An O-1 visas are for people with extraordinary ability in a number of fields (e.g. television, science, business, etc.) To learn more about O-1 visas, please click here. The bar for an O-1 visa is a high one and the…
Jenny ZhanDecember 2, 2019
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can sponsor certain family members for a green card. There are two categories of family members you can sponsor: your immediate relatives (Eg. Spouse of a U.S. Citizen) and certain other members of…
Jenny ZhanNovember 25, 2019
If you married a U.S. citizen and plan to apply for your green card, one option is to adjust your status in the United States. Generally, to be able to adjust your status in the United States, you must currently…
Jenny ZhanNovember 25, 2019
On November 18, Congress passed a temporary continuing resolution to fund the government through to December 20. This means that the EB-5 regional center program through to December 20. However, unlike all previous extensions, the new EB-5 rules also come…
Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019
Fees for Form I-907 Premium Processing will increase from the current $1410 to $1440 on December 2. Premium Processing Service means that USCIS will issue a decision (approval, denial, Request for Evidence, or Notice of Intent to deny) within 15…
Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security will continue to extend Temporary Protected Stats (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan to comply with court challenges against DHS’s decision to terminate TPS for these countries. TPS is granted…
Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019
As of November 11, 2019, Polish nationals are now eligible to apply for visa-free business or tourist visitor travel to the United States. Poland is now added to a list of 38 countries already in the B-1 Visa Waiver Program…
Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a fee schedule that would increase the filing fees for most applications. The proposal also seeks to increase the premium processing timeline to 15 business days instead of the current 15 calendar days.…
Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019
H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. The beneficiary (the foreign worker) must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher. You can be granted H-1B status in the U.S. for a maximum…
Jenny ZhanNovember 19, 2019
If you are studying in the U.S. as a full-time student at an accredited college or university on an F-1 visa, you may be interested in getting a job on or off campus and you may also want work in…
Jenny ZhanNovember 19, 2019
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and have been recognized nationally…
Jenny ZhanNovember 19, 2019
We are looking for a senior immigration attorney with 4 or more years of business immigration experience. Scott Legal, P.C. focuses on business immigration cases for employers, investors and entrepreneurs, (E-2, EB-5, H-1B, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, O visas, NIW, PERM…
Jenny ZhanNovember 19, 2019
We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. You can find out more about the three steps for the employment based green card by clicking here. Click on the buttons below in order…
Jenny ZhanNovember 12, 2019
Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for a E-2 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Jamaica. The visa was approved for 5 years. The business was a production company that also provided other film/TV services for clients. The business…
Jenny ZhanNovember 12, 2019
USCIS has announced today that a $10 non-refundable fee for each H-1B registration submitted by petitioning employers will be implemented once the electronic registration system is in place. The registration system, which is slated to go into effect for fiscal…
Jenny ZhanNovember 7, 2019
Kelly LeGrand Weiner, the Managing Attorney of Scott Legal, PC will present at the AILA NY Chapter's CLE on Compliance Issues for H-1Bs, H-1B1 and E-3s on November 13. Ms. Weiner will sit on the panel with 4 other distinguished…
Jenny ZhanNovember 6, 2019
We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 2 years and the business is a hair salon located in Florida. The E-2 employee qualified under the essential/specialized…
Jenny ZhanOctober 24, 2019
We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 2 years and the business is a hair salon that is part of a franchise. The business is located…
Jenny ZhanOctober 24, 2019
We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London for a national of the U.K and his family. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years. The business is a professional cleaning service providing…
Jenny ZhanOctober 22, 2019
The Visa Waiver Program or ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) is a program that allows citizens from certain countries (38 countries) to apply for admission to the U.S. using a simplified process. The applicant can use a web interface…
Jenny ZhanOctober 21, 2019
The E-2 Investor visa is available for nationals of certain treaty countries who want to live in the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of a business. E-2 investors can either buy an existing business or start their own…
Jenny ZhanOctober 21, 2019
Yousra Chatti holds a master’s degree in Common Law from the Faculty of Juridical, Political, and Social Sciences in Tunis, Tunisia where she graduated with honors among the top 3 in her class. She is currently a third year Ph.D.…
Jenny ZhanOctober 21, 2019
Ms. Lacroix received both her undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from Pace University and is licensed to practice law in the State of New York. After law school, Miriam was chosen to serve as a Justice Fellow in the inaugural…
Jenny ZhanOctober 18, 2019
The State Department's new public charge rules that was originally set up take effect on October 15 has now been postponed. These new rules mirrored the Department of Statement’s public charge rules, which were also supposed to go into effect…
Jenny ZhanOctober 18, 2019
