An E-2 visa is a perfect visa for a foreign national from an E-2 treaty country that wishes to purchase or start a business in the United States. The visa…
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President Obama’s Executive Immigration Action covered three key areas: 1. Taking steps to deal with a portion of the undocumented immigrants – “Deferred Action.” 2. Making it easier and faster…
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We just received approval for an E-2 visa at the consulate in Vancouver. The applicant started a fitness training center and invested just over $50,000 (spent $20,000 and had $30,000…
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An E-2 visa is the perfect visa option for many foreign national entrepreneurs that want to either start or buy a business in the United States. An E-2 visa has…
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We are pleased to announce that Ian E. Scott will sit as a judge in the American Bar Association Moot Court Competition. Seasoned practitioners will judge the moot court competition…
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We just had an E-2 visa approval with an investment amount of under $60,000 for a new fashion designer. Our client recently graduated from college and will promote her own…
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The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. This visa category requires that the foreign worker have at least a Bachelor’s…
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There are three main steps to obtain an employment-based green card: 1. PERM Labor Certification (Assessment of whether or not there are qualified U.S. workers) 2. I-140 petition (Employer petition…
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Ian E. Scott from Scott Legal, P.C. recently sat on a legal panel at Columbia University on How to Build a Successful Start-up. There were four panels of accomplished speakers…
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Overview of Immigration Reform Changes Immigration reform is something that has been proposed over and over again. In January, a new bill, (The Start-up Act) was introduced to try to…
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At Scott Legal, P.C., we process E-2 visas for clients all over the world. We recently obtained an approval for a services business for a national from Finland for a…
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Scott Legal, P.C. has just been awarded the the Clients' Choice Award from AVVO. AVVO is a leading lawyer rating service and the Clients' Choice Award is awarded to a…
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As a business owner, all year you have likely been running around acting as manager, capital raiser, developer, business generator, marketer, human resource manager and administrative assistant. Given the numerous…
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At 8PM on November 20th, President Obama summarized the key points of his executive action related to immigration. He did not provide extensive detail during his speech and it is…
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People visit the United States for many different reasons, such as tourism, starting a business venture or visiting family members and friends. While you are in the U.S. your circumstances…
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An L-1 visa is a good option for a foreign company that that seeks to send an employee to work at an existing U.S. company. An L visa is also…
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What is a Visa? A visa is a travel document that is issued by a consulate to someone who wishes to visit the United States. A visa is placed in…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just received approval for an E-2 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Paris. The company set up operations in the U.S. and acted as the primary investor.…
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We are pleased to announce that Ian E. Scott is now featured in EB-5 Investors Magazine. The EB-5 Investor Green Card Program is a Program that grants a Green Card…
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The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows people from certain countries to enter the United States without a visa in their passport. The visit must be for 90 days or less…
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