Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for an E-1 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The visa applicant was a small Canadian company that conducted service trade with the U.S. over a number of years. An E-1 visa…
The amount of time an E-2 visa can be granted for and the cost of issuing said visa varies by country and depends on the agreement (the legal term is reciprocity) between the applicant’s country and the United States. Some…
We just had an E-2 approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant was granted 2 years in E-2 status and the business includes a specialty grocery store and a restaurant. The applicant is the CEO of the company…
Starting on December 26, 2019, USCIS is now accepting adjustment of status applications from certain Liberian nationals under Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act. Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Liberian Refugee…
As a green card holder, you have to keep in mind that you may lose your green card if you remain outside the U.S. for an extended period of time (1 year or more) or even if you remain outside…
If you are currently in the U.S. and you are participating in a regular OPT, you may apply for a STEM OPT if you meet certain requirements. Do I have to have a degree from a U.S. University to qualify…
The State Department’s January 2020 Visa Bulletin included projections of immigrant visa availability though April and May 2020, and EB-3 visas are expected to retrogress worldwide by March 2020. The date it will be retrogressed to will not be known…
There are several ways to obtain U.S. citizenship. For example, you automatically obtain U.S. citizenship if you are born in the U.S. If case you are born outside the U.S. and one (or both) of your parents are U.S. when…
H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a U.S. company to hire workers in specialty occupations. The H-1B visa may be granted for up to 6 years. We sometimes get the following question from potential clients: Company X sponsored…
In May 2019, the U.S. Department of State updated the DS160 and DS260 forms to include a question asking for the applicant’s last 5 years of social media information. The DS160 form is an electronic form used for U.S. nonimmigrant visa…
One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show that he or she has been, and continues to be, a person of good moral character.…
We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. The green card was approved in New York through U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. You can find out more about the three steps for…
If you are a U.S. citizen and you want to sponsor your parents for a Green Card, you will need to submit evidence demonstrating the parental relationship. I was born in wedlock and I want to sponsor my parents for…
One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show that he or she has been, and continues to be, a person of good moral character.…
We just had an E-3 visa approval for an Australian national at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney. The applicant will be working for a major e-commerce company based in New York. He had been working at the company during his…
We just had an O-1 petition approval for a social media influencer who had been working at his petitioning agency for the past three years and was looking to extend his employment with the agency. The petitioner is an award…
We just had an E-2 visa approval for a national of the U.K. at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business is a research-based consultancy specializing in understanding urban issues.…
Scott Legal, P.C. just had a TN visa approval for a Canadian national under the category of Lawyer. The visa was approved for 3 years. A TN visa is a visa available to Canadian and Mexican nationals for certain professions. …
One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show that he or she has been, and continues to be, a person of good…
We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Belgium. The business is a pilates studio located in Florida. The client qualified under the supervisory/managerial category. Click on the buttons below in order to claim your free…
We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad de Juarez. The applicant has been running a successful business in the U.S. for several years and was granted a renewal of the E-2 investor visa.…
DHS has extended the public comment period for the proposed fee changes to December 30. This extension gives stakeholders more time to weigh in on the recent proposal that would significantly increase most USCIS filing fees. For the detailed breakdown…
USCIS has announced today that it has successfully completed the testing phase of the online registration system for the H-1B lottery. To learn more about the H-1B visa and your eligibility, please click here. The online registration process will be implemented…
The Department of Homeland Security and Department of State have announced the planned publication dates for proposed changes to several different visa categories. Here is what we can look forward to in the coming year. H-1B Visas Planned publication date:…
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 is a law firm. The business will be based in California. Click on the…
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