Q. What’s the difference between a college and a university?
A. Colleges offer only undergraduate degrees while universities offer graduate degrees as well, but the terms are often used interchangeably.

Q. What is the difference between “undergraduate” and “graduate” degrees?
A. Undergraduate programs follow high school and lead to an associate (two-year) degree or a bachelor (four-year) degree. Graduate programs follow a bachelor’s degree and lead to a master’s or doctoral degree.

Q. What is the length of study for MBA programs in the U.S.?
A. MBA programs typically last one to two years.

Q. What is a National Interest Waiver (NIW)?
A. National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition is part of the employment-based, second-preference immigration category that requests that the otherwise necessary U.S. job offer and labor certification requirements be waived for the sake of the “national interest.”

Q. What distinguishes a successful NIW application from an unsuccessful one?
A. There is no specific metric or set of criteria that distinguishes a successful NIW petition from an unsuccessful one. The burden of proof is on the petitioner and his or her counsel in terms of providing sufficient evidence to show that he or she meets the requirements for an NIW. As a general note, in our experience, the stronger the letters of recommendation and attorney petition letter presented, the greater the chances of approval