We have extensive experience obtaining visas for Australian and New Zealand companies, entrepreneurs, and their employees expanding to the United States
Our Principal Lawyer is a dual-citizen US attorney based full-time in Australia with deep expertise in US visa applications and legal matters pertaining to Australians and New Zealand businesses expanding and investing in the United States, as well as individual family, talent, and professional US visa applications, having previously led the US Consular Practice in the Asia Pacific region out of the Sydney office of the world’s largest corporate immigration law firm.
We also provide US commercial law advice and legal services including contract preparation and review, commercial transactions, acquisitions and disposals, and disputes.
Our incorporated legal practice is fully registered with the Legal Services Board of Victoria and our Principal is a qualified Australian legal practitioner in addition to being an attorney admitted by the Supreme Court of Texas.
Deep Expertise, Effective Solutions
Our US Immigration Services
US E-3 Australian Specialty Occupation Work Visas
Australia is one of only a handful of nations whose citizens are entitled to their own visa category, the E-3, which avoids many of the limitations and pitfalls of broader work US work visa categories.
We have lodged hundreds of E-3 applications before the US Consulates in Australia and around the world.
US E-2 Treaty Investor Visa for Entrepreneurs, Investors, and their Employees
The E-2 Investor visa is available only to specific nationalities who have treaties with the United States. Australia and New Zealand citizens are eligible for the E-2 visa which allows an investor and their employees to live in the United States on a temporary basis to develop a business.
We have deep expertise with assisting entrepreneurs expanding to the United States with E-2 (and E-1) visas lodged before the US Consulates in Australia and New Zealand.
US L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas
Multinational companies with existing, or new, operations in the United States can utilise the L-1 Intracompany Transfer visa to relocate executives and specialists to work in their US offices.
The L-1 is a complex visa which requires a significant amount of evidence to be lodged.
Waivers of Inadmissibility
Certain factors in a visa applicant’s background, such as criminal convictions, medical grounds, drug charges, visa overstays, and more can render the applicant ineligible to be issued a US visa and inadmissible to the United States.
Inadmissible individuals who seek visas to the US must apply for a waiver of their inadmissibility at a US Consulate, which is a complex process.
We have extensive experience with waivers of inadmissibility in Australia and New Zealand which require an in-depth understanding of criminal statutes and other related matters.
Family-based US immigrant visas & permanent residency
Noncitizen spouses and children of US citizens require immigrant visas in order to reside in the US permanently and be issued with Green Cards.
The process is complex and we support clients through not only the I-130 Petition process (either via USCIS or Direct Consular Filing) but also the subsequent consular immigrant visa applications.
US Visas for Artists, Creatives, Media, Film and Television (O-1)
The O-1 visa for foreign nationals of extraordinary ability are commonly utilised by creative talents working in the arts, music, television and motion picture industries.
The O-1 visa is also available to talented individuals in other creative areas such as social media content creators as well as scientists, business people, and more, as well as support staff such as crew members.
O-1 petitions have complex requirements and require significant evidentiary submissions. We have extensive O-1 visa petition experience and work with individuals seeking to take their talents to the enormous market of the United States.
US Visas for Athletes (P-1)
Australia and New Zealand are sporting meccas producing some of the world’s leading athletic talent.
When professional athletes seek to compete in the United States, they usually utilise the P-1 visa.
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visas
The EB-5 is the investment immigration visa program of the United States that grants permanent residency (green card). The EB-5 visa requires a qualifying job-creating investment to be made starting from $800,000 USD.
Recent changes in 2022 have made the EB-5 a more accessible program with greater advantages for applicants.
Foreign nationals can now obtain temporary work visas such as an E-2, and once in the US for a period of time file an adjustment of status based on an EB-5 petition. They will be able to remain living and working in the US while the EB-5 petition is adjudicated.
Consular Processing Support
Foreign nationals seeking to work in the US are often left to handle the complex consular process on their own, with immigration providers of their employers in the US only providing employer sponsorship documents.
The consular process is a vital step, and should not be considered to be simply a “visa stamping” exercise.
We have years of experience providing consular processing support for thousands of work visa applicants across the Asia Pacific region. We provide consular processing support and can work alongside an employer’s immigration attorneys to manage the process for applicants, avoiding pitfalls and achieving smooth processing.
