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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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We just had an I-140 approval with USCIS. The company is a casino resort and the beneficiary is a retail buyer.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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