This post will provide an overview of the top 5 common pathways that employers, employees, and entrepreneurs can use to obtain temporary work authorization in Canada: LMIA based, Intracompany transferee,…
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We just had a green card approval with USCIS for a spouse of a U.S. citizen.
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If a visa holder has changed employers in the same visa category, they may be able to use their existing visa to enter the U.S., even if it is annotated…
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We just had an I-140 approval with USCIS for an EB3 professional. The PERM was recently certified and now that the I-140 is approved, the applicant can proceed with applying…
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Although lying on a naturalization application is certainly one way to lose U.S. Citizenship, it is not the only way. Revocation of naturalization is sometimes referred to as “denaturalization.”
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The government through the Department of Homeland Security also known as DHS may have two options to attempt to take away legal permanent resident status also known as a green…
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Scott Legal just had another TN visa approval for a Canadian. The applicant was granted the visa for 3 years under the difficult category of Computer Systems Analyst.
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USCIS’s immigrant fee is a one-time processing fee required for new permanent residents who are landing in the United States with an immigrant visa.
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The Department of Homeland Security, DHS has announced a parole process for nationals and their immediate family of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaraguan that was previously only available to Venezuelans to request…
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The Department of Homeland Security has extended and redesignated Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, from March 18, 2023 to September 17, 2024. TPS is granted to certain…
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It may be possible to request transfer of an I-485 based on one pending or approved I-140 to be based on another pending or approved I-140.
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We just had an O-1b Petition approved by the Vermont Service Center. The petitioning company is based in New York City and the Beneficiary works for the company as a…
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The Department of Homeland Security, DHS has announced a parole process for nationals and their immediate family of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaraguan that was previously only available to Venezuelans to request…
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If your E-2 was approved at a U.S. Consulate and you want to extend with USCIS, you should be prepared to provide evidence of your initial investment, including the source…
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The 60-day grace period is given only once per authorized validity period. If you apply for an H1B transfer during your grace period and this petition is denied, you may…
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Yes, an H1B petition is automatically revoked in certain situations, and in other cases, USCIS may issue a notice of intent to revoke (USCIS) for grounds including a petitioner’s noncompliance…
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It is possible to file a second change of status petition while an earlier change of status petition is pending, but in some cases denial of the first petition will…
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Unless you are planning to do a concurrent filing with Form I-140 and I-485, it is generally better to check the consular processing option on your I-140 petition.
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On July 12, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security added eight new degree fields to the F-1 STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program in hopes of appealing to foreign STEM…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an F-1 change of status petition approved by USCIS.
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A degree in and of itself is not sufficient to meet the Well Positioned requirement for the NIW, but junior researchers can rely on alternative forms of evidence such as…
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We just had an E-2 Petition approved at the US Consulate in Toronto. The E2 company designs and produces hand-crafted wood furniture and offers a full range of home remodeling…
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We just had an E-2 approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), which approved the application in only seven days through the premium processing service.
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We just had an E-2 approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), which approved the application after only eight days through the premium processing service.
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To add on work arrangements with a new employer, O1A visa holders must either have the new employer file a new O1A petition or have their agent file an amended…
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