Immigration Attorney for Employment-related Visas

Helping Clients in the Greater Long Beach, California Area

A minimum of 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas are allowed annually under the Immigration and Nationality Act. These visas are divided into five preference categories. The first three worker categories for employment-based visas each receive 28.6 percent of the yearly worldwide limit of such visas. The last two categories of workers receive 7.1 per cent of such visas. Specific rules govern what kinds of workers fall into each category.

Long Beach immigration lawyer Angela Novas McGill assists those applying for an immigrant visa or green card based on petitions by an employer known as “labor certifications.” She represents clients in the greater Long Beach area, including all surrounding cities such as San Pedro, Bellflower, Torrance, Norwalk, and North Orange County. Ms. McGill is an Immigration Specialist, certified by the State Bar of California. As someone who specializes in immigration law, she has the experience and in-depth knowledge to effectively handle all immigration matters.

Employment-related Visas

An employment-based visa is available to priority workers such as outstanding professors and researchers, certain executives and managers, persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics as well as professionals holding advanced degrees, skilled workers, professionals holding a university bachelor degree and other workers.

Long Beach immigration attorney McGill has successfully attained visas for skilled workers and professionals such as specialty cooks, health care workers, nurses, teachers, engineers, professors, computer programmers, researchers, chefs, plumbers, electricians, and many others. She has also assisted clients with temporary work visas such as H1-Bs for professionals and TN for Canadian and Mexican professionals as well as those applying for student visas.

Do you need legal assistance with an employment-related visa? Contact Long Beach immigration attorney Angela Novas McGill for help with your immigration needs!