The Department of Homeland Security has extended and redesignated Syria for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 30, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security list expected to publish a final regulation to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on October 31, 2022.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 29, 2022
We just had an L-1A executive approval at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 28, 2022
Scott Legal, P.C. just had an F-1 change of status petition approved by USCIS. The applicant, a national of Honduras, was in the U.S. on a B-1 domestic worker visa and desired to change status in order to attend school…
Khadija DerrickSeptember 28, 2022
We just had a B-1 visa approved for a national of India at the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver, Canada.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 28, 2022
SIJS is a form of immigration relief for certain people under 21 and a pathway to a green card.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 28, 2022
USCIS sometimes approves change of status petitions for one day only, and the reason is that the adjudication took longer than the maximum period the status could be requested for.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 27, 2022
If you are adjusting your status under certain employment based green card categories and you committed certain immigration violations, you may still be able to adjust your status if you fall under the 245(k) exception.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 26, 2022
If you are adjusting your status under certain employment based green card categories and you committed certain immigration violations, you may still be able to adjust your status if you fall under the 245(k) exception.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 23, 2022
You cannot apply for an EAD independently; it is always tied to a specific non-immigrant status. An EAD also does not give the ability to travel and is not a visa.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 22, 2022
An overview of how resident and nonresident aliens are taxed in the U.S., and how to compute U.S. source income.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 21, 2022
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” announced that it will make effect effective the final Public Charge Rule on December 23, 2022.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 20, 2022
We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt. The investor was granted the visa for 5 years.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 16, 2022
DACA recipients may be eligible for an H1B if they have a job offer, bachelor’s degree, entered the U.S. legally and have not accrued more than 6 months of unlawful presence.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 16, 2022
We just had an E-2 approval from the U.S. consulate in Peru. The applicant is a dual national of Peru and Argentina, where his Argentinian nationality made him eligible for an E2 Visa.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 15, 2022
Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Toronto. The application was approved just over two months after being submitted to the consulate.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 15, 2022
Filing an I-140 alone does not allow an applicant to stay beyond expiry of their status in the US. Filing an adjustment-of-status (I-485) before the expiry of their current status will allow an applicant to stay in the US while…
Khadija DerrickSeptember 15, 2022
Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Toronto. The company is a film production company based in the State of California.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 14, 2022
An overview of the green card test and substantial presence test, the two tests the IRS uses to determine whether a foreign national is a resident or nonresident alien for U.S. tax purposes.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 14, 2022
An overview of how the U.S. taxes foreign nationals who are present in the United States, including both resident and nonresident aliens.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 13, 2022
An overview of the employer’s options under the I-9 employment verification process when employees are acquired through a merger or acquisition.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 12, 2022
F-1 visa is a great visa option for students who want to come to the U.S. and attend university or college. You should always maintain your F-1 status while you are in the U.S., but in case you briefly fell…
Khadija DerrickSeptember 9, 2022
Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Toronto. The application was approved two months after being submitted to the consulate.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 8, 2022
Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Toronto. The company provides property management services in Georgia.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 8, 2022
