On July 5, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Yemen nationals will be extended to March 3, 2020. Yemen nationals will be required…
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We just had an approval for a TN Economist at the USCBP Port of Entry in Norton, Vermont. The applicant, a Canadian national, had been offered a job as an…
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On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 12780, which, among other things, called for the implementation of standardized vetting procedures for immigration benefits, including in-person interviews. Based on…
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The Department of Justice is currently drafting a sweeping regulation that could overhaul the asylum policy in the United States. To learn more about the current asylum program, please click…
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On January 17, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security published the Final Rule on the International Entrepreneur Parole Program, which established USCIS’s authority to grant parole status under the International…
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Dual citizenship, and its relationship to immigration law, is a complex legal concept that can be easily misunderstood. Distilled to its essence, the concept of dual citizenship means that individuals…
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In the Annual Report to Congress, USCIS Ombudsman Julie Kirchner has addressed several anti-fraud initiatives that have caused delays and longer processing times for many applications. The Ombudsman’s office is…
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The Immigration and Nationality Act defines a child who as a person under the age of 21 and is unmarried. Parents who apply for non-immigrant and immigrant visas in the…
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With illegal immigration, family separation, and refugees prevalent in the news lately, asylum has also become a hot topic of contention. In order to successfully apply for asylum, an applicant…
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We just had an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney. The applicant is a fashion designer who created a clothing brand for women which will be sold…
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On Tuesday, Judge Dana Sabraw of the San Diego District Court has ordered the U.S. border authorities to reunite separated families within 30 days. Even though the Trump administration has…
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This week the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in favor of upholding the Trump Administration’s travel ban. To learn more about the ban, please click here. This decision will…
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The EB-5 program, also known as the Million Dollar Green Card, allows investors to obtain a green card if they invest either $800,000 or $1,050,000 in business or projects that…
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Scott Legal just had an E-2 visa approved for a spouse at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. Even if not a Canadian resident, a spouse of an E-2 visa holder…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had the first step of the green card process (PERM Application) certified by U.S. Department of Labor for one of our E-2 clients. The PERM was…
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For many foreign nationals, the E-2 visa is an excellent visa option that permits the applicant to live and work in the United States. The E-2 visa requires an investor…
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The House of Representatives will vote on two broad immigration proposals on Thursday, neither of which are likely to pass. Below is a summary of the second of two proposals.…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was an investor who started an online marketing company. The business hired a few employees…
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The House of Representatives will vote on two broad immigration proposals on Thursday, neither of which are likely to pass. Below is a summary of the first of two proposals.…
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The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes up to 50,000 green cards available annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to individuals who are from countries with low rates of…
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你可能一直像我一样想拥有自己的公司。不过因为我没有持有绿卡，我一直以为我不能在美国开公司。 我也没有考虑过开一个大的100万美金投资移民EB-5公司。我考上律师执照时，我想开我自己的律师事务所，我很快的意识到E-2条约国投资签证是一个完美的选择。 E-2签证最大的优点是可以永久续签，你可以带着配偶和孩子， 和比较小的投资额度。 有时候投资$25,000（加上一些多余的营运资金）就可以在美国成为小型企业家（请注意，不是每个类型的公司都可以有低额度的投资）。 以下是E-2签证的总结和一些常见的问题。
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On June 20, 2018, Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to detain immigrant families together, amid a torrid of backlash over his administration’s policy that separated adults arriving at…
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The Trump Administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from “sanctuary cities” that refuse to cooperate with Trump’s immigration…
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The Applicant started a consulting company that specializes in business management and C-level consultation services. The…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an I-140 approval under the EB-2 category for an analyst. The I-140 was approved in under 2 weeks without a request for additional evidence. The…
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