - Treaty Traders or Treaty Investors.

Families Accompanying Temporary Employee to U.S.

Families wishing to accompany their spouses or parents, who come to work in the United States, may enter the U.S. on a nonimmigrant dependent visa. However, dependent visas have restriction and one of the most common is the inability to work in the U.S.

If you are coming to the U.S. for employment and you are uncertain whether you employer is taking care of the immigration matters, contact your employer and contact our law firm. We can work with both of you to accurately and efficiently complete your visa applications and filing, and work with you through any proceedings that follow.

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