LIVE YOUR AMERICAN DREAM
Is living in the United States
a dream for you?
Our dream is to make your
dreams come true.
TS IMMIGRATION is a law firm made up of highly skilled lawyers and professionals, whose main mission is to serve its clients in a unique way. Our legal team is made up of U.S. lawyers with proven experience and duly licensed by the competent authorities to practice law, meetingall legal requirements and procedures in accordance with the U.S. laws.
We know the American Dream very closely and understand how important an immigration process is for families. With that in mind, we always work with full transparency and alignment through all stages of the process. We, from TS IMMIGRATION, can also help you and your family with all the tax planning for this new life stage.
IMMIGRATION VISAS
We help people and families who wish to live permanently in the USA or apply for U.S. citizenship. We specialize in the following types of visa:
EB-1 EMPLOYMENT BASED VISA
First-Preference immigration visa (Green Card), intended for applicants with extraordinaryability, outstanding professors or researchers, or multinational executives.
In order to be regarded as an applicant with extraordinary ability, you must demonstrate achievements and recognitions in your field of work through extensive supporting documentation, such as: national and international awards, materials published in major newspapers and magazines, and participation in panels of examiners.
This visa discharges the applicant from the job offer requirement. This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21.
EB-2 EMPLOYMENT BASED VISA
The second-preference immigration visa (Green Card) with a national interest waiver is intended for applicants with exceptional ability or an advanced degree. Exceptional ability means a professional with a degree of expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered on the market. And advanced degree means a professional with an undergraduate degree with at least 5 years of professional experience with evidenced career ascension.
In addition to these two criteria, you must also evidence that your field of work, experience, and education is in the national interest of the USA. This visa discharges the applicant from the job offer requirement. This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21.
EB-5 EMPLOYMENT BASED VISA
Fifth-preference immigration visa (Green Card) intended for applicants who are entrepreneurs investing their own capital in a commercial enterprise in the United States that creates or ensures 100 full-time job positions for U.S. workers.
The capital to be invested depends on enterprise location, which can be: Rural or High Unemployment Area: US$ 900,000.00
Other Areas: US$ 1,800,000.00
This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21.
L-1 TEMPORARY WORK VISA
The L1 temporary work visas are available for professionals being transferred within the same company who work in managerial positions or have specialized knowledge. It is an authorization given through the employer’s request so that the employee can live and work in the USA. In order to qualify for the L-1 visa, professionals must have worked within the requesting company for at least 1 year preceding their admission to the USA and be seeking to perform an executive / managerial role or provide specialized knowledge services.
This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21. This visa can be renewed.
E-2 TEMPORARY WORK VISA
This visa category is intended for investors who are nationals (or citizens) of countries that have a trade and navigation treaty with the USA. The applicant must be responsible for the operation of an enterprise in the USA in which they have invested a significant amount of money.
Some signatory countries:
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay Europe: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21. This visa can be renewed.
O-1 TEMPORARY WORK VISA
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for the individual who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who has a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally or internationally for those achievements.
To qualify for an O-1 visa, the beneficiary must demonstrate extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim and must be coming temporarily to the United States to continue to work in the same field.
This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21. This visa can be renewed.
I TEMPORARY WORK VISA
The I nonimmigrant visa is intended for foreign media representatives who are solely interested to engage in that activity while in the USA.
To qualify for an I visa, the beneficiary must demonstrate that they are a bona fide representative of foreign media whose activities are essential to the functions of their organization.
This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21. This visa can be renewed.
P TEMPORARY WORK VISA
The P nonimmigrant visa is intended for athletes, “Entertainment Groups”, or artists who will come to the USA specifically to engage in competitions, championships, concerts, theater plays, etc.
The visa can be requested by a U.S. employer or sponsoring organization. Required documents:
Copy of a contract between organizer and petitioner;
Event presentation and schedule;
Support letters attesting their sportive / artistic skills;
This category further covers husbands/wives and children under the age of 21. This visa can be renewed.
LEGAL SERVICES
In addition to immigration services, we also offer specialized legal services in:
BUSINESS AND
CORPORATE LAW
COMPANY/PARTNERSHIP
TAX LAW
INTERNATIONAL
TAX LAW
GENERAL
TAX LAW
MERGERS &
ACQUISITIONS
BUSINESS SUCCESSION
PLANNING
SECURITIES
ACT
COMPLEX TAX
PLANNING
DEFERRED
COMPENSATION
REAL ESTATE
PLANNING
LEGAL CONFIRMATION
OF WILLS
ASSET
PROTECTION
NONPROPRIETARY
TAX LAW
IRS COMPLIANCE AND
TAX MATTERS

Tae Shin
Principal Attorney & DirectorMr. Tae follows up every phase of the immigration process with his clients and is qualified to provide simple, efficient solutions, having his clients’ interests as his final goal at all times. Tae is a major U.S. Army Infantry. He currently serves in the Florida National Guard as an Executive Official of the infantry battalion. He served in Afghanistan as a combat advisor supporting the “Enduring Freedom” operation and was awarded a “Bronze Star” for his actions while in combat. His legal, corporate, and military expertise allows him to offer his clients the highest level of representation in immigration, tax, and corporate matters.

FERNANDA CORTES
AttorneyA lawyer graduated from the Florida A&M College of Law, registered in Brazil with the OAB/SP (Brazilian Bar Association/São Paulo Chapter) and in the USA with the Florida Bar Association. She has strong experience working in family-, employment-, and investment-based immigration processes.

Gislene Leite
A Translation & Interpreting graduate, with a graduate degree in Translation. She worked for 20 years as a Consular Specialist in the U.S. Department of State and attended several enhancement courses within the Department of Homeland Security (USCIS and Customs Border Patrol). She has received many awards from the U.S. government.

Luiz Caseiro
A business administrator and marketing expert from Trevisan, he has worked as an executive within large companies such as Femsa S/A (Coca-Cola) and Grupo M. Dias Branco. He has also worked as a Sales Director in the expatriation segment in the USA. He has permanent residence in the United States as an Exceptional Ability foreigner (EB-2NIW).

Frederick Teixeira
A business administrator, with a Finance, Comptrollership, and Auditing MBA from FGV. A former chairman of Inst. Brasileiro de Finanças Jovem de MG, he has an MBA Extension from Ohio University, has been working with financial management of companies for 15 years, and is an entrepreneur in the USA. He has permanent residence in the United States as an Exceptional Ability foreigner (EB2-NIW).

Flávio Braga
A business administrator certified by the University of Michigan in Successful Negotiations, with a Business Management MBA from FGV. He has worked for over 17 years in multinational technology companies and, in the last three years, has been expanding his experience working as a business developer in the expatriation market. He has permanent residence in the United States as an exceptional ability foreigner (EB2-NIW).

Ricardo Cerqueira
An Administration and Advertising graduate with a graduate degree in Corporate Management from UNIP. He has been working commercially for over 40 years in the Technology, Telecom, and High-Performance Tools industries.

Gustavo Godoy
Completed his undergraduate degree in Law from Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and his master’s degree in Tax Law from the University of Bologna (UNIBO). He is the founder and director of the International Tax Law Study Group (GETi), as well as the author and coordinator of several academic works on International Taxation. He has more than 15-year experience in tax and immigration law.