Albareda & Associates, P.A. is a full-service law firm with its Immigration Department specializing in all aspects of individual and corporate immigration law, and serving both individual and corporate clients all across the United States and worldwide.   With offices in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, our dedicated team of multi-lingual Attorneys and Staff stand ready to assist you with all your immigration needs, including but not limited to the following areas:

Investment and Business Visas:

Employment-based Visas and Permanent Residency

Certain employment based visas can be utilized to eventually apply for permanent residency when all of the necessary requirements are met by all of the parties involved.

• H1-B Visa (Professional in a Specialty Occupation)
• L Visa (Manager, Executive, or Specialized Knowledge)
• E Visa (Treaty Investors / Traders)
• O Visa (Aliens with Extraordinary Ability)
• P Visa (Entertainers and Athletes)
• R Visa (Religious Workers)

Family-based Visas and Permanent Residency:

• Marriage: Spouse of a U.S. Citizen & Spouse of Legal Permanent Resident.
• Parents: Parents of a U.S. Citizen ("Immediate Relative").
• Children of U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents.
• Brothers and Sisters of U.S. Citizens.
• Step-Children and Step-Parents.
• Fiancé/Spouse: K1 (Fiancé of U.S. Citizen), K-3 (Spouse of U.S. Citizen)

Permanent Citizenship

• Naturalization Process:  Naturalization is an administrative procedure in which a person becomes a United States Citizen after meeting several substantive and procedural requirements.

Extensions of Stays

Immigrants who have come into the United States with visas can have their stays extended through application for extensions.

Work Permits

Those immigrants that have proper petitions or applications pending or have been deemed refugees or asylees or have TPS or have been granted withholding of removal can apply for a work permit.

Diversity Lottery

The U.S. government makes available 50,000 visas through the Diversity Lottery Program.  It grants these visas to individuals who come from certain countries.  The program and application process runs from October through December.

Perm and Labor Certification

A labor certification is issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) and allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. Once the employer has obtained an approved labor certification from the DOL, the U.S. employer can submit an immigration petition to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  The DOL must certify to the USCIS that there are no qualified U.S. workers able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job at the prevailing wage for that occupation in the area of intended employment and that employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.