VISAS
We can help you with every type of visa
Organized by what you want to do in the US, so it is easy to find. Not sure which is yours? We can help.
Work in the US
Temporary visas to work, transfer within a company or manage your own business.
Extraordinary ability
For people with recognition in their field: business, science, education, athletics or the arts.
Executive transfer
For managers and executives transferred to a related company in the US.
Specialist transfer
For employees with specialized knowledge transferred within the same group.
Specialty occupation
Work in a specialty occupation sponsored by a US employer. Most cases depend on an annual lottery.
Treaty investor
For people who invest in and run a US business. Requires treaty-country citizenship (Brazil is not one).
Live in the US (green card)
Paths to permanent residence, with or without a job offer.
Extraordinary ability green card
You file for yourself, no employer needed, if you have sustained recognition in your field.
National interest green card
For professionals with an advanced degree or exceptional ability and a project of US national importance.
Outstanding researcher
Green card for outstanding professors and researchers, with a job offer.
Multinational executive
Green card for managers and executives of companies operating in Brazil and the US.
Employer-sponsored green card
A US employer sponsors you and shows no qualified worker was available.
Invest or open a company
For people bringing capital or expanding their company to the US.
Investor green card
Investment from US$800,000 in a business that creates US jobs.
Expand your company
Open a US branch and transfer the person who will run it.
Treaty investor
For holders of Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or other treaty-country citizenship.
Family
Bring your family along or join relatives already there.
Spouse and children
With most visas, your spouse and unmarried children under 21 can come with you.
Relative of a US citizen
Green card for spouses, children and parents of US citizens.
Family of a resident
Green card for spouses and minor children of green card holders.
Fiancé(e)
For people marrying a US citizen in the US within 90 days of arrival.
Study
Degrees, graduate programs, courses and exchange.
Student
Full-time study at a US school or university.
Exchange visitor
Research, internship, teaching and training programs.
Vocational student
Vocational and technical programs.
Visit
Short tourism or business trips.
Tourism and business
Tourism, meetings and trade shows. Does not allow work in the US.
FACTUAL COMPARISON
Side by side.
The main differences, so you arrive at the call with an idea. The attorney recommends the right visa after reviewing your case.
| Visa | Type | Petitioner | Statutory minimum investment | Family | Green card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-1 | Temporary | Employer or agent | None | O-3, no work | Not direct |
| EB-1A | Green card | You | None | Derivatives | Yes |
| EB-2 NIW | Green card | You | None | Derivatives | Yes |
| L-1A | Temporary | US company | None | L-2, may work | Via EB-1C |
| E-2 | Temporary | You and the company | Substantial, no fixed amount | E-2, may work | Not direct |
| EB-5 | Green card | You (investor) | US$800k or 1.05m | Derivatives | Yes, conditional |
MANUCCI USA IMMIGRATION
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