Strategies to succeed in the “well positioned” prong of NIW petition: present evidence that your work has been implemented, utilized, or recognized by others in your field.
Scott Legal is happy to announce, we just had an E-2 investor visa approved at the US Consulate in Mexico City. The applicant is a national of Mexico and Spain and was able to get the visa approved for 5…
While not common, Consular officers do have a discretion to send an O-1 petition to USCIS for re-consideration if they think you don’t meet the O-1 criteria.
Eb-1c green card is a great option for executives or managers who worked for a foreign entity and now want to work for a US entity, and there is a qualifying relationship between the two entities.
The US company must be willing to pay a prevailing wage to the foreign worker and must obtain a prevailing wage determination as part of the PERM process.
If your current job and the PERM job are substantially comparable, then the employer cannot require more experience than you had at the time of initial hiring.
The Department of Homeland Security has published a proposed regulation to establish the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals through administrative process and comment rulemaking.
The White House announced back in September that the travel bans in place due to the COVID pandemic will be lifted sometime in November. Reports coming out of the White House have claimed that the day for the travel ban…
U.S. Immigration law requires a noncitizen applying for asylum relief to file their application for asylum, form I-589 before EOIR or USCIS within 1 year of entering the U.S.
A national of the United Kingdom, was approved for an E-2 visa at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The visa was approved for five years. The company designs, manufactures, and sells furniture to hotels, businesses, and…
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will implement a two-phase plan to allow foreign nationals to enter the US through Canada and Mexico if they have been fully vaccinated.
We just had an E-2 visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant is a national of Canada and the U.S. entity is located in California. The visa was approved for 5 years.
Starting from noon EST on October 6, 2021, the State Department will begin accepting online registration for Fiscal Year 2023 Diversity Visa lottery here. Foreign nationals who qualify for the lottery have until noon EST on November 9 to file online.…
You should remember what date you requested in your extension of status application as you will have to leave or file another petition before this date.
Is qualifying for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245(i) of the immigration laws still possible if the I-130 reflects a priority date after April 30, 2001?
Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Toronto. The company operates a junk hauling franchise. The applicant is a Canadian national and was granted the visa for 5 years.…
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