A new USCIS policy memorandum issued on February 22, 2018 requires H-1B employers to disclose detailed information about vendor and end-client relationships when petitioning for employees who will be placed…
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We just had an E-2 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Calgary. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business is a producer of…
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Scott Legal, P.C. had an approval for an E-2 Investor visa at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The E-2 Company is a boutique photography company with one U.S. employee that specialized…
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Scott Legal, P.C. had an E-2 employee approval at the U.S. Consulate in London for a recruitment firm. The firm has processed both investor and employee visas for this firm…
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Scott Legal just had an O-1 visa approved for a Model. The application was approved for 3 years for modeling work done with a beauty brand company.
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In a new policy memorandum issued on February 16, 2018, USCIS will no longer accept an employer’s applications or petitions if they are signed by outside counsel under power of…
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USCIS automatically extends certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs, also known as work permits, or Form I-765) for up to 180 days for applications that meet the following two conditions. One,…
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An O-1 Visa is a visa that allows individuals with extraordinary ability to come to the U.S. in a number of different fields. The O-1A visa is for individuals with…
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How Do I Demonstrate That My Business Is Not Marginal? Why are Some E-2 Visas Denied because of Marginality? One of the requirements for the E-2 visa is called the…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had another approval for an E-2 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt Germany. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and was granted…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just received an approval for an H-1B transfer of employer with USCIS. The petitioning company is a hedge fund specializing in digital asset investments.
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Scott Legal just had an approval for an E-2 visa in Toronto, Canada. The E-2 enterprise specializes in custom fabrication for marketing campaigns and private clients.
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Scott Legal just received an E-2 approval for an extension of status with USCIS. The E-2 Enterprise is a grocery store and restaurant specializing in providing Asian food products and…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just received an E-3 approval for two years for a graphic designer at the U.S. Consulate General in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Legal, P.C. regularly processes E-3 applications…
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Scott Legal just had an E-2 approved for an extension of status with USCIS. The E-2 enterprise specializes in the sale, distribution and installation of industrial shelving and safety products…
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Scott Legal just had an E-2 visa approved for 5 years for a Canadian national at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The investor manufactures leather products for the horse riding…
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In a press release issued by the White House Press Security on February 6, 2018, Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum to establish a National Vetting Center (NVC) to…
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Scott Legal PC just received a TN approval for 3 years for a Management Consultant at the border crossing in Toronto. We regularly process TN visas for Canadians and Mexicans.
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Ian E. Scott will present at the national American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) conference in San Francisco on June 14th. Mr. Scott will sit on the E-2 Visa panel with…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition. The applicant had an impressive background and the petition was approved without a Request for…
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On January 31, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Syrian nationals will be extended to September 30, 2019. Syrian nationals…
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The White House’s new immigration framework, released on January 25, proposed significant changes to two legal immigration programs in addition to addressing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may impose a short suspension of the 15-day premium processing service for FY 2019 H-1B cap filings. The suspension and amount of…
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The sixth round of negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) began in Montreal, Canada on January 22. This is the penultimate round that is scheduled to end…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Service Center Operations Directorate (USCIS SCOPS) confirmed that it is not anticipating any procedural changes for the Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B cap season.…
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