The U Nonimmigrant status, also known as U visa, is designed to encourage immigrant community members to report crimes to law enforcement. Immigrants are often reluctant to report crimes to…
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The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the…
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We are looking for a person with 2+ years of immigration paralegal experience to assist busy attorneys and our legal research analyst. The Immigration paralegal will primarily be involved in…
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek. The applicant is the CEO of a real estate development company and was renewing the E-2…
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If you are a U.S. citizen and your child was born outside the U.S., your child may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. However, simply being born to a U.S. citizen…
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The Trump Administration issued a proposed rule last week that will overturn the current Flores Settlement. The proposed rule would allow immigration children waiting for court dates to be detained…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had a TN visa approval for a Canadian national under the category of Economist. The visa was approved for 3 years. A TN visa is a…
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We just had an B-2 extension of status application approved with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant was granted a six month extension of B-2 status. Cohabitating partners and extended family…
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We just had an H-1B approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for a software developer at a consumer goods company. The employee changed from H-4 status to H-1B status…
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Scott Legal attorneys Ian Scott, Kelly Weiner, and Michaela Vrazdova will attend the 9th Biennial Global immigration Conference in London, England on October 1, 2019. This is a three day event hosted by…
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One of our Scott Legal lawyers received an approval on an O-1 petition that he recently worked on. The client was a talented digital and graphic designer who held considerable…
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Scott Legal attorneys Ian Scott, Kelly Weiner, and Michaela Vrazdova, and paralegal Jenny Zhan will be attending the AILA Rome Chapter conference in Dublin, Ireland on October 27, 2019. This…
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Starting on August 29, 2019, E-2 visa reciprocity for French nationals will decrease from the current 60 months (5 years) to 15 months (1 year and 3 months). The amount…
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The EB-3 Employment-based immigration visa will be unavailable through to September 30, 2019 for all applicants worldwide. This is a result of the visa quota has been reaching the maximum…
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Every year, Congress sets limits on the number of immigrant visas that can be issued each year. In order to adjust status to that of a legal permanent resident, also…
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USCIS have finished returning unselected H-1B petitions that were not selected in the FY2020 cap lottery. Employers should receive petition packages and fee checks by August 29, 2019. This year,…
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You were on a J-1 visa program working in the United States as an intern or trainee and towards the end of your expiry of your J-1 visa, you decided…
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The Department of Homeland Security has issued the final rule on public charge. Originally published in October 10, 2018, the new rules seek to change the definition of what immigration…
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What is a TN Visa? The TN non-immigrant visa was created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Both Canadian and…
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The Visa Waiver Program or ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) is a program that allows citizens from certain countries (38 countries) to apply for admission to the U.S. using…
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We just had an approval for an E-2 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg for a national of Spain. The business is a company that will supply electric fencing…
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On August 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Syrian nationals will be extended to March 31, 2021. Syrian nationals will be required…
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Despite the fact that the EB-5 investment immigration program has been renewed again, again, and again, every time it has come close to expiration without change, USCIS has finally published the long-waited updates to…
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We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Embassy in London. The business is a niche recruitment firm located in NYC and the applicant will be a…
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