What is an I-94? The I-94 is the Arrival/Departure Record Card that the United States government uses to keep track of the arrivals and departures of foreign nationals. The only…
Effective December 23, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated many immigration application forms with corresponding increases in filing fees. We have included below a list of the…
We recently received an approval at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez for an E-2 visa filed on behalf of a Spanish national treaty investor as well as his dependent…
We recently received an approval at the U.S. Consulate in Melbourne for an E-2 visa filed on behalf of an Australian national treaty investor as well as her dependent spouse and…
We recently received an approval for an E-2 visa application filed at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of an Albanian national treaty investor. The investor started a…
Intent is an important concept in immigration law. Under the law, most foreign nationals coming to the United States are presumed to be immigrants (meaning there is a presumption that…
Asylum is a humanitarian immigration benefit intended to protect people from persecution if returned to their country of nationality. For more information on asylum and other forms of humanitarian relief,…
You can find out more about the amount required for Investment for an E-2 visa by clicking here. You can find out more about the E-2 visa requirements by clicking…
For many foreign nationals seeking to start or purchase a new business in the United States, the E-2 Investor Visa may be the best option. The E-2 Visa permits the…
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables citizens from a number of countries to enter the United States for periods of three months without having to first obtain a tourist visa.…
When an investor or foreign company wants to start operations in the United States they can select between three possible investor visas including an E-2 Visa, an L-1 Visa and…
Congress extended the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program allowing the visa program to run in its current format until April 28, 2017 as part of the Continuing Resolution legislation, which is…
We recently received an approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto for an E-2 visa filed on behalf of a Canadian national treaty investor. The investor started a grocery store…
Starting a business brings up many questions; some fundamental questions include what type of business entity to choose, where you want to start your business and how to go about…
We recently received an approval at the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv for an E-2 visa filed on behalf of a Turkish national treaty investor and his dependent spouse and…
We recently received an approval for an E-2 visa and change of status applications filed at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of an Argentinian national treaty investor, his…
One common question from entrepreneurs applying for an E-2 visa is how much money needs to be invested in the Company. The answer to this question depends on a number…
We just received an approval for an E-2 visa and change of status applications filed at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a Honduran investor, his spouse and two…
Nos complace anunciar que Jose G. Rivera, Esq. se unirá a Scott Legal P.C. como un asociado en nuestra oficina de Nueva York el 15 de Noviembre de 2016. El…
On November 8th, Donald Trump surprised the world and won the U.S. election. Since the election, we have received numerous questions from our E-2 visa clients and prospective clients as…
We are pleased to announce that Jose G. Rivera, Esq. will join Scott Legal P.C. as a full-time associate in our New York office on November 15, 2016. Mr. Rivera…