Approved cases with Lahaina Araneta McBeth

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian principal software engineer achieve EB-1A approval after an RFE. Instead of leaning on subjective criteria, the petition was anchored in objective evidence, including top-tier compensation, extensive judging of technical conferences, and a widely used open-source project backed by a patent filing, while the client built a stronger public profile to meet heightened final-merits scrutiny. After a successful RFE response, the EB-1A petition was approved.

🇺🇦UkraineSports & AthleticsRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Ukrainian fitness entrepreneur secure an E-2 treaty investor visa to acquire and grow an established gym in the United States. Despite the business's modest existing revenue and long consular delays abroad, the team built a growth-focused business plan around functional fitness and women-focused classes. The case was approved after a successful response to an RFE.

🇳🇬NigeriaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Nigerian healthcare entrepreneur secure an L-1A new office approval to open the U.S. arm of his company, after a Request for Evidence (RFE). The case documented his managerial role since the company's founding, the qualifying relationship between its international and U.S. entities, and a business plan showing the new office could support U.S. operations. The approval also positions him for a future EB-1C Green Card as a multinational manager.

🇰🇷South KoreaFinanceNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta McBeth helped a South Korean venture capital professional achieve an O-1 approval, securing a path forward ahead of the H-1B maximum stay. Running day-to-day operations at a venture fund, the client built a record of professional memberships, industry-level judging roles, and a top-tier compensation argument to meet the O-1 criteria. The approval also lays the groundwork for a future EB-1A Green Card petition.

🇮🇳IndiaHospitality & TravelRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian sales executive secure an L-1A visa to transfer from his company's overseas operations and lead its hospitality sales in the U.S. While working abroad on an open work permit, he managed a sizable sales team for a manufacturer with facilities in both countries, and the petition documented his managerial role and the company's qualifying presence on each side. The case was approved after a Request for Evidence (RFE) response.

🇩🇪GermanyTechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

A German entrepreneur amended his O-1 status to launch his own venture-backed startup after stepping down from his previous role at a technology company. With most of his existing evidence still valid, the amendment was approved without complication, clearing the way for him to lead his new company full-time.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian founder and CEO win approval for an L-1 visa to launch his company's new U.S. subsidiary, drawing on a well-established overseas headquarters and early-stage U.S. operations. The case cleared an RFE along the way, with the team assembling the required business plan and supporting documentation to keep the filing on track ahead of his return to India.

🇮🇪IrelandNonprofit & GovernmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta McBeth helped an Irish religious worker renew his R-1 visa to continue serving multiple congregations across the United States. The renewal required updated documentation of the sponsoring nonprofit's structure and ministry itinerary to support continued approval under the R-1 classification.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian national on F-1 status, married to a U.S. citizen, pursue an approved marriage-based Green Card through Adjustment of Status. The plan preserved her F-1/STEM OPT status and coordinated timing around advance parole before any international travel.

🇮🇳IndiaRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian client change status to F-1 student in the U.S. with an approved I-539 application. The client came to Manifest Law after researching the firm's strong reputation and was simultaneously pursuing a separate EB-1A Green Card path with the firm. A Request for Evidence was raised and successfully overcome along the way.

🇳🇬NigeriaHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Nigerian infectious disease specialist secure permanent residence with an approved adjustment of status package. The client, who had previously worked in the U.S. on an L-1A visa and held a master's degree, built her underlying extraordinary-ability profile on her healthcare expertise, including recognition as a judge of others' work in her field.

🇳🇬NigeriaEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Nigerian entrepreneur expand his business to the U.S. with an approved L-1A new office visa. The case was built on his role as owner and director of an established consumer goods manufacturer in Nigeria opening its first U.S. operation, and it succeeded despite a past visa denial.

No RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a professional continue her career in the U.S. with an approved O-1A visa renewal. The case came in on an urgent timeline and was handled as an expedited rush filing, with approval secured within weeks.

RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a multinational executive transfer to the U.S. with an approved L-1A intracompany transferee petition. A Request for Evidence was raised along the way and successfully overcome, clearing the path to approval.

🇮🇳IndiaTechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian technology professional secure an approved EB-1A extraordinary ability petition. Rather than filing prematurely, the strategy focused on strengthening the case for several months first, anchoring it in objective evidence such as compensation in the top tier of his metro area, cited patents demonstrating original contributions, and a growing record of judging and media recognition.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian researcher secure his Green Card through the employer-supported EB-1B outstanding researcher category. After nearly a decade in the employment-based backlog with a long-standing priority date, the EB-1B approval cleared his path to permanent residence. The case moved quickly once documents were gathered, with his employer backing the petition.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian professional win approval of his EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition on a refile after his original case drew a Notice of Intent to Deny. The new filing directly addressed the concerns raised in the earlier case, and the approval opened a path out of an employment-based Green Card backlog stretching back years.

🇰🇷South KoreaArts & EntertainmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a South Korean multimedia journalist keep her career on track with an agent-sponsored O-1 renewal after sweeping newsroom layoffs cost her employer sponsorship. The case showcased her years producing political video coverage for major national news organizations, including White House reporting, along with strong recommendation letters from senior editors and independent experts. Filed with premium processing on a tight deadline, the three-year approval let her start a university teaching role on schedule.

🇬🇧United KingdomEducation & ResearchNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British personal development coach and published author keep his U.S. career on track with an O-1 visa amendment. The client runs his own UK-based coaching business and had been engaged to host paid seminars and conferences for U.S. audiences, and the amendment aligned his status with a growing slate of speaking engagements.

🇮🇳IndiaEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian global supply chain manager complete the final step to a Green Card with an adjustment of status package following her approved EB-1A petition. The underlying extraordinary-ability case had been strengthened with selective fellowship memberships, hackathon involvement, and a jump from two to five pieces of media coverage of her work.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a client who had already earned EB-1 approval secure U.S. permanent residence through an adjustment of status Green Card package. Building on the client's previously approved extraordinary-ability petition, the filing completed the final step to a Green Card.

🇬🇧United KingdomHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British physician and pharmaceutical R&D leader secure permanent residence with the EB-1A visa. The case was built on a rare national military commendation awarded to only a handful of service members each year, a top-tier salary as a senior medical director at a global pharmaceutical company, and a record of scholarly publications in a peer-reviewed military medical journal. It was further strengthened by his critical medical leadership role supporting elite military units.

🇩🇪GermanyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a German client remain lawfully in the U.S. by securing approval of an I-539 change/extension of status in the B-2 visitor category. The filing kept the client in valid status alongside his wife, who was already a firm client, while the family explored longer-term visa options.

🇫🇷FranceArts & EntertainmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a French former professional hockey player launch the next phase of his career in the U.S. with an O-1A visa as a strength and conditioning specialist. The case overcame the government's usual skepticism of athlete-to-coach transitions by pairing his decade-plus professional playing career with a master's degree in strength conditioning, coaching stints with professional teams, and his uniquely critical role at a sports performance and rehabilitation company that trains athletes up to the Olympic level.

Food & BeverageRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped the founder of a health-food startup extend his lawful stay in the U.S. through an I-539 visitor extension of status. USCIS issued a Request for Evidence on the filing, which the team successfully overcame to win approval and keep the founder in valid status.

🇮🇳IndiaEducation & ResearchNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian professional secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The case drew on his strong record of scholarly citations and was further supported by feature coverage in a major international business publication.

No RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a client complete the final step of his U.S. Green Card journey with an approved adjustment of status package. The filing built on an earlier EB1A extraordinary ability petition handled by the firm, carrying the case through from petition all the way to permanent residency.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a semiconductor engineer secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card, allowing her to bypass a years-long EB-2 backlog. The case was built on her expertise in semiconductor processing and manufacturing, fellowship memberships, and a growing portfolio of media coverage, reinforced by strong recommendation letters.

🇳🇬NigeriaHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Nigerian public health specialist working in infectious diseases secure the EB1A extraordinary ability Green Card. The case drew on her advanced training and leadership in the healthcare field, including recognition for judging the work of others, and gave her a stable permanent path at a time of deep funding cuts across her sector.

🇵🇭PhilippinesEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Filipina interior designer continue her career in the U.S. with the O-1B visa. The case was built on her critical role designing properties for a world-renowned luxury hotel brand across Dubai, Asia, and the Middle East, reinforced by industry awards, media coverage, and reference letters from other experts, and it cleared the way for her to take a director role at a U.S. design studio.

🇮🇳IndiaNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian startup CEO and co-founder renew his O-1 extraordinary ability visa. The renewal re-documented his leadership of the company he co-founded, and the approval allowed him to keep building his business in the U.S. without interruption.

No RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped the spouse of an H-1B professional secure U.S. work authorization through an H-4 EAD. The application was anchored in the primary applicant's approved I-140 immigrant petition and valid underlying status. With a detailed document checklist and attorney guidance, the filing moved quickly to approval.

🇮🇹ItalyTechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Italian tech executive continue leading his company in the U.S. with an O-1 renewal. The case centered on his role as chief executive of a gaming company, which sponsored the petition, and included consular processing for his spouse and two children so the whole family could remain together.

🇵🇭PhilippinesEngineering & ManufacturingRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Filipino interior designer keep her U.S. career on track by successfully overcoming a Request for Evidence on her O-1B petition. The case rested on her acclaimed work designing luxury hotels across the Middle East and Asia, media coverage of her projects, and industry awards. Her director role at a U.S. design studio anchored the petition.

🇨🇦CanadaArts & EntertainmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Canadian fashion designer upgrade from a TN visa to the O-1, a better fit for his growing career. The petition was built on his design work for a major international footwear brand, his role designing for a global recording artist's world tour, multiple press appearances, and the commercial success of his own design business.

🇬🇧United KingdomEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British transportation-systems engineer win an EB-2 National Interest Waiver. His proposed endeavor - reducing fatalities on U.S. roads through intelligent mobility technology - was grounded in his work on autonomous vehicle, pedestrian detection, and impaired-driver detection projects with a regional transportation authority. Over a decade of specialized experience, original contributions, awards, and a strong slate of expert recommendation letters carried the petition to approval.

🇨🇿Czech RepublicHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Czech executive navigate consular processing so he could continue growing his business in the U.S. The client had founded a medical device consulting firm abroad and expanded into the U.S. through a new-office subsidiary where he serves as an executive. Manifest prepared the DS-160 and interview preparation, backed by evidence of his executive role and a substantial investment in U.S. operations, including leased office space.

🇨🇳ChinaRetail & E-commerceNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Chinese e-commerce founder expand his company into the U.S. with a new-office L-1A visa. The client had built a startup valued in the tens of millions that serves major international retail brands, including a digital-twin shopping app that generated substantial revenue within months of launch. His critical, highly compensated leadership role and press coverage of his work further strengthened the case.

Healthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an oncology researcher secure her Green Card through an EB-1A self-petition. The case was built on the client's PhD-level research record, including peer-reviewed publications cited dozens of times, extensive service as a peer reviewer for journals and conferences, and original contributions in a field of national importance. Her critical role at a distinguished research organization further strengthened the petition.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a senior technology leader and his family secure permanent residence through adjustment of status. The client had held critical engineering leadership roles at prominent health-tech, consulting, and e-commerce companies and benefited from a long-standing employment-based priority date. With a family member facing serious health challenges, securing stable status for the whole family was especially urgent, and the approval delivered that security.

🇨🇦CanadaArts & EntertainmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Canadian marketing consultant begin serving a U.S. hospitality client with a TN visa while keeping his home base in Canada. The case navigated the management consultant category, one of the trickier TN classifications, by carefully documenting more than three years of consulting on brand strategy, marketing campaigns, and event management for hotel groups on both sides of the border.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a seasoned technology professional and his family secure permanent residence through adjustment of status. The client's profile featured published authorship, judging of others' work, critical roles, top-tier compensation, and a selective advisory board seat with a major enterprise software company. The approval settled long-term status for his spouse and children after years on temporary visas.

🇨🇦CanadaHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Canadian marriage counselor who founded her own therapy practice continue her career in the U.S. with an O-1 visa. The case drew on her authorship of a book and significant contributions to two others, feature coverage in major national magazines, her podcast work, and premium session rates demonstrating high remuneration. Her signature reworking of a famous therapeutic method rounded out the extraordinary-ability argument.

No RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an accomplished professional win EB-1A approval in under a month from filing. The extraordinary-ability petition was approved just three weeks after submission, and the client immediately engaged Manifest again to file the final Green Card stage for adjustment of status.

🇳🇬NigeriaHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Nigerian healthcare professional secure a change of status to F-1 through an approved I-539 application. The client, an infectious disease specialist with a master's degree who had been working in the U.S. on an L-1A visa, needed a fast, reliable path to maintain status after policy shifts disrupted opportunities in her field. The approval kept her in valid status while positioning her longer-term plans for an EB-1A Green Card.

🇬🇧United KingdomNonprofit & GovernmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British defense-sector professional complete consular processing after his EB-1A extraordinary ability petition was approved. Manifest handled the immigrant visa forms and interview preparation, including support for a dependent, guiding the family smoothly through the final stage of the Green Card journey.

🇬🇧United KingdomNonprofit & GovernmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British defense-sector professional secure the EB-1A extraordinary ability Green Card, fast-tracking a process already underway through an approved EB-2 NIW. The case drew on his experience evaluating military officers and higher-education candidates, and on recommendation letters from a former national defense minister, a U.S. general, an ambassador, and academics at prestigious institutions. A comprehensive evidence portfolio of over a dozen expert letters sealed the approval.

🇬🇧United KingdomEducation & ResearchNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a British personal development coach and published author bring his work to U.S. audiences with an O-1A visa. The client, founder of his own UK-based coaching business, had been invited to host paid seminars and conference engagements in the U.S., with more on the horizon. Manifest structured the petition so he could take on these speaking engagements lawfully while continuing to run his company abroad.

🇦🇹AustriaHospitality & TravelNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Austrian entrepreneur in the luxury automotive community win an E-2 investor visa as his J-1 status neared expiration. The case required creative deal structuring: the client acquired a majority stake in the business, applying his investment funds to both the purchase and the company's capitalization. The approval let the founder and CEO keep growing his networking and events venture in the U.S.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a technology lead secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his critical role leading engineering teams at a Fortune 100 insurance company, alongside prior roles at major technology firms. It was further strengthened by his scholarly authorship, his record of judging the work of peers, and memberships in professional associations.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an enterprise software expert secure his Green Card through the EB-1A visa. The case was built on his scholarly authorship, his record of judging the work of others, and his lead and critical roles in the field, along with high remuneration. It was further strengthened by his selection, through a rigorous process, to an advisory board run by a major global software company.

TechnologyNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a senior technology professional secure his Green Card through the EB-1 visa. The case was built on his lead and critical roles at a digital health startup, a major e-commerce company, and a global technology consultancy, together with his scholarly authorship and judging record. High remuneration, including equity across funding rounds, added further strength.

Healthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Czech Republic-based entrepreneur launch his U.S. operations with the E-2 visa. He had led a medical device consulting and market-access firm in Europe as its co-owner and executive since 2009, and the case was supported by a newly formed U.S. entity with leased office space and thorough corporate documentation.

🇵🇭PhilippinesEngineering & ManufacturingNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Filipino interior designer continue her career in the U.S. with the O-1 visa. The case was built on her director-level role at a design studio and her critical roles designing properties for a world-renowned luxury hotel brand across the Middle East and Asia, further supported by media coverage, industry awards, and expert reference letters.

🇨🇦CanadaArts & EntertainmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Canadian entrepreneur launch her own fashion brand in the U.S. with the E-2 visa. The case was built on her substantial six-figure investment in the business, a fully operational e-commerce storefront with active social media presence, and a first collection already in production with an overseas manufacturer.