On January 31, 2020, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation that suspended certain immigrant visas to foreign nationals from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. Nonimmigrant visas are not…
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The White House issued a presidential proclamation imposing travel restrictions and quarantines on travelers from China starting on February 2, 2020 due to the coronavirus. The US will temporarily bar…
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The TN visa is available to Mexican and Canadian nationals who are coming to the U.S. to engage in business at a professional level. For purposes of the TN visa,…
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Interfiling is an administrative procedure described in the USCIS Policy Manual. It is possible for an applicant whose application is based on a particular immigration category (either family or employment…
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On January 9, 2020, USCIS formally announced details of the new H-1B cap registration process for FY 2021. The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa suitable for individuals who have…
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The amount of time an E-2 visa can be granted for and the cost of issuing said visa varies by country and depends on the agreement (the legal term is…
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We just had an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The visa was approved for a British national and was approved for 5 years. The company is a trucking and…
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The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in certain fields. These people are good at what they do and have been recognized by their peers for…
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An E-2 visa can be obtained by nationals from certain countries if they buy or start a business. You can find out more about an E-2 visa by clicking here. …
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On January 27, 2020, the Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction blocking the new public charge rule initially slotted to take effect on October 15, 2019. Starting on February 24,…
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USCIS announced on January 29 an operational change in the EB-5 application adjudication process. Previously, USCIS adjudicated EB-5 applications in a first come first serve basis. Applications that were received…
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One of our clients was just approved for a B-1 visa at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant had used another attorney to apply for an E-2 visa and…
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We just had a TN visa approval at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry, which is a designated Port of Entry for optimized processing of Canadian applicants who are applying…
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We just had a green card approval in New York for the spouse of a U.S. citizen. In cases where a green card is granted when the couple has been…
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If you are outside of the United States, you must apply for an E-2 visa at a U.S. Consulate. The application is normally done at the U.S. Consulate in the…
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Spouses of E-2 Investors or E-2 employees can apply for a Work Authorization Card (EAD card). What is the automatic 180 day extension? Aliens that are in the U.S. in…
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We just had an O-1B visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Bridgetown, Barbados. The O-1B employee is a national of the Czech Republic and works as a Senior Designer in New York.
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The State Department issued a new regulation that prohibits pregnant foreign nationals from obtaining a B-1/B-2 visitor visa if the consular officer determines that the primary purpose of the trip…
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We just had an H-1B visa stamp approval at the U.S. Consulate in Osaka, Japan. The H-1B employee is a national of Japan. The employer is based in New Jersey and the…
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USCIS has announced today that nationals of Iran and their dependents are no longer eligible to change or extend their stay in E-1 or E-2 status due to the termination…
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Scott Legal just received three approvals for reentry permits for conditional green card holders. If you are a green card holder and you want to travel outside the U.S. for…
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Scott Legal, P.C. has started a new E-2 and E-1 visa support page! The first E-2 visa petition that the firm ever filed was for the founder and as such…
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Our clients often have the following questions: Can I Work for a Cannabis/Marijuana Company in the United States? Can I be Denied Citizenship Due to Working in the Cannabis/Marijuana Industry?…
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Many investors that are in the U.S on an E-2 visa may have the opportunity to apply for a green card. For example, let us say that the spouse of…
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We are proud to announce that two of our senior lawyers were selected and named as Super Lawyers Rising Stars! Ian E. Scott and Kelly LeGrand Weiner were both selected and named…
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