An E-2 visa is a Visa Classification that is available for foreign nationals who wish to live in the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of a business. The…
An E-2 visa is a visa available in the United States for people who want to start or buy a business. Unfortunately, the purchase of a house does not constitute…
The initial registration period for the FY2022 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern Standard Time on March 9 and run through noon EST on March 25. During this time,…
In 2017, a new court decision (Matter of Dhanasar), changed the standard for the National Interest Waiver (NIW) which made this category much more approvable for entrepreneurs. An NIW is a…
We just had an E-2 approval at the U.S Consulate in Switzerland for a national of Switzerland. The E-2 business is based in Washington. The Consulate also approved the National Interest Exception…
Example: Your spouse was granted an E-2 visa/E-2 status and you are currently in the U.S. on an E-2 spouse status. You want to start looking for a job in…
In 2017, President Trump signed the Buy American, Hire American (“BAHA”) Executive order. This Executive Order sought to protect the interests of U.S. workers in the administration of the U.S.…
On January 25, 2021, president Biden signed an Executive Order 14005 called Ensuring Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers. In Section 14 of this Executive…
We just had an E-2 approval with USCIS after USCIS issued a Request for Evidence. We responded to the RFE and received an approval. The business is based in Georgia…
The L-1A visa allows companies abroad that have qualifying relationships with U.S. companies to transfer employees to the U.S. For the L-1A, the employees must be coming to the U.S.…
If you recently submitted a non-immigrant visa application to a U.S. Consulate abroad (e.g. an E-2 investor application), you may be wondering when your visa interview will be scheduled. Unfortunately,…
Every time you receive an I-797 Receipt Notice or Approval notice from USCIS, it is every important that you check that all information on the Notice looks correct. If you…
H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. This visa category requires that the beneficiary (the foreign worker) have a bachelor’s degree, and…
Our client was approved for an E-2 visa at the U.S. consulate in Auckland, New Zealand. We are proud to share that this was our first approval for a New…
We just received a change of status approval from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that changed the applicant’s visa status from TN to B-1. We filed the change of status…
Holding an A-1 diplomatic visa -- or any diplomatic visa -- does not, alone, prove diplomatic immunity. Whether a diplomat to the United States has diplomatic immunity can not only…
One of the most daunting aspects of an E-2 visa is the fact that the investment must be made before the applicant gets the visa. This means that the applicant…
Due to Covid-19 global pandemic, the USCIS Service Centers are taking longer than usual to make a decision on all types of visa petitions. If you filed an extension of…