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What is Due Diligence? Why is Due Diligence Necessary? I am Buying a Business, How do I Perform Due Diligence? Business & Corporate ContractsBusiness Entity Set-UpQuestions & Answers

What is Due Diligence? Why is Due Diligence Necessary? I am Buying a Business, How do I Perform Due Diligence?

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 assets of the business.  In both cases, the buyer will…
March 21, 2017
How long do I have to wait for an asylum interview? Can I get work authorization while I am waiting for my asylum interview? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration

How long do I have to wait for an asylum interview? Can I get work authorization while I am waiting for my asylum interview?

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 other humanitarian relief, please click here. Asylum can be applied…
March 12, 2017
Immigration and Business Law
What are my rights if Immigration Enforcement (ICE) comes to my home? What if ICE Comes to My Home to Deport Me? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigrationQuestions & Answers

What are my rights if Immigration Enforcement (ICE) comes to my home? What if ICE Comes to My Home to Deport Me?

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 acts to anyone who is in the United States unlawfully…
March 8, 2017
President Trump New Executive Order & Travel Ban – What are the New Travel Ban Rules? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationFamily ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

President Trump New Executive Order & Travel Ban – What are the New Travel Ban Rules?

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, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.  Notably, nationals from Iraq are no…
March 7, 2017
Contracts, New Business
What is an E-1 Treaty Trader Visa? What are the Requirements for an E-1 Visa? What are the Differences between an E-2 and E-1 Visa? E-1 VisaE-2 VisaImmigrationInvestor Visas

What is an E-1 Treaty Trader Visa? What are the Requirements for an E-1 Visa? What are the Differences between an E-2 and E-1 Visa?

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. and their home country.  In order to be eligible, the…
March 2, 2017
What is a good Visa for Artists? What is an “artist visa”? What is an agent for an O-1B visa? Extraordinary AbilityImmigration

What is a good Visa for Artists? What is an “artist visa”? What is an agent for an O-1B visa?

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 actually be applied to a broad range of professions in…
February 23, 2017
I’m an immigrant and I’ve been arrested, will I be deported under President Trump’s Executive Actions? What can I do to protect myself from deportation after an arrest? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration

I’m an immigrant and I’ve been arrested, will I be deported under President Trump’s Executive Actions? What can I do to protect myself from deportation after an arrest?

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 United States,  broadens immigration enforcement priorities, making those that entered…
February 23, 2017
Immigration
What is the Cuban Adjustment Act? Have there been changes to the Cuban Adjustment Act since the repeal of the “wet foot/dry foot” policy? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration

What is the Cuban Adjustment Act? Have there been changes to the Cuban Adjustment Act since the repeal of the “wet foot/dry foot” policy?

When an individual applies for a green card within the United States, an application is submitted for an adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. To qualify for adjustment of status (green card), one generally needs to have lawfully entered…
February 14, 2017
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What to do after you visa application has been denied? My visa application has been denied, what can I do when I reapply? Immigration

What to do after you visa application has been denied? My visa application has been denied, what can I do when I reapply?

Scott Legal, P.C. has worked on hundreds of immigration cases and have seen a wide spectrum of cases ranging from humanitarian cases to immigrant investor cases. As we process more and more cases, we’ve found that some are unsatisfied with…
February 14, 2017
What Does Marginality Mean for an E-2 Visa? How Do I Prove That My E-2 Business is Not Marginal? Do I have to Hire U.S. Workers if I Get an E-2 Visa? E-2 VisaImmigrationInvestor Visas

What Does Marginality Mean for an E-2 Visa? How Do I Prove That My E-2 Business is Not Marginal? Do I have to Hire U.S. Workers if I Get an E-2 Visa?

The E-2 Investor visa is a nonimmigrant visa available to foreign investors and entrepreneurs who want to start and run a business in the US. One of the requirements for the E-2 visa is called the “Marginality” requirement. In order…
February 10, 2017
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