Shankar & Associates

Attorney at Law, LL.M - 1992, Saint Louis University School of Law: LL.B - 1990, Bangalore University, India: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology - 1980, Bangalore University, India. Srinivas Jayashankar has 20 years of legal experience and is admitted to the bar in the state of New York (1994); and Karnataka State Bar, India (1990).

Whether it is for a person who is simply looking to visit the United States or a person who plans on making the United States their permanent home, the U.S. Immigration law can appear very confusing. Just as there are many reasons why an individual or family may want to immigrate or establish permanent residency in the United States, there are also many ways to go about completing the immigration process.

Shankar and Associates is a law firm based in Long Island, New York. We have clients in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. Our practice involves all aspects of Immigration, including but not limited to: Employment Based Petition; Family Based Petitions, Work Visas and Deportation Defense.

EB-1 is an immigrant visa for people: with extraordinary ability (EB-1A); who are an outstanding professor or researcher (EB-1B); or who are a multinational executive or manager (EB-1C).EB-1A visa is reserved for people who have extraordinary ability. These may be actors, journalists, musicians or other professionals who excel in their area of expertise.

The H-1B category is limited to foreign workers filling positions in "specialty occupations" for which the workers have the necessary credentials. A "specialty occupation" is defined by the INA as an occupation that requires: theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge; and attainment of a bachelor's or higher degree in the specific specialty or its.