Nonimmigrant Visa Categories

• Visitors for Business (B-1)
• Visitors for Pleasure (B-2)
• Canadian Professionals under NAFTA (TN)
• Specialty Occupations (H-1B)
• Nationals of Chile and Singapore in Specialty Occupations (H-1B1)
• Skilled and Unskilled Temporary Workers (H-2B)
• Intracompany Transferees (L-1A/L-1B)
• Treaty Traders and Investors (E-1/E-2)
• Australian Citizens Working in Specialty Occupations (E-3)
• Students (F-1 and M-1)
• Exchange Visitor Status (J-1)
• Fiances (K-1/K-2) and Spouses (K-3/K-4) of United States Citizens
• Extraordinary Ability Aliens (O-1)
• Persons Providing Essential Support to O-1 Aliens (O-2)
• Internationally Recognized Athletes and Entertainment Groups (P-1)
• Artists, Entertainers and Entertainment Groups Pursuant to Reciprocal Exchange Programs (P-2)
• Culturally Unique Artists and Entertainers (P-3)
• Religious Workers (R-1)
• Certain Spouses and Minor Children of Legal Permanent Residents (V)

Nonimmigrant Visas for Specific Occupations

• Physicians
• Registered Nurses
• Computer Professionals
• Musicians
• Fashion Models
• Actors and Actresses

Nonimmigrant Visa-Exemptions and Nonimmigant Consular Processing under US Law

• An Overview of Nonimmigrant Consular Processing
• Visa and Passport Exemptions for Citizens of Canada
• Visa Waiver Program
• Transit Without Visa Program and International-to-International Transit Program
• Revalidation of Expired Visas After Travel Solely to Contiguous Territory

Compulsory Registration of Nonimmigrants

• Alien Registration Requirements for Nonimmigrants
• The US-VISIT Program for Nonimmigrants

General Information Relating to Nonimmigrants

• The Doctrine of Dual Intent
• Expedited Border Inspection (NEXUS)
• Border Crossing Cards for Canadians
• Appendix 1603.D.1 of NAFTA
• Appendix 1603.A.1 of NAFTA

Categories of Permanent Residence

• Employment-Based US Immigration
• National Interest Waivers under the Second Employment Based Preference
• EB-5 Immigrant Investors (Entrepreneurs)
• Family-Based US Immigration
• Diversity Immigration Lottery

Labor Certification in Permanent Residence Cases

• Labor Certification Under PERM (Cases Filed on or after March 28, 2005)
• Individual Labor Certification (Cases Filed Prior to March 28, 2005)
• Occupations Which Are Precertified (Schedule A)
• Occupations Which Cannot be Certified (Schedule B) (Cases Filed Prior to March 28, 2005)

Permanent Residence for Specific Occupations

• Physicians
• Registered Nurses
• Multinational Executives and Managers
• Aliens of Extraordinary Ability
• Outstanding Professors and Researchers
• Special Immigrant Religious Workers

Post-Petition Processing of Permanent Resident Cases

• U.S. Immigrant Visa Processing Abroad
• Adjustment of Status within the United States

Grounds of Inadmissibility to the United States (Formerly Known as Grounds of Exclusion)

• Medical Grounds
• Criminal Grounds
• Security and Related Grounds
• Public Charge Grounds
• Labor Certification and Qualifications for Physicians and Health Care Workers
• Illegal Entrants and Immigration Violators
• Documentation Requirements
• Ineligible for U.S. Citizenship
• Aliens Previously Removed or Unlawfully Present in the United States
• Miscellaneous
• General Waiver for the Temporary Admission of Nonimmigrants

Other Issues

• Maintenance of Lawful Permanent Residence
• Continuing Registration Requirements for Nonimmigrant and Permanent Resident Aliens in the United States
• Permanent Resident Commuter Aliens
• American Indians Born in Canada

Citizenship and Naturalization

• U.S. Citizenship by Birth in the United States, Its Territories and Possessions
• U.S. Citizenship by Naturalization
• U.S. Citizenship by Birth Abroad
• Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Dual Nationality

Important Legislation

• The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 ("USA PATRIOT Act")
• The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ("IIRIRA")

General Information Relating to Living in the United States

• Applying for a U.S. Social Security Card

Canada-U.S. Cross Border Tax Information

• Overview of Tax Considerations for Canadians in the United States
• Canadian Tax Considerations for Canadians Moving Permanently to the United States
• Financial and Tax Considerations for High-Tech Companies
• New Canadian Income Tax Rules Affecting U.S. Actors Working in Canada
• How Canadians in Nonimmigrant Status Can Avoid Social Security Tax
• U.S. Immigration Links