San Jose Immigration Lawyers Muston & Jack, PC

read moreBay Area and Silicon Valley immigration attorney Gabriel Jack partnered up with Michael Muston in 2000 to form MJ Law. Since that time, Gabriel has focused his practice on helping companies in Silicon Valley, families, investors, entertainers and artists obtain visas to enter the U.S. Mara Veneman is a licensed attorney specializing in immigration law. Mara practices both family-based as well as employment-based immigration law in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing clients with thoughtful attention to their particular immigration needs.

read moreEven under ideal circumstances, getting married requires a great deal of planning and effort. Marriage between a U.S. citizen and a foreign national requires more. If you are currently engaged to a citizen of a foreign nation, minimize any unnecessary delays and talk to an experienced immigration lawyer long before you actually plan to marry. At MJ Law, we have helped hundreds of individuals to obtain K-1 fiance visas. Immigration is the only type of law we practice and our experience with all aspects of it can make a tremendous difference for you.

read moreThe H1B visa is available to workers in certain specialty occupations. The visa is a non-immigrant visa meaning that the applicant cannot stay indefinitely in the U.S. under a H1B. There are strict requirements to qualify for a H1B visa. Under the visa a US company can employ a foreign worker for up to six years. The employer usually must submit a certification of a Labor Certification Application (LCA) from the U.S. Department of Labor. The LCA requires the employer to promise that it will pay a competitive or prevailing wage, provide decent working conditions, and that the hiring of the foreign worker does not violate any labor rights.