Scott Legal, P.C. just had an H-1B approval for a lawyer. While this is normally an easy category for an H-1B the lawyer had complex degree equivalency issues to address and the client came to us after receiving an RFE…
IanScottJuly 27, 2018
Since the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced its program to “create a culture of compliance among employers”, there has been a marked increase of I-9 inspections in the last seven months. In the 4-day period between July 16…
Jenny ZhanJuly 26, 2018
The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category based on a waiver of the job offer and the labor certification (PERM) process if it is in the national interest of the United States. The NIW falls…
Jenny ZhanJuly 25, 2018
Business plans are a mandatory and crucial component in the E-2 application process, and all E-2 Treat Investor Visa applications must include a business plan. To learn more about the E-2 visa, please click here. A business plan is used…
Jenny ZhanJuly 24, 2018
TN status exists under the North American Free Trade Agreement, which was signed by the United States on December 8, 1993. For more information about the likelihood of TN classification being cancelled if the United States withdraws from NAFTA, please…
Jenny ZhanJuly 24, 2018
For some U.S. citizens, the wait after submitting an immigration applicant can be decades long, add another few years of holding permanent residence status before becoming eligible to apply for citizenship, you study hard to learn a few hundred years…
Jenny ZhanJuly 20, 2018
On July 19, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalia nationals will be extended to March 17, 2020. Somalia nationals will be required to re-register to extend their benefits, DHS has not yet…
Jenny ZhanJuly 20, 2018
We just had an E-2 Investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business specializes in the design and sale of high-end etched tile. The applicant is a Turkish…
Jenny ZhanJuly 19, 2018
We are looking for an experienced business immigration associate. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of one year of experience processing immigration petitions. Experience with E-2 Visas, PERM, waivers or family based petitions are a plus. Scott Legal, P.C.…
Jenny ZhanJuly 19, 2018
On Monday, Judge Dana Sabraw, the same San Diego judge who gave a deadline for the government to reunite families, one of which the government has already missed, ordered for the deportation of reunited families to be delayed for one…
Jenny ZhanJuly 16, 2018
Scott Legal just had an approval for two years for a Senior User Experience Researcher at the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados. Scott Legal, P.C. regularly processes E-3 applications for qualifying Australian nationals. Click on the buttons below in…
Jenny ZhanJuly 16, 2018
Scott Legal just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Paris. The applicant is a French national and the business is a Mediterranean restaurant based in New Jersey. The Company in the process of completing its renovations…
Jenny ZhanJuly 16, 2018
USCIS have issued a new policy memorandum today that provides guidelines to USCIS adjudicators regarding their discretion to deny an application, petition, or request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) when…
Jenny ZhanJuly 13, 2018
Announced in the State Department’s August Visa Bulletin, Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference (EB-1) visa have retrogressed for all countries worldwide, except for Mainland China and India, to May 1, 2016. Mainland China and India’s cutoff dates have remained at January…
Jenny ZhanJuly 13, 2018
Last month, in Pereira vs. Session, the Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that the government has been sending invalid Notices to Appear (NTA) to noncitizens facing deportation. NTA’s are issued by the government to individuals who have overstayed their…
Jenny ZhanJuly 13, 2018
On June 26, San Diego District Court Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that the Trump administration has 30 days to reunite the migrant children who have been separated from their parents and 14 days to reunite children under the age of…
Jenny ZhanJuly 12, 2018
On June 9, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee has denied the Trump administration’s attempt to detain migrant families together indefinitely by rejecting the request to allow governments to lock up children with their parents. After passing of the…
Jenny ZhanJuly 11, 2018
On July 5, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new Policy Memorandum regarding procedure for cases where an adjustment of status application is denied. An adjustment of status is when an individual wish to extend…
Jenny ZhanJuly 10, 2018
We just had an E-2 company registration and employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant is a senior executive and the business focuses on the sale of go-karts. The business will be based in Florida. Prior…
Jenny ZhanJuly 9, 2018
We just had a green card approval for an employee of a large company. The applicant was sponsored for a green card by their U.S. employer and the applicant and their family were granted green cards after an interview at the New…
Jenny ZhanJuly 9, 2018
On Thursday, Canada passed Bill C-46 which will increase the maximum term of imprisonment for driving while impaired from the current no more than five years, to no more than ten years. Starting from December 18, 2018, impaired driving will…
Jenny ZhanJuly 6, 2018
TN visa for lawyer approved at the U.S. Consulate in Mexico. Scott Legal just had an approval for a TN visa in Mexico. TN visas are based on the Free Trade agreement in North America and allow for visas for…
Jenny ZhanJuly 6, 2018
On July 5, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Yemen nationals will be extended to March 3, 2020. Yemen nationals will be required to re-register to extend their benefits, DHS has not yet…
Jenny ZhanJuly 5, 2018
We just had an approval for a TN Economist at the USCBP Port of Entry in Norton, Vermont. The applicant, a Canadian national, had been offered a job as an Economist for a hedge fund. The applicant possessed a degree…
Jenny ZhanJuly 5, 2018
