As part of your extraordinary ability visa process (O-1 and EB-1), you must obtain expert opinion letters from key individuals. Considering the importance of the letters, it is worth the…
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If you are a U.S. citizen, you can sponsor certain family members for a green card. There are two categories of family members you can sponsor: your immediate relatives (Eg.…
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If you married a U.S. citizen and plan to apply for your green card, one option is to adjust your status in the United States. Generally, to be able to…
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On November 18, Congress passed a temporary continuing resolution to fund the government through to December 20. This means that the EB-5 regional center program through to December 20. However,…
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Fees for Form I-907 Premium Processing will increase from the current $1410 to $1440 on December 2. Premium Processing Service means that USCIS will issue a decision (approval, denial, Request…
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The Department of Homeland Security will continue to extend Temporary Protected Stats (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan to comply with court challenges against DHS’s…
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As of November 11, 2019, Polish nationals are now eligible to apply for visa-free business or tourist visitor travel to the United States. Poland is now added to a list…
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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a fee schedule that would increase the filing fees for most applications. The proposal also seeks to increase the premium processing timeline to…
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H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. The beneficiary (the foreign worker) must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher. You can…
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If you are studying in the U.S. as a full-time student at an accredited college or university on an F-1 visa, you may be interested in getting a job on…
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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 senior immigration attorney with 4 or more years of business immigration experience. Scott Legal, P.C. focuses on business immigration cases for employers, investors and entrepreneurs,…
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We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. You can find out more about the three steps for the employment based green card…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for a E-2 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Jamaica. The visa was approved for 5 years. The business was a production company…
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USCIS has announced today that a $10 non-refundable fee for each H-1B registration submitted by petitioning employers will be implemented once the electronic registration system is in place. The registration…
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Kelly LeGrand Weiner, the Managing Attorney of Scott Legal, PC will present at the AILA NY Chapter's CLE on Compliance Issues for H-1Bs, H-1B1 and E-3s on November 13. Ms.…
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We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 2 years and the business is a hair salon…
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 2 years and the business is a hair salon…
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London for a national of the U.K and his family. The applicant was granted the visa for…
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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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The E-2 Investor visa is available for nationals of certain treaty countries who want to live in the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of a business. E-2 investors…
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Yousra Chatti holds a master’s degree in Common Law from the Faculty of Juridical, Political, and Social Sciences in Tunis, Tunisia where she graduated with honors among the top 3…
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Ms. Lacroix received both her undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from Pace University and is licensed to practice law in the State of New York. After law school, Miriam was…
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The State Department's new public charge rules that was originally set up take effect on October 15 has now been postponed. These new rules mirrored the Department of Statement’s public…
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Starting on November 3, 2019, immigrant visa applicants at U.S. Consulates abroad must prove either that they will acquire approved health insurance within thirty days of their entry into the…
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