On this episode of French Insider, Sheppard Mullin partner Greg Berk joins host Inès Briand to discuss immigration and business travel to the United States, including details about the ESTA Visa Waiver Program and obtaining an O-1 visa. 1B visa or green card, and what a traveler can expect from her CPB upon entry.
What we discussed in this episode:
- What is ESTA visa waiver?
- How long can I stay in the US with the ESTA waiver?
- How soon can I return to the US with an ESTA waiver?
- Who needs a work visa and what types of work visas are available?
- How specialized does an individual need to be to qualify for a Special Ability (0-1) visa?
- What is an H-1B visa?
- When should French companies begin planning to send individuals to the United States?
- When do you need a green card? How do they get it?
- Are taxes involved when obtaining a green card?
- If a green card holder leaves the United States, can they surrender their green card?
- Why does CPB sometimes check social media accounts?
- Can CPB deny entry to visa holders?
- Why might someone be called for a secondary inspection? How should they deal with this?
- How does traveling to Cuba or other restricted countries affect ESTA? Does it affect other types of visas as well?
About Greg Burke
Greg Burke, a partner in Shepard Mullin's Labor and Employment Practice Group, is based in Orange County, California. He heads the firm's immigration practice and is a certified specialist in immigration and nationality law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
Greg has over 25 years of experience advising on a variety of U.S. immigration issues and is a trusted source for employers around the world seeking advice on recruiting and retaining foreign executives and top talent for their U.S. operations. is. We also work with investors on E-2, L-1, and EB-5 issues, as well as I-9 and other immigration compliance issues. He is the author of Immigration Checklists and Practice Pointers – A Desk Reference, a book published by the American Bar Association for general counsel and human resources managers.
About Ines Briand
Ines Briand is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group and French Desk team in Sheppard Mullin's Brussels office, where she primarily focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisition transactions, with a particular emphasis on work involving French companies. I'm guessing. She also has extensive experience in general corporate matters and compliance for foreign companies based in the United States.
As a member of the firm's French desk, Mr. Innes advises U.S. and European companies and private equity funds on general corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions, commercial agreements, and the expansion of French companies in the United States. I went.
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