An E-2 visa is a great option for an entrepreneur that wants to buy or start a business in the U.S. In order to apply for this visa, you must be a national from a Treaty country, invest money in…
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a program that was introduced by the Obama Administration in June 2012 to provide work authorization and administrative relief from immigration enforcement action to certain unlawfully present aliens who entered the United States…
We just had a PERM Application for Permanent Employment certified by U.S. Department of Labor. The employer is an recruitment firm and the applicant is a senior recruiter. The applicant is from the U.K. and can now apply for a green…
Obtaining a green card through an investment is possible if you have $800,000 to invest in a project or business that will create 10 full-time jobs in the U.S. This visa is often called the "million dollar" green card as…
An individual is “inspected and admitted” when they present themselves to a Customs and Border Patrol Officer at a port of entry (a U.S. border crossing or an airport entering the U.S.) in order to enter the United States. The…
As of October 3, 2017 the U.S. government began accepting Diversity Visa Lottery (Green Card Lottery) applications for 2019, which is the year successful applicants will be able to enter the US on the Green Card issued to them. An…
The Trump administration has imposed a new in-person interview requirement that will lengthen the amount of time it takes to get a green card. The new requirement, which was confirmed by a spokesman for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,…
Before December of 2016, the National Interest Waiver EB-2 green card was seen by most as an unattainable dream. With a court decision in December though (Matter of Dhanasar), things changed and the landscape for applying for a National Interest…
Anyone who has gone through the family based immigration process knows that it can take a very long time, sometime years or even decades, for a visa to be available after a relative petition (also known as an I-130 petition)…
If you’ve ever filled out USCIS forms, you have no doubt come across references to “A Numbers”. This can easily be confused with an admission number, which is a far different registration system and is awarded to everyone who is…
Under certain circumstances, E-2 visa holders may seek permanent status in the US and apply for a green card. It is important to note that the E-2 visa is not a “dual intent” visa, and the visa applicant must express…
A TN visa is a visa available to Canadians and Mexicans and is based on a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The visa is available for certain professions (eg. graphic designer, lawyer, accountant, analysts, finance people, etc.) and can…
Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for an I-751 waiver for a client who was married for less than 2 years and divorced his spouse. He had a conditional green card and we obtained the waiver so that…
The EB-5 program allows investor to obtain a green card if they invest either $900,000 or $1,800,000 in business or projects that will ultimately create 10 full-time jobs. A full summary of the EB-5 requirements can be obtained by clicking…
If you are an employer planning to sponsor one of your employees for a green card, there are several steps to the process. The most well-known part of the process and the one we receive the most questions about is…
If you have filed for asylum with the USCIS, you know that it is taking years to have an interview. There is currently a backlog of over 250,000 cases with the Asylum Offices nationwide. Therefore, many life events may occur…
The process of getting a green card through marriage involves filing a number of different petitions, obtaining medical clearance, gathering supporting documents and attending an interview with an immigration officer. If you are working in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant…
Immigration has announced plans to begin issuing green cards (“Permanent Resident Card”) and work permits (“Employment Authorization Document”) that have a new design starting on May 1st, although you may still receive the older version of the green card and/or…
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. This visa category requires that the beneficiary (the foreign worker) have a Bachelor’s degree, and the Petitioner (the U.S. company) can employ the…
What is an L-1 visa? An L-1 visa is a great visa for an employee or owner of a company abroad who wants to transfer to a U.S. office or open a new office in the United States. The L-Visa allows a…
For certain foreign workers who have risen to the top of their professions or industries, an E-B1 visa may be a viable option for them. The EB-1 visa is a green card category for those gifted individuals who have demonstrated…
When an individual applies for a green card within the United States, an application is submitted for an adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. To qualify for adjustment of status (green card), one generally needs to have lawfully entered…
What is Cancellation of Removal? (Deportation is the same thing as Removal) An Immigration remedy that stops your deportation that is available to immediate relatives of U.S. Citizens and Green Card holders; If you do not have a green card…
In order to obtain a green card through an employer, in most instances your employer must go through a labor certification process through the Department of Labor to certify that there are not any U.S. workers qualified to perform the…
Intent is an important concept in immigration law. Under the law, most foreign nationals coming to the United States are presumed to be immigrants (meaning there is a presumption that they want to move to the U.S. permanently) and they…
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