We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant, a national of the United Kingdom, was granted the visa for 5 years.
The goal in preventing deportation/removal is not to avoid departure from the United States, but to facilitate the green card under the difficult circumstances presented by a deportation court case.
Professional musicians need an O or P visa to play at concerts in the United States. Amateur musicians can enter the US on B2 visa to perform uncompensated.
Keep in mind that not all noncitizens facing deportation/removal cases will qualify for a green card or even if eligible for a green card qualify for a green card through the adjustment of status process.
A noncitizen having to traverse through immigration course proceedings will find that because of the many rules dictating court procedures and also eligibility for different forms of relief, the court process will become extremely confusing to an inexperienced individual.
E-2 investors should start thinking about the E-2 renewal process several months before their visa expires and should consider whether they want to renew at a U.S. Consulate or with USCIS.
A U-Visa is a non-immigrant status that grants to noncitizens with no other status to live in the United States the benefit of not being removed form the United States and work authorization for a period of four years.
J-1 foreign residents can apply to waive the 2-year home residency requirement through securing a 3+ year employment at a government sponsored healthcare facility in underserved areas.
E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Embassy in London. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business is a recruitment consultancy based in New York.
One of the benefits of obtaining a U-Visa other than being protected from removal and receiving work authorization for a period of four years, is the fact that a U-Visa beneficiary after maintaining such status for a period of three…
Applicants with pending green card applications can apply for emergency travel documents or ask for an expedited decision on their I-131 application if they need to travel before their I-131 has been approved.
If you are from a TPS designated country, you will first have to confirm whether initial registration is still open for your country or if you have TPS whether you are eligible to apply for re-registration during the re-registration period.
On January 21, USCIS published updates to its policy guidelines that clarify how O1A cases would be adjudicated, with a focus on applicants in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) fields.
Portability allows certain employment-based adjustment of status applicants to change jobs. The new job must be in the same or a similar occupational classification.
Employers who sponsor foreign nationals for a green card through the PERM process are required to pay the prevailing wage (or higher) as determined by a Prevailing Wage Determination.
USCIS has announced that they will temporarily waive the 60 days requirement for civil surgeons signing the Form I-693 medical examination and vaccination record.
On January 21, 2022, USCIS published significant updates to its guidelines that outline how national interest waiver (NIW) cases are adjudicated. Detailed sections were added that provide valuable insights for applicants that fall under two categories.
Immigration laws define a conviction as a formal judgement of guilt entered by a court based on either a finding of guilt by a judge, jury or a plea of guilty
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