Our Services
Our firm assists international clients and businesses with visa, work permit, and green card applications. We offer expert legal counsel in all areas of immigration law, including family and employment-sponsored immigration, investment immigration, employer compliance, temporary work visas, permanent residence, naturalization, consular processing, waivers, and much more.
Business and corporate immigration services via employment and investment visas
At Iliana Campos Law, we offer specialized business and corporate immigration services tailored to meet the needs of professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors. Whether you're seeking employment-based visas for skilled workers or looking to explore investment opportunities through investor visas, our team provides expert guidance through every step of the process. We work with businesses and individuals to ensure a seamless transition, helping you navigate the complexities of U.S. immigration law to achieve your professional and investment goals with confidence.
EB-1 Visa
The EB1 visa is an employment-based, first-preference visa for individuals with extraordinary abilities, outstanding professors or researchers, and certain multinational executives or managers.
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Extraordinary Ability: Demonstrated through sustained national or international acclaim.
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Outstanding Professors or Researchers: International recognition for outstanding achievements in a specific academic field.
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Multinational Executives or Managers: Must have been employed outside the U.S. in a managerial or executive capacity for at least one year in the three years preceding the application.
EB-2 NIW Visa
The EB2 visa is for professionals with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities. The National Interest Waiver (NIW) allows applicants to self-petition if their work benefits the U.S. national interest.
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Advanced Degree: Requires a master’s degree or higher, or a bachelor’s degree plus five years of progressive work experience.
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Exceptional Ability: Demonstrated through significant achievements in the sciences, arts, or business.
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National Interest Waiver: Applicants must show their work has substantial merit and national importance, they are well-positioned to advance the work, and it benefits the U.S. to waive the job offer requirement.
EB-3 Visa
The EB-3 visa is an employment-based, third-preference visa for skilled workers, professionals, and other workers.
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Skilled Workers: Jobs requiring at least two years of training or experience.
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Professionals: Jobs requiring at least a U.S. bachelor’s degree or it’s foreign equivalent
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Unskilled Workers: Jobs requiring less than two years of training or experience
EB-5 Visa
The EB-5 visa is an immigrant investor program that allows foreign nationals to obtain a U.S. green card by investing in a U.S. business that creates jobs. Here are the three key points:
Investment Requirement: Requires a minimum investment of $1.05 million, or $800,000 if the business is located in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA).
Job Creation: The investment must create or preserve at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers within two years.
Path to Green Card: Successful applicants, along with their spouse and unmarried children under 21, can obtain a conditional green card, which can become permanent after meeting program requirements.
E-2 Visa
The E2 visa is a non-immigrant visa for individuals from treaty countries who invest a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. business.
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Investment: Must be substantial and sufficient to ensure the successful operation of the enterprise
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Control: The investor must develop and direct the business
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Duration: Initially granted for up to two years, with the possibility of extensions
EB-5 Visa
The EB-5 visa is an employment-based, fifth-preference visa for immigrant investors who invest in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S. that creates at least 10 full-time jobs.
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Investment Amount: Minimum of $800,000 in a targeted employment area or $1,050,000 elsewhere
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Job Creation: Must create or preserve at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers
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Permanent Residency: Provides a pathway to a green card for the investor and their immediate family
L-1 Visa
The L-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa for intracompany transferees who work in managerial positions or have specialized knowledge
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L-1A Visa: For managers and executives, valid for up to seven years.
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L-1B Visa: For employees with specialized knowledge, valid for up to five years
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Eligibility: The employee must have worked for the company outside the U.S. for at least one year within the last three years.
Family Petitions and Adjustment of Status
Family Petitions and Adjustment of Status allow eligible family members of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to apply for a green card while staying in the U.S. Our firm guides you through each step to help reunite families smoothly and efficiently.
The most common family-based petition cases for U.S. immigration include:
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Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR-1/CR-1): Petition for a foreign-born spouse to obtain a green card.
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Fiancé(e) of a U.S. Citizen (K-1 Visa): Allows a foreign fiancé(e) to enter the U.S. to marry their U.S. citizen partner within 90 days.
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Children of U.S. Citizens (IR-2): Unmarried children under 21 of U.S. citizens.
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Stepchildren of U.S. Citizens: Eligible if the marriage between the child’s parent and the U.S. citizen took place before the child turned 18.
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Parents of U.S. Citizens (IR-5): U.S. citizens 21 years or older can petition for their foreign-born parents.
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Siblings of U.S. Citizens (F4): U.S. citizens aged 21 and over can petition for their brothers and sisters.
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Spouse and Children of Green Card Holders (F2A): Green card holders can petition for their spouse and unmarried children under 21.
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Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens (F1): U.S. citizens can petition for their unmarried children over 21.
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Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Green Card Holders (F2B): Green card holders can petition for their unmarried children over 21.
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Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens (F3): U.S. citizens can petition for their married children.
Non-Immigrant Work Visas:
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H-1B: Specialty occupation workers.
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L-1: Intracompany transferees (managers, executives, or employees with specialized knowledge).
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O-1: Individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics.
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E-1/E-2: Treaty traders and investors.
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TN: Professionals under NAFTA/USMCA (for Canadian and Mexican citizens).
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H-2A: Temporary agricultural workers.
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H-2B: Temporary non-agricultural workers.