If you have an approved I-140 petition, you could extend your H-1B status even beyond the 6-year statutory period.
Khadija DerrickOctober 8, 2021
We just had USCIS agree to reinstate an I-140 approval for a client whose relative passed away after the I-140 was approved. Section 204(l) Relief for Surviving Relatives allows certain principal and derivative applicants to seek the reinstatement of a…
Jenny ZhanDecember 16, 2020
We just had an I-140 approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The company is an accounting firm and the beneficiary is an accountant. You can set up a consultation by clicking the link below. To find out more about…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 29, 2020
If you are applying for a green card either through a family or employment basis, it may take several months (or even years, depending on your basis for filing the green card application) for USCIS to adjudicate your Adjustment of…
Jenny ZhanAugust 27, 2020
We just had an I-140 approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The company is a consumer goods company and the beneficiary is a data analyst. You can set up a consultation by clicking the link below. To find out…
Jenny ZhanJuly 1, 2020
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 approved employment-based petition. Your green card petition is currently pending and you now married a U.S.…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 17, 2020
If your green card application is pending and you need to travel outside the U.S., you have to have an Advance Parole card. There are couple things you should keep in mind when entering the U.S. on your Advance Parole…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 10, 2020
Interfiling is an administrative procedure described in the USCIS Policy Manual. It is possible for an applicant whose application is based on a particular immigration category (either family or employment based) to have the pending application considered under another category,…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 3, 2020
An E-2 visa is not a dual intent visa but it is about as close to a dual intent visa as you can get. You can find out more about immigrant intent and dual intent by clicking here. For E-2…
Jenny ZhanOctober 14, 2019
We just received an I-140 approval with USCIS. The company is a beauty brand company and the beneficiary is a model for the beauty brand. To find out more about our immigration and business services, contact Scott Legal, P.C. You can set up a…
Jenny ZhanJuly 8, 2019
Many employment based green card applications are processed while an applicant is on an H-1B visa. This usually involves filing an I-140 petition along with an I-485 petition. You can find out more about the green card process by clicking here.…
Jenny ZhanMay 21, 2019
Scott Legal, P.C. just had the first step of the green card process (PERM Application) certified by U.S. Department of Labor for one of our clients. The PERM was approved for a beauty brand company based in New York. The next step in the…
Jenny ZhanMay 16, 2019
We just had an I-140 approval with USCIS. The company is a casino resort and the beneficiary is a retail buyer. You can set up a consultation by clicking the link below. To find out more about our services and fees…
Jenny ZhanApril 15, 2019
We just had an I-140 approval with USCIS for a professional position. The company is a financial services staffing company and the beneficiary is a financial computer systems analyst. You can set up a consultation by clicking the link below. To…
Jenny ZhanNovember 30, 2018
We just had an I-140 approval with USCIS for a professional position. The company is a recruitment company and the beneficiary is a senior recruiter. We just had an I-140 approval with USCIS for a professional position. The company is a recruitment company…
Jenny ZhanNovember 29, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security have announced that starting from September 30, 2018, the Form I-907 premium processing fee will increase from the current $1225 to $1410. Premium processing is an expedited service offered by USCIS where employers can pay…
Jenny ZhanAugust 30, 2018
On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 12780, which, among other things, called for the implementation of standardized vetting procedures for immigration benefits, including in-person interviews. Based on this Executive Order, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) now…
Jenny ZhanJuly 5, 2018
Scott Legal, P.C. just had an I-140 approval under the EB-2 category for an analyst. The I-140 was approved in under 2 weeks without a request for additional evidence. The PERM was recently approved without an audit and the I-485…
Jenny ZhanJune 18, 2018
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…
IanScottMay 4, 2017
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…
IanScottApril 20, 2017
We have summarized elements below related to EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Green Cards. The purpose of this section is to prompt you to consider areas in your professional life that we may be able to pull out and use in the…
IanScottJuly 6, 2014
There are three main steps to obtain an employment-based green card: PERM Labor Certification (Assessment of whether or not there are qualified U.S. workers) I-140 petition (employer petition for permanent foreign worker) I-485 application (employee application for permanent residence (green…
IanScottJanuary 12, 2014
