The E-2 visa is an ideal visa for qualifying foreign nationals who wish to move to the United States to run a startup or business they purchased. The E-2 visa requires that the investor spend a significant amount of funds…
Jenny ZhanApril 26, 2018
On April 24, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully reinstate the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but has stayed (delayed) its order for 90…
Jenny ZhanApril 25, 2018
Scott Legal just had a PERM Application for Permanent Employment certified by U.S. Department of Labor. The employer is a large manufacturer and the applicant works on marketing analytics. Click on the buttons below in order to claim your…
Jenny ZhanApril 24, 2018
Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. The applicant opened a real estate brokerage firm and was granted the visa for 5 years. The Consulate in Karachi accepts paper submissions only and requires…
Jenny ZhanApril 20, 2018
A visitor tells an immigration officer that he plans to spend time with his relatives to get a B-2 visa and enter the United States. Two months later, he marries a U.S. citizen and files for a green card. Could…
Jenny ZhanApril 19, 2018
Naturalization is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. In order to apply for naturalization, you must meet several requirements, described in more detail here. As part of the process, you will submit an N-400 Application for Naturalization to the…
Jenny ZhanApril 18, 2018
We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Bogotá. The applicant purchased an operating Dry-Cleaning business and spent additional capital to convert it into a franchise. The underlying business has been in operation for a…
Jenny ZhanApril 17, 2018
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B application numbers. This year, a total of 190,098 H-1B cap petitions were received, of this, 95,885 were submitted towards the cap exemption of 20,000 for holders…
Jenny ZhanApril 13, 2018
What are the requirements to apply? There are several requirements that green card holders must meet in order to apply to become U.S. citizens. This process is called naturalization. Generally, green card holders applying to naturalize must be at least…
Jenny ZhanApril 13, 2018
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on April 11, 2018 that, due to high demand, a cutoff date of July 22, 2014 will be applied for Vietnamese EB-5 applications. Every year, Congress sets limits on the number of…
Jenny ZhanApril 13, 2018
“Crimes of Moral Turpitude” (CMT) is one of the most important legal concepts for anyone who has had run-ins with law enforcement and who wants to apply for a visa, or obtain or keep a green card. A conviction of…
Jenny ZhanApril 12, 2018
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has completed the two lotteries to choose the H-1B applications that will be processed this fiscal year. In total, USCIS received 190,098 H-1B cap petitions between April 2…
Jenny ZhanApril 12, 2018
On April 6, 2018, the Trump administration announced that it was ending the practice called “catch and release” at the United States-Mexico border. “Catch and Release” is the unofficial name of a protocol that has been followed by immigration enforcement…
Jenny ZhanApril 9, 2018
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, starting April 2, 2018, USCIS will destroy Permanent Resident Cards, Employment Authorization Cards, and Travel Documents that were returned as undeliverable by the U.S. Postal Service after 60 business days…
Jenny ZhanApril 9, 2018
The E-2 investor visa is a great visa for entrepreneurs who are nationals of treaty countries that wish to invest their personal funds to start or buy a business in the United States. Many businesses across various industries can qualify…
Jenny ZhanApril 9, 2018
The United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) has announced on April 6, 2018 that the H-1B cap has been reached before the April 7, 2018 deadline. As such, the agency will reject any cap subject petitions received after April…
Jenny ZhanApril 6, 2018
Scott Legal, P.C. just received an approval for an H-1B extension of employer with USCIS based on recapturing time the applicant spent outside the United States. Although employees can usually only remain in the U.S. for 6 years on an…
Jenny ZhanApril 3, 2018
We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant was a Slovenian national who is a permanent resident of the United Kingdom. The applicant purchased a coffee shop based in Ohio, which specializes…
Jenny ZhanApril 3, 2018
An E-2 visa is a great option for an entrepreneur that wants to buy or start a business in the U.S. In order to apply for this visa, you must be a national from a Treaty country, invest money in…
Jenny ZhanApril 3, 2018
