The EB-1A is an employment-based, green card that is available if you can prove a certain level of extraordinary ability. You must be able [...]
If you want a green card and have ever thought about starting or purchasing a business in the United States an EB-5 Investor Visa [...]
Your fiancé(e) can apply for a fiancé(e) (so called K-1) visa if: You are a U.S. citizen; You and your fiancé(e) plan to get [...]
On November 21, 2019, the new EB-5 Modernization Rules were implemented. The rules increased the minimum investment amount from $500,000 to $900,000 for Targeted [...]
An L-1 visa is a visa that is available when a company outside of the U.S. wants to transfer an employee that has worked [...]
As a result of the unprecedented Corona Virus pandemic, Congress has passed bipartisan economic relief legislation. The components include stimulus payments to individuals, expanded [...]
A common misconception among undocumented immigrants is that if they have lived in the United States for at least 10 years, they can obtain [...]
We just had an EB-2 national interest waiver approval for an engineer. The application was approved without an RFE and the applicant will now [...]
If your child is a U.S. citizen and is 21 or older, he/she can sponsor you for a green card under the immediate relative [...]
Let’s analyze the following scenario: Your employer filed an employment based petition (I-140) and you filed an Adjustment of Status application based on the [...]
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who show they are extraordinary in a particular field. For more information about O-1 petitions, please click here. [...]
The State Department is working to expedite their new public charge rules in an effort to implements the rule on February 24, the same [...]
On January 27, 2020, the Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction blocking the new public charge rule initially slotted to take effect on October [...]
USCIS announced on January 29 an operational change in the EB-5 application adjudication process. Previously, USCIS adjudicated EB-5 applications in a first come first [...]
We just had a green card approval in New York for the spouse of a U.S. citizen. In cases where a green card is [...]
Scott Legal just received three approvals for reentry permits for conditional green card holders. If you are a green card holder and you want [...]
Many investors that are in the U.S on an E-2 visa may have the opportunity to apply for a green card. For example, let [...]
Starting on December 26, 2019, USCIS is now accepting adjustment of status applications from certain Liberian nationals under Section 7611 of the National Defense [...]
As a green card holder, you have to keep in mind that you may lose your green card if you remain outside the U.S. [...]
There are several ways to obtain U.S. citizenship. For example, you automatically obtain U.S. citizenship if you are born in the U.S. If case [...]
We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. The green card was approved in New York [...]
If you are a U.S. citizen and you want to sponsor your parents for a Green Card, you will need to submit evidence demonstrating [...]
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can sponsor certain family members for a green card. There are two categories of family members you [...]
If you married a U.S. citizen and plan to apply for your green card, one option is to adjust your status in the United [...]
On November 18, Congress passed a temporary continuing resolution to fund the government through to December 20. This means that the EB-5 regional center [...]
We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. You can find out more about the three [...]
The State Department's new public charge rules that was originally set up take effect on October 15 has now been postponed. These new rules [...]
Starting on November 3, 2019, immigrant visa applicants at U.S. Consulates abroad must prove either that they will acquire approved health insurance within thirty [...]
If you obtained your green card based on a marriage to a U.S. citizen and you have been married to the U.S. citizen for [...]
The State Department published new public charge rules that will take effect on October 15. These new rules largely mirror the Department of Statement’s [...]
Today, a New York District judge issued a preliminary injection against the new “public charge” rules, preventing it from coming into effect on October [...]
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can sponsor certain family members for a green card. There are two categories of family members you [...]
The diversity lottery gives 50,000 people from different countries the opportunity to get a green card. You can find out more about the Diversity [...]
Scott Legal just received a Green Card approval for an EB-5 applicant. The applicant submitted the original I-526 in April 2017 and retained Scott [...]
On September 26, 2019, Congress has passed a short-term spending bill through until November 21, 2019. This means that the programs that were slotted [...]
