Success Stories
Real pathways for exceptional talent
Case notes from founders, engineers, researchers, and teams using Lighthouse to move through U.S. immigration with speed, clarity, and care.
FOUNDERSingapore to SFSwyx on leaving Singapore to build Latent Space, with the mission to make AI engineering a real industryFounder, AI Engineer Summit
FOUNDERDelhi to the BayVijit on chasing the Silicon Valley dream he grew up watchingFounder, Lark
FOUNDERSomething to proveRahul Sonwalkar on the drive that comes from earning your placeCEO, Julius AI
FOUNDERThe possible impossibleAnton Troynikov on why the impossible only happens in AmericaCo-founder, ChromaVISA PATHWAYS
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O-1AFor science, business, education, or athletics leaders with sustained acclaim.Extraordinary abilityEmployer or U.S. agentO-1BFor artists and entertainment professionals with distinction or extraordinary achievement.Arts and creative achievementEmployer or U.S. agentH-1BFor specialty roles requiring highly specialized knowledge and a related degree.Specialty occupationU.S. employerH-1B1A treaty-based specialty occupation option for Chilean and Singaporean citizens.Chile and Singapore specialty occupationU.S. employerTNFor Canadian and Mexican citizens working in listed professional roles.USMCA professionalsU.S. employer or entityE-3A specialty occupation route reserved for Australian nationals.Australian specialty occupationU.S. employerJ-1For approved work-and-study exchange programs administered through a sponsor.Exchange visitorDepartment of State-designated sponsorL-1AFor executives and managers moving within a qualifying company group.Executive or manager transferQualifying multinational employerL-1BFor employees with specialized company knowledge moving to a U.S. affiliate.Specialized knowledge transferQualifying multinational employer
Green cards
EB-2 NIWFor advanced degree or exceptional ability candidates whose work serves the national interest.Self-petition green cardSelf-petition availableEB-1AA self-petition green-card path for extraordinary ability candidates.Extraordinary ability green cardSelf-petition availableEB-1BFor outstanding researchers and professors with international recognition.Outstanding professor or researcherU.S. employerEB-1CFor multinational executives and managers moving into long-term U.S. leadership roles.Multinational manager or executiveQualifying multinational employerEB-2/EB-3with PERMEmployer-sponsored permanent residence through PERM labor certification.Employer-sponsored green cardU.S. employer