USCIS is implementing the third phase of the expansion of premium processing to certain applicants with pending Form I-140 applications under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications.
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In any court trial, there is a concept known as the burden of proof which is the obligation of a party in a legal action to provide evidence to prove…
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Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received a Notice of Advice from USCIS concluding that changes to our E-2 client’s business were not substantive, and therefore did…
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If your work visa application was denied you can try to come back to the U.S. on a B-1 or B-2 visa but you should anticipate questions at the border…
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The holder of a conditional green card should be careful to limit their aggregate travel outside the U.S. in any twelve-month period.
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USCIS has announced that the H-2B nonimmigrant visa quota has been reached.
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The permanent bar is one of the harsher punishments under immigration law created to punish certain noncitizens that have been present in the United States without lawful status.
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Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Prague.
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The immigration law established a process for noncitizens present in the United States since January 1, 1972, to apply for Legal Permanent Resident Status also known as a Green Card.
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This interim rule was published on March 31, 2022 which was to go into effect 60 days later.
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The F-1 student visa is appropriate for students who want to come to the U.S. and attend university, college, high school, elementary school, or other academic institutions.
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In many cases where a noncitizen is applying for a green card through either a family based green card petition or employment based green card petition, the noncitizen may need…
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Typically, interview dates for E-2 applications are offered after the DS-160 is submitted online and supporting documents are provided to the reviewing consulate.
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If your green card was never delivered to you, you can file Form I-90 and apply for a new green card. You may or may not need to pay the…
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Scott Legal just received two green card approvals based on previous EB-5 approvals.
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Temporary Protected Status, “TPS” has been the subject of much litigation where the prior Trump administration had attempted to end TPS designation for many countries.
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This program was established in 2007 which allowed certain eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply for parole for their family member in Cuba.
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Yes, Canadian or Mexican urban planners may use the TN visa to take up employment in the United States.
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The EB-5 category provides a green card opportunity for the entrepreneur who proves that they have made an investment of equity capital into a new commercial enterprise that will create…
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An update to the Foreign Affairs Manual clarified that E-2 dependents are eligible for E-2 visas even when the E-2 investor changed status in the U.S. and does not have…
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Immigrant visa applicants who are subject to any of the grounds of inadmissibility may overcome their inadmissibility through an I-601 or I-601A waiver upon showing extreme hardship to a qualifying…
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul.
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Canadian nationals do not need an F-1 visa to enroll in school in the US, but they need to present an I-20, pay the SEVIS fee, and apply at the…
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Scott Legal just had an E-2 approval from the U.S. consulate in Sydney. The applicant has been approved for 5 years and is operating a coding and children’s education center.
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VAWA is a protection offered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service to certain noncitizen victims of battery or extreme cruelty.
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