Special Waivers & Petitions

Legal Help with Special Waivers in U.S. Immigration

For a select group of foreign workers, it is possible to seek a special waiver of some of the immigration requirements and regulations. These foreign nationals typically fall into the categories of persons of outstanding or exceptional ability (academics, researchers, international business executives), athletes, artists, and performers, and highly skilled professionals whose entry into the U.S. is in the national interest.

The immigration attorneys at the Law Office of Judith G. Cooper, P.C., are board-certified immigration law specialists who have successfully obtained exceptions to labor certification requirements in hundreds of cases.

Contact our Houston immigration office if you are seeking a special waiver of residency requirements or labor certification requirements. We can advise you on business visa eligibility and criteria for waivers, as well as assist you in obtaining a waiver, if that is possible in your case. These are a few of the situations in which a visitor might seek a waiver:

• Waiver of the Two Year Residency Requirement for foreign nationals who come to the United States or acquired that status with a J-1 exchange visitor visa:
• Who are foreign medical graduates for medical education or training, or
• Exchange visitors from countries that have entered into exchange agreements with the U.S., or
• Exchange visitors who came to the U.S. to acquire a skill listed on the U.S. immigration skills list, or
• Foreign nationals whose purpose in the U.S. was funded by their government, the U.S. government, or both.
• Waivers of the Permanent Labor Certification Requirement (PERM) for foreign nationals doing work in the national interest
• Interested Government Agency waivers
• Conrad waivers
• Hardship waivers
• Persecution waivers
• No-objection waivers

This is not an exhaustive list and it is always best to consult an immigration lawyer about the specifics of your case. Contact a board-certified immigration law specialist at Judith G. Cooper, P.C., to sound legal advice and prompt business immigration assistance.

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