Law Offices of John A. Joannes

Specialties

Immigration law

Nonimmigrant Visas:

H-​1B temporary workers in a specialty occupation

NAFTA Professionals (TNs)

O-​1A Workers of exceptional ability in the services, arts, education, business or athletics

O-​1B Workers in motion picture or TV production

P-​1 Group entertainers and athletes

J-​1 Exchange Visitor trainees or interns

H-​2B Workers performing temporary service or labor based on recruitment of U.S. workers

H-​3 Trainees

L-​1 Intracompany Transferees to U.S. Established and New Companies

Treaty Investors (E-​2) and Traders (E-​1)

E-​3 Australian Specialty Occupation Workers

Family-​Related Visas for Fiances (K-​1) and Spouses of U.S. Citizens (K-​3)

Temporary visitors for Business (B-​1) and for Pleasure (B-​2)

Immigrant Visas:

Family-​sponsored immigrants

Diversity immigrants by «lottery»

Employment-​based Immigrants who are «Priority Workers»

Persons of extraordinary ability

Outstanding professors and researchers

Multinational executives and managers

Members of the professions who are holding advanced degrees, or are individuals of exceptional ability, and who either have approved labor certification from the U.S. Department of labor based on recruitment of U.S. workers, or are individuals whose work is in the «national interest.»

Professional, skilled and other workers who have approved labor certification.

Certain «Special Immigrants,» e.g., religious workers.

Persons returning to the U.S. who can show they did not abandon their permanent residence, etc.

U.S. Citizenship

History

Established in 1995.

Based on our expertise and experience in over thirty years of presenting petitions and applications to the U.S. immigration, consular, labor, and other required governmental agencies, we have achieved a record number of approvals for our clients.