An E-2 visa is a great visa for those who want to start or buy a business in the U.S. The E-2 visa can be renewed indefinitely but does not lead to a green card. Some applicants decide that they…
Jenny ZhanNovember 16, 2020
TN visa is a visa that is based on an agreement between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. It allows certain professions (for example lawyers, accountants, graphic designers, researchers, engineers) to easily obtain employment in the U.S. Please see more about the TN…
Jenny ZhanNovember 12, 2020
The L-1 visa is used by U.S. employers to transfer employees from a company abroad to the U.S. The company abroad must have a qualifying relationship with the U.S. company (parent, branch subsidiary or affiliate). The employee being transferred must…
Jenny ZhanNovember 11, 2020
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes up to 50,000 green cards available annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to individuals who are from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. The DV Program is administered…
Jenny ZhanNovember 10, 2020
On Saturday November 7, 2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris became the 46th president elect and vice-president elect of the U.S. In the past 4 years President Trump’s administration has made a series of drastic changes to immigration policy through…
Jenny ZhanNovember 10, 2020
What impact will this election have on immigration? What are some of the changes we expect to occur under a Biden-Harris administration? The past four years have seen dramatic changes in U.S. immigration policy under the Trump administration. The arrival…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
Return of Administrative Closure? Overview: Administrative closure has been considered an administrative tool available to immigration judges used to administer their dockets as a way to prioritize their caseloads by being able to suspend or place on hold certain immigration…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
On Saturday November 7, 2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris became the president elect and vice-president elect of the U.S. In 2020, president Trump signed multiple presidential proclamations related to the Covid-19 global pandemic & entry of foreign nationals to…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
On November 7, 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. became the President-elect of the United States & Kamala Harris became the United States Vice President-elect. For the past four years President Trump’s administration has made a series of drastic changes to…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
The E-1 Visa is a visa based on trade between the United States and a Treaty country. The trade must be significant and must have existed for a period. You can find out more about the E-1 visa by clicking…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
On Saturday, President-Elect Joe Biden has been projected to become the next President of the United States. Confirmation of the vote total will come later this month and the inauguration will happen on January 20, 2021. In the past four…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
Ian E. Scott has been selected to sit on a panel to share knowledge on alternative visas for investors with other immigration attorneys. This AILA annual conference is attended by thousands of immigration lawyers and will be held online this…
Jenny ZhanOctober 27, 2020
Judge White of the Federal District Court for Northern District of California has issued a limited injunction against the non-immigrant travel ban issued by the Trump Administration against the entry of H-1B, H-2B, and certain J-1 nonimmigrants. The original executive…
Jenny ZhanOctober 16, 2020
USCIS announced today that the new expanded premium processing services will take effect on October 19. Premium processing guarantees that USCIS will take adjudicative action on the application within 15 days. If USCIS fails to do so, the agency will…
Jenny ZhanOctober 16, 2020
Congress has passed a stopgap spending measure to ensure that the US government and several immigration operations will be extended through to December 11, 2020. The spending measure extended the four expiring immigration programs including the E-Verify, the EB-5 Regional…
Jenny ZhanOctober 9, 2020
In July 2020, the Department of State announced that certain business and student travelers coming from Schengen countries or the U.K. (such as B-1 business visitors), treaty traders, or treaty investors may apply for a National Interest Exception (“NIE”). The NIE allows such…
Jenny ZhanOctober 9, 2020
What is the Visa Bulletin? The U.S. government provides the Visa Bulletin to keep track of visa numbers and to give you a tool to determine when you can file your green card petition and when it can be approved.…
Jenny ZhanOctober 8, 2020
In the September 2020 visa bulletin, there is little movement in most employment visa categories. In EB-1, China and India advanced three months to June 1, 2018. EB-2 for China has advanced 6 weeks to March 1, 2016 and India…
Jenny ZhanOctober 8, 2020
We have received many questions from of our clients who are Canadians and who want to come to the U.S. for recreation/to visit their families. during the Covid-19 pandemic. Travelling via land border As of the time of writing this…
Jenny ZhanOctober 8, 2020
California District Court Judge White has blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s fee increase, originally slated to take effect on October 2, 2020. The October 2 fee increase would have significantly increased the costs for most employment-based applications and other…
Jenny ZhanOctober 5, 2020
Our clients often ask us/they are confused whether the Presidential proclamations suspending entry to the U.S. to travelers coming to the U.S. from certain countries are still in effect. The short answer is yes. As of August 31, 2020, if…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 23, 2020
The Covid-19 crisis has disrupted all aspects of daily life. With both borders and Consulates closed, travel to and from the U.S. can be difficult. One category that is affected by the Covid-19 crisis are students. When the Covid-19 crisis began back in the…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 22, 2020
On June 4, 2020 certain USCIS field offices started resuming non-emergency in person appointments. USCIS indicated on its website that the particular USCIS field office that is processing your green card application will send you an interview notice or re-scheduling…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 21, 2020
Back in January, the Department of Homeland Security restricted airplane travel from countries that are on the restricted travel list to one of 15 airports in the United States. Starting on September 14, 2020, travelers that are exempt from the…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 17, 2020
