We are pleased to share the approval of our client’s E-2 Visa at the U.S. Consulate in Perth, Australia. The client will establish a U.S. based company focused on providing…
The EB-5 program allows individuals to get a green card if they invest $800,000 or $1,050,000 in a business that creates 10 full-time jobs. The investment amount that is required…
When evaluating U.S. residency options, the EB-2 NIW vs EB-5 pathways stand out as the two most popular self-petition pathways used by investors and entrepreneurs to pursue permanent residency in…
We are pleased to share the approval of an E‑2 investor visa for a Canadian entrepreneur who has established a dynamic business in Arizona that integrates residential flooring construction services…
On Thursday, March 5, 2026, President Trump announced that he is firing Kristi Noem from her position as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, effective March 31. In…
On December 29, 2025, DHS published a final rule amending the registration and selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions to implement a new “weighted” lottery system that will favor registrants…
A Canadian management consultant secured a TN visa approval at the Calgary Airport with the assistance of our firm. The applicant had been denied twice before coming to us for…
For seven years, I adjudicated L-1 petitions as an Immigration Services Officer with USCIS. After viewing thousands of petitions, I can confidently say the most common reason USCIS denies a…
Scott Legal, P.C. is pleased to announce the approval of an I-485 adjustment of status application based on an EB-1C immigrant petition for a senior manager of a multinational software…
Finding out your visa has been revoked can be very alarming and raise many important questions. The next steps will depend on whether you are currently in the U.S. or…
In the dynamic landscape of American entrepreneurship, the E-2 Treaty Investor Visa stands as a premier pathway for individuals from treaty countries to establish and direct a business within the…
We are pleased to share that our client recently obtained approval for a marriage based green card after applying to adjust status from within the United States. The client previously…
We are pleased to share that an E-2 investor application for a specialty grocery store and restaurant has been approved by USCIS. The investor was granted two years of E-2…
We just obtained an approval for an O-1 visa for an entrepreneur. The entrepreneur was engaged in a tech start up and was approved under the O-1A category without an…
We are pleased to share that an Argentine entrepreneur has obtained approval for an E-2 investor visa to operate an e-commerce venture in New York City. The business involved a…
A potential false claim to U.S. Citizenship should never be taken lightly. If a U.S. immigration authority discovers that you have made such a claim, the result is often a…
We are pleased to share that a marriage based Adjustment of Status application for clients residing in Massachusetts has been successfully approved. The couple submitted a well organized and complete…
On December 29, 2025, DHS published a final rule amending the registration and selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions to implement a new “weighted” lottery system that will favor registrants…
One of the most frequently asked questions among those preparing for the E-2 treaty investor visa is whether the investment funds must originate from the applicant's home country. In many…
We are pleased to share that an E-2 employee visa was recently approved at the U.S. consulate in Kingston, Jamaica. The employee, a national of Jamaica, will take on a…
When reviewing the technical details of the E-2 visa regulations, one specific phrase carries more weight than most: the mandate to "Develop and Direct." By definition, a treaty investor must…
The E-2 visa was recently approved at the U.S. consulate in Toronto for an applicant who established a creative design studio in California. The business offers design and branding services…
When a multinational corporation or an international entrepreneur looks to move staff to a United States office, the intra-company transferee visa, formally known as the L-1 visa, is typically the…
As we navigate the current immigration landscape in 2026, it is vital to remember that the EAD Automatic Extension policy that previously allowed many noncitizens to work for up to…
An E-2 investor visa was recently approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto for an entrepreneur developing a New York based entertainment business. The applicant received a four year visa…