P4 Visa Guide
The P visa category provides a lawful route for athletes, entertainers, artists, and their essential support personnel to come to the United States for professional engagements. To ensure families can remain together during these assignments, US immigration law also makes provision for immediate family members of P visa holders through the P4 dependant visa. What […]
H4 Visa Guide for Dependants
The H4 visa is a United States nonimmigrant category designed for the spouses and unmarried children under 21 of H1B visa holders. It allows immediate family members to join the principal H1B worker in the US, maintaining lawful status for as long as the H1B holder remains eligible. The route supports family unity for skilled […]
L2 Visa Guide
The L2 visa provides a route for the immediate family members of L1 visa holders to join them in the United States. It allows spouses and dependent children to lawfully reside in the country for the same duration as the principal L1 visa holder. In certain cases, it also enables spouses to work and children […]
Q1 Visa Guide
The Q1 visa is a temporary, nonimmigrant route under US immigration law that allows foreign nationals to take part in cultural exchange programs in the United States. It is a work-authorized visa category designed to promote international cultural sharing, giving participants the chance to showcase the traditions, history, and heritage of their home country to […]
P1A Visa Guide
The P1A visa is a United States nonimmigrant category for athletes and sports teams who have achieved international recognition. It allows foreign competitors to enter the US temporarily to participate in high-level events, seasons or tournaments. The route covers both professional athletes and amateur elite athletes competing at an internationally recognised level, for example Olympic […]
P1 Visa Guide
The P-1 visa is a United States nonimmigrant category for internationally recognised athletes and members of internationally recognised entertainment groups coming to the US temporarily to compete, perform or participate in events. It facilitates time-limited entry tied to specific competitions, tours, performances or engagements and, unlike immigrant categories, does not on its own lead to […]
Form I-129 Guide
Form I-129, formally known as the Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, is a central document in the U.S. immigration system. It is the form used by U.S. employers to request permission from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to employ foreign nationals in certain temporary, nonimmigrant visa categories. Unlike immigrant petitions, which are designed to […]
O-3 Visa: Spouse and Child Dependants
The O-3 visa is a US nonimmigrant route for the qualifying family members of O-1 and O-2 visa holders. It allows the lawful spouse and unmarried children under 21 to accompany or join the principal during their authorised stay in the United States. While O-3 status does not permit employment, it enables dependants to live […]
Sponsor Licence Cooling Off Period
Section A: What is a Sponsor Licence Cooling Off Period? A sponsor licence cooling-off period is a mandatory waiting period that usually follows a licence application refusal or a licence revocation, and can also follow a withdrawal or surrender where refusal or revocation would otherwise have occurred, or certain civil penalties and relevant […]