Starting on December 26, 2019, USCIS is now accepting adjustment of status applications from certain Liberian nationals under Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act. Section 7611 of the…
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As a green card holder, you have to keep in mind that you may lose your green card if you remain outside the U.S. for an extended period of time…
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If you are currently in the U.S. and you are participating in a regular OPT, you may apply for a STEM OPT if you meet certain requirements. Do I have…
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The State Department’s January 2020 Visa Bulletin included projections of immigrant visa availability though April and May 2020, and EB-3 visas are expected to retrogress worldwide by March 2020. The…
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There are several ways to obtain U.S. citizenship. For example, you automatically obtain U.S. citizenship if you are born in the U.S. If case you are born outside the U.S.…
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H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a U.S. company to hire workers in specialty occupations. The H-1B visa may be granted for up to 6 years. We sometimes…
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In May 2019, the U.S. Department of State updated the DS160 and DS260 forms to include a question asking for the applicant’s last 5 years of social media information. The DS160…
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One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show that he or she has been,…
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We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. The green card was approved in New York through U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.…
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If you are a U.S. citizen and you want to sponsor your parents for a Green Card, you will need to submit evidence demonstrating the parental relationship. I was born…
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One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show that he or she has been,…
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E-3 Visa Approval for a Senior Recruiter at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney for a National of Australia
We just had an E-3 visa approval for an Australian national at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney. The applicant will be working for a major e-commerce company based in New…
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We just had an O-1 petition approval for a social media influencer who had been working at his petitioning agency for the past three years and was looking to extend…
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We just had an E-2 visa approval for a national of the U.K. at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had a TN visa approval for a Canadian national under the category of Lawyer. The visa was approved for 3 years. A TN visa is a…
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One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show that he or she…
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We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Belgium. The business is a pilates studio located in Florida. The client qualified under the supervisory/managerial category.
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad de Juarez. The applicant has been running a successful business in the U.S. for several years…
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DHS has extended the public comment period for the proposed fee changes to December 30. This extension gives stakeholders more time to weigh in on the recent proposal that would…
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USCIS has announced today that it has successfully completed the testing phase of the online registration system for the H-1B lottery. To learn more about the H-1B visa and your…
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The Department of Homeland Security and Department of State have announced the planned publication dates for proposed changes to several different visa categories. Here is what we can look forward…
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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 law firm.…
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An O-1 visas are for people with extraordinary ability in a number of fields (e.g. television, science, business, etc.) To learn more about O-1 visas, please click here. The bar…
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As part of your extraordinary ability visa process (O-1 and EB-1), you must obtain expert opinion letters from key individuals. Considering the importance of the letters, it is worth the…
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If you are a U.S. citizen, you can sponsor certain family members for a green card. There are two categories of family members you can sponsor: your immediate relatives (Eg.…
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