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Whether you’re a founder or hiring an employee from another country, applying for a visa can be quite confusing when you don’t know which category to apply for.
What do the names H-1B visa, J-1 visa, E2 visas even mean? Who are qualified and what steps need to be taken?
In today’s episode, we’re going to take a deep dive into these various nonimmigrant visas and statuses that typically allow somebody to work in the United States.
This is information that a lot of startup founders, HR people, and Silicon Valley startups actually find very helpful, thus making them worthwhile to investigate.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- What is a nonimmigrant visa
- Why visas have these odd names
- The different categories of nonimmigrant visas
- Who qualifies for each category and how to get it
Resources mentioned:
Alcorn Immigration Options Chart
https://alcorn.law/allaboutH-1Bs
https://alcorn.law/ILTSeBook
