Long Island Employment-Based Immigration Attorney
Getting a work visa or an employment-based green card approved involves more than submitting the right forms. It requires the petition to hold up against USCIS scrutiny, the employer to meet specific sponsorship requirements, and the timing to line up with annual caps and processing backlogs that shift from year to year. Kapoor Law Firm works with both employees and employers across Long Island to get these cases filed correctly the first time.
Whether you're a worker trying to figure out your options after a layoff, or a business owner bringing on talent that requires sponsorship, the employment-based side of immigration law touches a lot of moving parts. We help clients understand which category fits their situation and what the process actually looks like from filing to approval.
You do not have to leave your corporate immigration timelines or employee visas to chance. Contact Kapoor Law Firm online or call (516) 806-4070 to request a consultation.
Why Long Island Businesses & Workers Choose Kapoor Law Firm
Our attorneys bring years of combined work across both immigration and business law, which gives us a wider view of how these cases intersect with a company's broader operations. A worker facing a layoff often needs to understand their options within a tight status deadline, and a business restructuring often raises immigration questions for staff at the same time as it raises corporate ones. Having both areas of knowledge in one place means clients get a complete answer rather than a partial one.
We also keep current with the changes to visa processing, prevailing wage rules, and USCIS policy that shift regularly and affect how a case should be filed. To see how this experience has played out for other clients, visit our case results page.
Work Visa Categories We Handle
H-1B Specialty Occupation Visas
The H-1B remains the most common route for professionals in fields like technology, healthcare, engineering, and finance. Because it's subject to an annual lottery cap, timing the registration and having a properly documented job offer matters as much as the underlying qualifications. We help both petitioning employers and beneficiaries put together a filing that reflects the actual duties of the role and the education or experience behind it, and we advise on options like cap-exempt employers or extensions once someone is already in H-1B status.
L-1 Intracompany Transfers
For multinational companies moving an executive, manager, or specialized knowledge employee to a U.S. office, the L-1 visa offers a path that doesn't depend on the H-1B lottery. This category has its own documentation demands around the relationship between the foreign and U.S. entities, along with the employee's role at each. We've guided Long Island businesses with overseas operations through these transfers, including the additional evidence often requested for new office L-1 petitions.
O-1 Visas for Extraordinary Ability
Some clients, particularly in fields like medicine, research, or the arts, qualify for an O-1 visa based on a record of notable achievement in their field. This category involves a different kind of evidence package than the H-1B, one built around awards, publications, media coverage, or a track record of high-level work. We help clients assemble this kind of documentation in a way that presents their background clearly to an adjudicator who may not be familiar with the field.
TN Visas for Canadian & Mexican Professionals
Under the USMCA, certain professionals from Canada and Mexico can work in the U.S. through a TN visa without going through the H-1B cap. This route moves faster than most other categories, but the job duties have to match one of the listed professional categories closely, and we help confirm that fit before an application goes in.
Employment-Based Green Cards
For workers looking to stay in the U.S. permanently, an employment-based green card typically falls into one of several preference categories, and the path to each looks different depending on the underlying qualifications.
PERM Labor Certification
Most employment-based green cards in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories start with PERM, a Department of Labor process that requires the employer to test the job market and show that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. This step involves specific recruitment steps and a prevailing wage determination, and errors here can set an entire green card case back by months. We work closely with employers to build a PERM filing that holds up if audited.
National Interest Waivers
Certain EB-2 applicants, often those with advanced degrees or a notable professional record, can skip the labor certification step through a National Interest Waiver if their work benefits the country in a way that outweighs the standard labor market test. This route works well for researchers, entrepreneurs, and professionals whose contributions are hard to measure through a conventional job posting.
EB-1 for Multinational Managers & Outstanding Researchers
The EB-1 category covers a few distinct groups, including multinational executives and managers transferring within the same company structure, along with outstanding researchers and professors with an established record in their field. Because this category doesn't require labor certification, it can move faster than EB-2 or EB-3 filings when the underlying facts support it.
Contact Kapoor Law Firm About Your Employment-Based Case
If you're a worker trying to understand your options or a Long Island employer looking to bring on talent that requires sponsorship, Kapoor Law Firm is ready to go over what your case actually needs. We bring the same attention to a straightforward TN filing as we do to a complicated PERM case, because the outcome matters just as much either way.
Connect with Kapoor Law Firm online or call (516) 806-4070 today to begin your employment immigration strategy and move your business forward with confidence.