The short answer is no. What recently transpired regarding prosecutorial discretion is that a federal district court in Texas issued an order effective as of June 25, 2022.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 2, 2022
An explanation about how long a noncontrolled Canadian can stay in the U.S., and how they can show their date of entry.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 1, 2022
For a successful NIW petition for an avionics engineer and entrepreneur, be sure to show broad impacts that extend beyond your clients and show significant job creation potential.
Khadija DerrickAugust 31, 2022
Scott Legal just received an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The E-2 Company is based in Florida and runs an athletics franchise.
Khadija DerrickAugust 30, 2022
After USCIS receives your N-400 petition, it will review your documents, schedule an interview, schedule your oath ceremony and at the end of the process you will receive a naturalization certificate.
Khadija DerrickAugust 30, 2022
Scott Legal just had another Canadian TN approval. The applicant was granted the visa for 3 years under the difficult category of Computer Systems Analyst.
Khadija DerrickAugust 29, 2022
The last two years have seen significant developments resulting in changes in the interpretation of law by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” that has affected a beneficiary of Temporary Protected Status, “TPS” and the potential path towards…
Khadija DerrickAugust 29, 2022
An overview of the employer’s requirements and obligations when terminating an E-3 employee.
Khadija DerrickAugust 26, 2022
The 1-year foreign employment period will be adjusted if you are currently working for the US sponsoring employer in the US on some other employment visa.
Khadija DerrickAugust 25, 2022
A foreign company can provide services to a related US company (or vice versa) and still meet the doing business requirement. The L1 entity does not need to take revenue from clients.
Khadija DerrickAugust 24, 2022
USCIS announced today that they have received enough petitions to meet the 85,000 H-1B cap quota for FY 2023.
Khadija DerrickAugust 23, 2022
We just had an L-1visa approved for an executive approved at the Port of Entry in Oroville, Washington. This was an L-1 border filing.
Khadija DerrickAugust 23, 2022
An applicant for an extension of status only requires that the passport be valid at the time the application is filed – so long as the applicant maintains a valid passport during their stay, the passport does not need to…
Khadija DerrickAugust 23, 2022
Lesly Linares has worked as a Paralegal at a nonprofit immigration law firm representing unaccompanied minors for four years.
Khadija DerrickAugust 22, 2022
A TN visa holder can receive authorization from the government to work for more than one TN employer, which is called “concurrent” employment.
Khadija DerrickAugust 22, 2022
TN visa holders can change employers and have several options to do so, which mirror those options available for the initial TN visa application.
Khadija DerrickAugust 19, 2022
Approval of Green Card based on the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA)
Khadija DerrickAugust 18, 2022
Scott Legal had another E-2 visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto.
Khadija DerrickAugust 18, 2022
We just had an E-2 investor visa approved by the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The E-2 Company is based in Arizona and specializes in property rental and property management.
Khadija DerrickAugust 18, 2022
Although a TN applicant cannot own or control the U.S. employer, a TN applicant who is self-employed by their business in Canada or Mexico can apply for a TN visa based on an independent U.S. employer requesting the services of…
Khadija DerrickAugust 18, 2022
We just had an L-1A employee visa approval for a new office at the U.S. Embassy in London. The petition was first approved by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and the applicant then went to the Embassy for the visa…
Khadija DerrickAugust 17, 2022
Most nonimmigrant visas permit the visa holder to study, but those whose visas are primarily focused on work should ensure that they do not neglect that focus.
Khadija DerrickAugust 17, 2022
We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business does landscape design.
Khadija DerrickAugust 16, 2022
We just had an E-2 investor approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant was renewing the E-2 status and received a 2 year extension.
Khadija DerrickAugust 16, 2022
