On Tuesday, October 17, Judge Derrick K. Watson, a Federal judge in Hawaii, issued an injunction against the enforcement of large portions of President Trump’s most recent (third) iteration of…
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We just had an E-2 Visa approval for a consulting company at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was a French national and approved for 5 years. The U.S.…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an L-1 visa approval for a large manufacturer. The applicant was a Manager and from Germany.
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We just had an E-2 visa approval in Macedonia. The visa was approved for 5 years. The company performed the following function: (i) a digital advertising technology consulting company that…
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In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven economy, being first to successfully implement an innovative new software or technology is crucial for the aspiring entrepreneur. Indeed, some of the most popular social media…
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The Department of State made an announcement today, October 16 that due to a technical issue the DV-2019 entry period that commenced on October 3 has been closed. All DV-2019…
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Scott Legal P.C. just had an E-2 visa approved for 5 years for a fireplace vendor. The applicant applied on his own and was denied and then he came to…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for an H-1B visa for a Marketing executive.
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Scott Legal, P.c. had another E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Paris. The visa was approved for 5 years. The applicant purchased a Coffee Shop. Our client was…
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Obtaining a green card through an investment is possible if you have $800,000 to invest in a project or business that will create 10 full-time jobs in the U.S. This…
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An individual is “inspected and admitted” when they present themselves to a Customs and Border Patrol Officer at a port of entry (a U.S. border crossing or an airport entering…
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As of October 3, 2017 the U.S. government began accepting Diversity Visa Lottery (Green Card Lottery) applications for 2019, which is the year successful applicants will be able to enter…
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On October 8, 2017, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara announced it would suspend nonimmigrant visa services indefinitely. The suspension comes after a Turkish staff member of the U.S. diplomatic mission…
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On September 18, 2017, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security announced that it would be ending its designation of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for eligible nationals of Sudan. The termination…
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USCIS has now resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions. Prior to the start of the H-1B season this year, USCIS announced that they would halt the premium processing…
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Many green card applicants who otherwise would have had an opportunity to obtain a green card in the U.S., through a family-based or employment-based petition, are unable to do so…
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October 2, 2017 USCIS released an updated I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD) featuring a new section which allows foreign nationals already in the U.S., in certain classifications, to apply…
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Any foreign nationals who travels to the U.S. on a visa and applies for admission at a designated port of entry may be told by CBP that they are inadmissible…
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On September 27, 2017 USCIS stated that it plans to resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions on or before October 3, 2017. There has not been a formal announcement…
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The Department of State recently announced that it will stop issuing B tourist visas to nationals of the following countries: Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Nationals of Guinea will…
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On Sunday September 25, 2017, as President Trump’s Executive Order barring travel from seven countries was set to expire, he issued a Presidential Proclamation (Executive Order) indefinitely suspending immigrant and…
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The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services recently released information that may help individuals impacted by the recent natural disasters in the U.S., including Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.…
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During the 2016 Presidential campaign, Candidate Trump regularly voiced his plan to cancel the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (See the TN Visa Requirements by Clicking Here) While he…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 visa approval for a Tea house at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant designed and developed the Tea House and was a…
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Three of our lawyers at Scott Legal, P.C. were selected and named Super Lawyers Rising Stars! Ian E. Scott (Our Founder), Kelly LeGrand Weiner (Our Managing Attorney), and Amir Rasoulpour…
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