Applying for a National Interest Waiver (NIW) can be a transformative opportunity for entrepreneurs seeking U.S. permanent residency. The NIW allows applicants to bypass the labour certification process, making it…
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We are pleased to share another E-2 visa success story from the U.S. Embassy in London. Our client, an investor in a California-based software and data analytics company, recently secured…
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If you are considering applying for an E-1 visa, one of the most common questions is whether you need to establish a legal entity in the United States as part of the process. The…
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If you are exploring visa options for living and working in the United States and hold a passport from one of the dozens of eligible treaty countries, you might be…
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Scott Legal is pleased to announce another E-2 visa approval, this time at the U.S. Consulate in London. Our client, a UK national, was granted an E-2 investor visa to…
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The O-1 visa, often called the “extraordinary ability visa,” is an excellent option for startup founders who can demonstrate exceptional achievements in their field. While typically associated with athletes, scientists,…
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Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received approval of a TN petition for a Management Consultant at USCIS. Based on the USCIS approval, the client was admitted…
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We are pleased to announce a new H-1B Cap petition approval for a Project Management Specialist. The beneficiary, a French national, was selected in this year's H-1B lottery and applied…
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We are pleased to announce another E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The visa was granted to our Canadian client who recently purchased a majority ownership…
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If eligible for both, it is oftentimes best to choose an E-1 visa over an E-2: no investment, employee, or lease requirements, with the same key benefits.
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Our founder, Ian Scott, had the pleasure of speaking at the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) Annual Conference in beautiful Paris. Ian joined a panel of talented international colleagues…
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Ian E. Scott of Scott Legal, P.C. recently shared his expertise as a speaker at the Asia Pacific Annual Conference. Mr. Scott led a dynamic panel discussion focused on…
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We just received a 5-year approval at the U.S. Consulate in Rome for an E-2 visa filed on behalf of an Italian national treaty investor. With his American partner, the investor co-founded…
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The B-1, Business Visitor Visa has many uses and is a valuable visa for people seeking to come to the United States to perform limited business activities such as attending…
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We just received an approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto for an E-2 visa filed on behalf of two Canadian investors and a dependent spouse. The investors, a father-and-son…
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We just received an approval for E-2 visa and change of status applications filed at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a Turkish investor and his spouse. The applicant…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just received an approval for an E-2 visa for a national of Canada at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The visa was approved for a single investor who started a company that…
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Starting February 22, 2016, National Visa Center (NVC) customers with questions related to an approved I-526 petition will now be able to correspond with the National Visa Center (NVC) using…
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What are the Key Documents Associated with the Purchase of a Business? The purchase and sale of a business can be conducted by either a purchase of assets or by…
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Should you Buy Assets of a Company or Buy the Stock? Two of the principal ways of acquiring a business include purchasing of a target company’s assets and purchase of…
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