Ian E. Scott will be a speaker on the E-2 panel at the National American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference in Orlando this June. Mr. Scott will sit on a…
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On October 10, 2018 a proposed rule was published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), which seeks to change the definition of what immigration officers should consider when…
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In the newly released January visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas remain current for most countries. EB-2 in China have advanced two months to October 1, 2015 and India advanced…
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We are three weeks into the government shutdown since December 21, 2018 and the following is an update on different immigration agencies and services. Visa Applications Overseas Consulates are still…
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In the newly released January visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas remain current for most countries. EB-2 in China have advanced for one month to August 1, 2015 and India…
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Congress passed a bill on December 7 that funded the U.S. government until December 21. On or before December 21, Republicans and Democrats have to come to an agreement over…
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Our managing attorney Kelly Weiner attended the AILA PERM conference in Washington on December 7th. The full day conference was an advanced session focusing on the employment based green card…
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On Friday U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy that treats non-citizens in the military as “second-class recruits” and prevented them from starting basic…
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On November 14th, Ian E. Scott from Scott Legal, P.C. sat on an immigration panel to discuss consular processing procedures and issues. The panel reviewed the following topics. Introduction to…
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In the newly released December visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas for most countries have been restored to current after being regressed for a month in the November bulletin. EB-2…
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USCIS announced today that the agency has expanded the types of applications that can be issued a notice to appear if the application is denied, a policy that was originally…
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Michaela Vrazdova graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic in September 2016. While studying at Charles University, Ms. Vrazdova interned at the Organization for…
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As of October 17, 2018, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana use and certain commercial activities. Despite the fact that cannabis is also legal…
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Scott legal was able to attend the fall American Immigration Lawyer Association Conference in London England in October. The conference covered a number of immigration topics as well as data…
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In the newly released 2018 visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas have remained at the dates set in last month’s visa bulletin, after it was restored to current in October…
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In the newly released 2018 visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas have restored to current worldwide expect for China, the Philippines, and India after it was retrogressed for almost 2…
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Scott Legal, P.C. prepares a number of immigration petitions including E-2, H-1B, O-1, L-1, TN and various green card petitions. We often solicit feedback from our clients and we are…
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On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Community Safety and Security Act which addressed the federal definition of a “crime of violence” under immigration law which would prompt the…
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The Trump administration announced a new rule on Thursday that would allow immigrant children waiting for court dates to be detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities indefinitely. After…
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As reported on June 6, 2018, the Trump administration will publish a regulation that will seek to bar a number of legal immigrants from applying for lawful permanent residence or…
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On May 18, 2018, USCIS issued a policy memorandum announcing that it will radically revise how unlawful presence is accrued for students and exchange visitors who fail to maintain their…
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Announced in the September Visa Bulletin, Employment-Based Immigration: Second Preference (EB-2) visa have retrogressed for all countries except India to January 1, 2013, India has retrogressed to January 1, 2007.…
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Since the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced its program to “create a culture of compliance among employers”, there has been a marked increase of I-9 inspections in the…
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For some U.S. citizens, the wait after submitting an immigration applicant can be decades long, add another few years of holding permanent residence status before becoming eligible to apply for…
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Announced in the State Department’s August Visa Bulletin, Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference (EB-1) visa have retrogressed for all countries worldwide, except for Mainland China and India, to May 1, 2016.…
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