We are pleased to announce that Nathaniel Howard, Esq. will join Scott Legal, P.C. on April 10, 2017 as an immigration associate in our New York office. Mr. Howard has…
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An E-2 visa is a visa that can be issued to nationals of certain countries who want to start a business in the U.S. that will ultimately hire U.S. workers. …
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Will DACA become obsolete under President Trump? Amid recent immigration raids as well as arrests and detention of individuals paroled under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immigrants and…
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The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. To be eligible for an H-1B visa, you must have a job offer…
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We have developed a power point presentation on the key business immigration visas that a company can consider. We have conducted this presentation with many of our clients and thought…
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We just had an approval for a renewal application at the U.S. consulate in Toronto. The client was a law firm and the application was renewed for 5 years.
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We just had an E-2 Visa approval for an employee in Tokyo Japan. The approval was for an E2 employee visa for an aerospace consulting company.
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For Australian nationals seeking to live and work in the United States, an E-3 visa may be an excellent option. The E-3 visa classification is only available to Australians, and…
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What is Due Diligence? When you are buying a business you are contracting with a third party to buy either 1) the shares associated with the business; or 2) the…
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We have just received an E-2 visa approval for a national from the U.K. The E-2 visa was approved at the London Consulate for a Consulting business. The visa was…
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Asylum is a humanitarian immigration benefit applied for by individuals who fear severe harm or persecution if they return to their country of origin. For more information on asylum and…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 visa approval for a national from Australia that set up a home renovation and property management company. The applicants applied for the visa…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-3 Visa Approved for Australian National in Melbourne. The national was an employee of a Executive Search Firm.
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Scott Legal recently had an E-2 visa Approved for a Pharmaceutical Sales Company in Peru. The E-2 visa was the first visa issued in Peru.
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In the last few weeks, Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) has introduced mandates that suggest a shift from focusing resources on certain individuals targeted for deportation as a result of criminal…
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President Trump has signed the much anticipated new travel ban that stops the issuance of visas and does not allow entry of nationals to the U.S. from: Iran, Libya, Somalia,…
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An H-1B visa is a visa that allows U.S. employers to hire applicants in specialty occupations. The visa has a relatively low bar in that the job must require a…
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Scott Legal P.C. just obtained an approval for a Canadian National that operated a playing card trading business. The approval was obtained at the Consulate in Toronto.
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An E-1 visa is a Treaty Trader Visa and allows nationals from certain countries to live and work in the United States to engage in international trade between the U.S.…
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In 2012 Scott Legal, P.C. opened our doors and since then have been offering immigration and business law services. We have served over 500 clients and have grown to 5…
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For certain foreign workers who have risen to the top of their professions or industries, an E-B1 visa may be a viable option for them. The EB-1 visa is a…
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The O-1B is an employment based nonimmigrant classification for artists who have garnered a high level of distinction in their field. Sometimes informally called the “artist visa”, O-1 classification can…
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In his first week of office, President Trump signed several Executive Actions, among them three that directly relate to immigration. One order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the…
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Scott Legal, P.C. was just awarded the Client's Choice award from AVVO. AVVO is a lead lawyer review tool where clients can post star ratings can comments regarding their experience…
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Each year, the United States admits thousands of foreign nationals to work in various industries around the country. Many of these foreign nationals work in specialized positions and are critical…
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