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Approvals

E-2 Visa approval for a Romance Book Publishing Company at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto

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 book publishing company specializing in romance novels and cozy mysteries. The applicant has experience…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 14, 2019

Approvals

L-1A Visa approval at USCIS for an Executive of a Consumer Goods Company

We just had an L-1A approval at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant is a merchandising executive and received his L-1A visa stamp at the U.S. Consulate in Ottawa. The applicant was granted the visa for 3 years. Click on…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 13, 2019

Approvals

EB-5 Approval for Indian National

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an EB-5 approval for a national from India. The client invested in a regional center where he invested $500,000. The EB-5 program is one where you invest $500,000 or $1,000,000 in a program or project…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 13, 2019

EB-5 Visa Immigration Investor Visas

Unsecured Loan EB-5 Class Action Lawsuit: Potential Members Can Now Have Their Denials Reconsidered By USCIS

Zhang v. USCIS is a November 2018 Class Action Lawsuit that challenged USCIS’ denials of EB-5 investment petitions that had investment funds sourced solely from unsecured loans. The EB-5 program, also known as the Million Dollar Green Card, allows investors…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 13, 2019

Approvals

E-3 Visa approval at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for an Accountant

We just had an E-3 extension of status approved by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant is an accountant working for a hotel. The business is based in Florida. Click on the buttons below in order to claim your free Visa…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 13, 2019

Approvals

Naturalization Approval of French National

Scott Legal, P.C. had an approval for a naturalization application. The green card holder had been in the U.S. for several years and recently decided to apply for Citizenship. The green card holder is a French will attend the swearing in ceremony…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 12, 2019

News

Kelly R. LeGrand Weiner Speaks at E-2 Visa Question and Answer for Immigration Lawyers

Kelly R. LeGrand Weiner spoke on E-2 visa issues at a Corporate Practice Committee event for AILA’s New York chapter as part of a larger conversation with business immigration practitioners on a variety of current business immigration topics. This committee…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 11, 2019

Approvals

TN Visa Approval for Canadian National

Scott Legal, P.C. just had a TN visa approval at Pearson International Airport for a Canadian national. The visa was approved for 3 years and the category was engineering. TN visas are available to Canadian and Mexican nationals that have…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 8, 2019

Extraordinary Ability Immigration

USCIS Now Directly Accepts Negative Consultation Letters for P Visas

In September 2018, USCIS created a venue to accepts copies of negative consultation letters directly from labor unions for O nonimmigrant visas. For more information about O-1 petitions, please click here. Effective immediately, USCIS will also directly accept negative letters for…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 8, 2019

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H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season Starts April 1, 2019: Things You Should Do and Know

H-1B cap season for fiscal year 2020 will begin on April 1, 2019. Employers should start preparing for cap petitions now as applications not received within the first five business days of April could miss out access due to the…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 7, 2019

Approvals

B-1 Visa Extension Approval

We just had an B-1 extension approval at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant was granted an extension of B-1 business visitor status in order to further investigate E-2 investment in the United States and will return to the…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 6, 2019

Immigration News

Canadian Marijuana Investors are Being Barred from Entering the U.S.

Four months after Canada became the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana use and certain commercial activities, Canadian travelers who are found to have invested in legal U.S. and Canada marijuana companies are being banned from entering…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 5, 2019

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Immigration News

USCIS to Close Moscow Field Office

Due to low workload, USCIS will permanently close the Moscow field office on March 29, 2019. The last day the field office will accept applications is on February 28, 2019. The USCIS field office in Athens, Greece, will assume jurisdiction…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 5, 2019

Approvals

E-2 Specialist Employee Visa Approval for Architecture Recruitment Business in Toronto

We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The visa was approved for 5 years for an architect. The visa was approved under the E-2 specialist category and the E-2 Specialist employee will offer…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 1, 2019

Approvals

E-2 Visa Approval in Toronto for Architecture Recruiting Business

Scott Legal P.C. just had an E-2 visa approval for an investor in Toronto for a headhunting recruiter business for a National from Canada. The business was set up in California and focuses on finding jobs for people in the…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 1, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration News

State Department Eliminates Two Interview Locations in China for H and L Visas

Starting on March 1, 2019, H visa and L visa interviews in Mainland China will only be conducted at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou, and the U.S. consulate in Shanghai. Interviews for these visas will…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 1, 2019

Approvals

E-2 Visa Approval For Company with a Business Plan Written by Scott Legal

Scott Legal P.C. was hired to write a business plan for an E-2 visa and the E-2 visa was just approved. The application was processed through USCIS and in time the applicant will go back to their Consulate to get…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 31, 2019

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Family Immigration Immigration

What is the Process for a Green Card if I Marry a U.S. Citizen? How do I get a Green Card through Marriage? What are the ways to get a Green Card?

There are three common ways to get a green card through marriage to a U.S. Citizen. This post summarizes the three different options. Obtaining a Green Card through a Fiancé Visa (K Visa) When the U.S. citizen is living in…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 31, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

H-1B Cap Registration Lottery to be Postponed Until Next Year

The Department of Homeland Security has announced in an advanced copy of the new H-1B regulation that the cap registration system will be postponed until the next filing period in 2020. When implemented, employers have to register for the lottery…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 30, 2019

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H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

H-1B Cap Registration Rule Clears Federal Review

On January 14, 2019, USCIS sent the final version of the new H-1B cap registration rule to the Office of Management and Budget. Today, the rule has been cleared OMB review, the final step before the rule’s publication and implementation.…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019

Approvals

E-2 Approval for Chiropractor Practice for Canadian National

Scott Legal, P.C. just had another approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto for an E-2 visa. The visa was granted for 5 years to a Canadian national who started an chiropractor practice. The investment amount was just over…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration

You Can Now Check Your Asylum Application Status Online

USCIS has announced today that applicants who have a pending asylum application with USCIS can now check their case status online here. Only asylum applicants with an application pending with USCIS will be able to use this new feature to…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019

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Immigration News

U.S. State Department Suspends Visa Services in Caracas, Venezuela

Routine visa services at the U.S. mission in Caracas have been suspended indefinitely as tension between the United States and Venezuela rises. Foreign nationals requiring visa services, including immigrant and nonimmigrant, may be able to obtain U.S. visas by traveling…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019

Approvals

E-2 employee visa approval for a Risk and IT Consulting Company at the U.S. Consulate in London

We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London for an E-2 supervisory employee. The applicant will be the Head of Data Management department and the business is a Risk and IT Consulting Company. The…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019

Approvals

E-2 employee visa approval for a Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier and Freight Forwarder at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul

We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul for an E-2 managerial employee. The applicant is a Regional Manager and the business is a Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier and Freight Forwarder dealing with import…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019

E-2 Visa approval for a Romance Book Publishing Company at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto

L-1A Visa approval at USCIS for an Executive of a Consumer Goods Company

EB-5 Approval for Indian National

Unsecured Loan EB-5 Class Action Lawsuit: Potential Members Can Now Have Their Denials Reconsidered By USCIS

E-3 Visa approval at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for an Accountant

Naturalization Approval of French National

Kelly R. LeGrand Weiner Speaks at E-2 Visa Question and Answer for Immigration Lawyers

TN Visa Approval for Canadian National

USCIS Now Directly Accepts Negative Consultation Letters for P Visas

FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season Starts April 1, 2019: Things You Should Do and Know

B-1 Visa Extension Approval

Canadian Marijuana Investors are Being Barred from Entering the U.S.

USCIS to Close Moscow Field Office

E-2 Specialist Employee Visa Approval for Architecture Recruitment Business in Toronto

E-2 Visa Approval in Toronto for Architecture Recruiting Business

State Department Eliminates Two Interview Locations in China for H and L Visas

E-2 Visa Approval For Company with a Business Plan Written by Scott Legal

What is the Process for a Green Card if I Marry a U.S. Citizen? How do I get a Green Card through Marriage? What are the ways to get a Green Card?

H-1B Cap Registration Lottery to be Postponed Until Next Year

H-1B Cap Registration Rule Clears Federal Review

E-2 Approval for Chiropractor Practice for Canadian National

You Can Now Check Your Asylum Application Status Online

U.S. State Department Suspends Visa Services in Caracas, Venezuela

E-2 employee visa approval for a Risk and IT Consulting Company at the U.S. Consulate in London

E-2 employee visa approval for a Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier and Freight Forwarder at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul

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