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E-2 Approval from USCIS for Gas Station Blog Post

We just had an E-2 approval from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). The applicant is a national of Turkey who was eligible through her purchase of a gas station with a convenience store.

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Photographs not required for most N-600 applications Blog Post

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” reported earlier this year that they will not be requiring passport photos for N-600 applications which is the similar policy for applicants for Naturalization using USCIS Form N-400.

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L-1A Approval with USCIS for a Function Manager Blog Post

We just had an L-1A approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant was approved for three years and the business provides RCM services to healthcare providers.

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USCIS Removes Most of the Trump Era EAD Eligibility Rules Blog Post

On September 21, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS’ announced that it was vacated the Trump era Employment Authorization rules implemented in 2020 restricting Employment Authorization Document, “EAD” eligibility based on an application for Asylum.

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Notice of Advice from USCIS Blog Post

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 not require that he file a Form I-129 E-2 petition.

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Can I volunteer while on an F-1 visa? Blog Post

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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Applying for a Green Card through the Immigrant Visa Process Blog Post

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 to complete the application by applying for an immigrant visa through the Department of State.