Are you thinking about applying for a visa? If so, you might want to consider filing your application quickly to save some money as USCIS is going to raise filing…
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Congress extended the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program allowing the visa program to run in its current format until December. The House and Senate approved short-term federal spending legislation containing an…
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Who We Are Scott Legal, P.C. focuses on business immigration cases for employers, investors and entrepreneurs, (E-2, EB-5, H-1B, EB-1, O visas, and L visas). We cover all areas of…
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Who We Are Scott Legal, P.C. focuses on business immigration cases for employers, investors and entrepreneurs, (E-2, EB-5, H-1B, EB-1, O visas, and L visas), but you will also handle…
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Two of our lawyers at Scott Legal, P.C. were selected and named as Super Lawyers Rising Stars! Ian E. Scott and Kelly LeGrand Weiner were both appointed to the prestigious…
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We are pleased to announce the promotion of Kelly R. LeGrand Weiner, Esq. to Managing Attorney. During her tenure with the firm, Kelly has been instrumental in the development of the…
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We are pleased to announce that Ms. Stephanie M. Mendez, will join Scott Legal P.C. as a Legal Assistant in our New York office. Ms. Mendez comes from an Ecuadorian and Colombian background. She came…
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We are pleased to announce that Amir Rasoulpour, Esq., will join Scott Legal P.C. as a full-time associate in our New York office on August 1, 2016. Mr. Rasoulpour will focus primarily on…
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USCIS announced on May 2, 2016, that it has completed data entry of all fiscal year 2017 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in the computer-generated random process. USCIS will now begin returning…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The agency has again received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed…
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On March 11th 2016, the Department of Homeland Security issued a rule allowing certain students on F-1 visas with degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from U.S. institutions…
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As of March 1, 2016, Canadian applicants for E-1 and E- 2 (Treaty Trader and Investor) visas will benefit from streamlined registration at the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto and additional…
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Starting February 22, 2016, National Visa Center (NVC) customers with questions related to an approved I-526 petition will now be able to correspond with the National Visa Center (NVC) using…
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Editor's note: This post was published in January 2016 and is kept for reference. It has not been updated, and some of the information is no longer current. In particular,…
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Nos complace anunciar que Manuel A. Guevara, J.D. se unirá a Scott Legal, P.C. como un asociado en nuestra oficina de Nueva York el 08 de Febrero de el 2016.…
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We are pleased to announce that Manuel A. Guevara, J.D. will join Scott Legal P.C. as a full-time associate in our New York office on February 8th, 2016. Mr. Guevara…
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Update: This post describes legislation passed in December 2015. Several figures have since changed. Every year, after Congress passes the budget resolution, it must pass bills that apportion this money…
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Ian E. Scott is the author of Law School Lowdown: Secrets of Success from the Application Process to Landing Your first job. We are excited about or new blog that…
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The EB-5 investor visa is a green card option for an entrepreneur that would like to buy or start a business (Direct Investment) or an investor who wants to invest…
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Ian E. Scott, Esq. was selected and named by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star. This honor is afforded to the top 2.5% of lawyers in any State and Mr. Scott was…
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