On May 28, 2019, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. This Act would provide a path to permanent residence and citizenship for current…
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The U.S. Embassy in New Zealand announced that starting on June 10, 2019, eligible New Zealand companies and nationals will be able to apply for the E-1 Treaty Trader and…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for an E-2 visa for a coaching business. The approval was at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto and the visa was granted for…
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We just had an E-3 visa approval at the U.S. Embassy in London for an Executive of a media company. The applicant was applying for a replacement E-3 visa due to…
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The Department of Homeland Security have submitted a proposal to charge an unknown amount of fee for companies registering foreign nationals for the upcoming H-1B cap online registration system. Starting…
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Last week, 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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The U.S. Consulate in Toronto has changed its procedure for renewals of E-2 visas. If the applicant did not receive their initial visa in Toronto, the applicant can no longer…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The E-2 visa was approved for 5 years and can be renewed indefinitely. The Canadian…
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The White House has issued a memo on May 23 ordering different government departments to enforce a decades-old law (Section 213A of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1183a)) that requires American…
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Scott Legal recently consulted with a client who wanted to know if their E-2 application was strong enough to submit to the Consulate and what red flags existed in their…
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In lighthearted and joyous news today, the U.S. Embassy in Vienna has announced on Facebook that the U.S. Ambassador to Austria, Trevor Traina, signed a McAgreement with the McDonald’s chain…
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) petition and application fees will increase on June 24, 2019. Foreign nationals who enter the…
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USCIS have announced today that it has began to accelerate USCIS’ transition into a digital business model. Starting today, Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status can now be filed…
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We just received an H-1B approval from USCIS for a cap-subject H-1B. The applicant is a Nanotechnology Engineer and has a Master's Degree from a U.S. University. The employer is…
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We just had an approval for a green card after the PERM and I-140 process. You can find out more about the three steps for the employment based green card…
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Many employment based green card applications are processed while an applicant is on an H-1B visa. This usually involves filing an I-140 petition along with an I-485 petition. You can…
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The Trump Administration have announced on May 16, 2019 that it has created a plan to reform the U.S. immigration system. Specific details of the plan has not been announced…
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USCIS has announced on May 17, 2019 that is has completed all data entry for fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject lottery selection. USCIS has also announced that this year, they…
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We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Bern. The business is an advertising and marketing company serving the cigar industry and is based in Texas. The…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had the first step of the green card process (PERM Application) certified by U.S. Department of Labor for one of our clients. The PERM was approved for a beauty brand…
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Scott Legal just had immigrant visas approved for a diversity lottery applicant and his family. The applicant and his family are from Germany and their interview was in Frankfurt. The applicant was…
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U.S. Statement Department have announced that they have chosen the winners of the FY 2020 Diversity Visa Lottery. The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes up to 50,000 green cards available…
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An E-2 visa is a great option for an entrepreneur who wants to start or purchase a business in the U.S. You can find out more about the E-2 visa…
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We just had an E-2 approved for a 2-year extension of status by USCIS. The applicant was a national of Pakistan. The E-2 enterprise operates a pizza restaurant and is based in Illinois.
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We just had an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Copenhagen. The business is a luxury travel company that rents villas and arranges luxury vacations, primarily in the Dominican…
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