What Is a Blanket L Petition and Who Can Use It?
A blanket L petition lets large multinational groups send managers and specialists to the U.S. through the consulate, without a new USCIS petition each time.
A blanket L petition lets large multinational groups send managers and specialists to the U.S. through the consulate, without a new USCIS petition each time.
The E-1 tests your trade and the E-2 tests your investment. Most other rules are shared, so the choice turns on which record is stronger.
An R-1 is granted for up to 30 months, extended once to a five-year total, then needs a year abroad before it can be used again. Here is how the clock runs.
Form I-290B keeps the fight inside USCIS and lets you add evidence. A federal APA suit puts a judge in charge but freezes the record. How to choose.
There is no USCIS petition for an I visa. You apply at a consulate with a DS-160, an employer letter, and press credentials. Here is the sequence.
Journalists need an I visa, not a B-1 or ESTA, for any reporting in the United States. Entertainment crews need O or P visas. Here is how to tell which applies.