The US company must be willing to pay a prevailing wage to the foreign worker and must obtain a prevailing wage determination as part of the PERM process.
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If your current job and the PERM job are substantially comparable, then the employer cannot require more experience than you had at the time of initial hiring.
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The Department of Homeland Security has published a proposed regulation to establish the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals through administrative process and comment rulemaking.
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Scott Legal just had another Canadian TN approval. The applicant was granted the visa for 6 months for a temporary position as a pharmacist.
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The White House announced back in September that the travel bans in place due to the COVID pandemic will be lifted sometime in November. Reports coming out of the White…
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U.S. Immigration law requires a noncitizen applying for asylum relief to file their application for asylum, form I-589 before EOIR or USCIS within 1 year of entering the U.S.
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A national of the United Kingdom, was approved for an E-2 visa at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The visa was approved for five years. The…
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At the O-1 visa interview, the officer may ask you questions about how you qualify for the visa and about the job in the US.
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The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will implement a two-phase plan to allow foreign nationals to enter the US through Canada and Mexico if they have been…
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You may apply for an E visa in a country that is not a treaty country, but may not be advisable in some cases.
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We just had an E-2 visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant is a national of Canada and the U.S. entity is located in California. The visa…
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Scott Legal just had another Canadian TN approval. The applicant was granted the visa for 3 years under the category of Engineer.
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If you have an approved I-140 petition, you could extend your H-1B status even beyond the 6-year statutory period.
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At the H-1B visa interview, the officer may ask you questions about the U.S. role, company, and your background.
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Starting from noon EST on October 6, 2021, the State Department will begin accepting online registration for Fiscal Year 2023 Diversity Visa lottery here. Foreign nationals who qualify for the lottery…
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You should remember what date you requested in your extension of status application as you will have to leave or file another petition before this date.
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Is qualifying for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245(i) of the immigration laws still possible if the I-130 reflects a priority date after April 30, 2001?
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Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Toronto. The company operates a junk hauling franchise. The applicant is a…
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At the L-1 visa interview, the officer may ask you questions about the U.S. role, company, and your background.
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We just had two National Interest Exception applications approved by the CBP office at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. The approvals were for two J-1…
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We just had an E-2 employee visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant is a national of Spain and was renewing her E-2 employee visa. The E-2…
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We just had an E-2 visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant is a national of Canada and the U.S. entity is located in California. The visa…
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The Department of Homeland Security issued final rules that created significant changes in the processing of Asylum based employment authorization applications.
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National Interest Exception application approved by the CBP office at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. The approval was for an H-1B visa holder who works…
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Asylum is a form of humanitarian-based relief designed to offer protection to certain victims of persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social…
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