An overview of the employer’s requirements and obligations when terminating an E-3 employee.
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The 1-year foreign employment period will be adjusted if you are currently working for the US sponsoring employer in the US on some other employment visa.
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A foreign company can provide services to a related US company (or vice versa) and still meet the doing business requirement. The L1 entity does not need to take revenue…
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USCIS announced today that they have received enough petitions to meet the 85,000 H-1B cap quota for FY 2023.
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We just had an L-1visa approved for an executive approved at the Port of Entry in Oroville, Washington. This was an L-1 border filing.
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An applicant for an extension of status only requires that the passport be valid at the time the application is filed – so long as the applicant maintains a valid…
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A TN visa holder can receive authorization from the government to work for more than one TN employer, which is called “concurrent” employment.
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TN visa holders can change employers and have several options to do so, which mirror those options available for the initial TN visa application.
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Approval of Green Card based on the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA)
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Scott Legal had another E-2 visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto.
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approved by the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The E-2 Company is based in Arizona and specializes in property rental and property management.
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Although a TN applicant cannot own or control the U.S. employer, a TN applicant who is self-employed by their business in Canada or Mexico can apply for a TN visa…
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We just had an L-1A employee visa approval for a new office at the U.S. Embassy in London. The petition was first approved by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and…
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Most nonimmigrant visas permit the visa holder to study, but those whose visas are primarily focused on work should ensure that they do not neglect that focus.
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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 does landscape design.
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We just had an E-2 investor approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant was renewing the E-2 status and received a 2 year extension.
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A B-1 visa can be issued to students enrolled in a foreign medical school who want to take an unpaid medical clerkship in the United States.
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The USCIS Newark Field Office just approved green card petitions for a Diversity Visa Lottery Applicant and her spouse.
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An individual with a properly filed pending application to adjust status does not accumulate unlawful presence while the application is pending, but would begin to accumulate unlawful presence starting on…
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You don’t need to work full-time on your H1B visa and you can also start another H1b employment if the new employer sponsors you.
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Scott Legal, P.C. is happy to announce that our client, a national of the United Kingdom, was approved for an E-2 visa at the U.S. consulate in Madrid, Spain.
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Many types of public benefits may be claimed by a non-immigrant without triggering the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility, including unemployment benefits and other forms of earned benefits.
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The standard to show ties to a home country is much lower for a F-1 students than for a B visitors.
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Your spouse can apply for a dependent visa with you in your home country, even if she is not a national of this country.
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We just had an H-1b extension of status approved by USCIS. This was an extension of status for the same employer and for the same job.
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