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I Have Been Selected in the Diversity Visa Lottery and Am in the United States. Should I Apply for Adjustment of Status with USCIS or Apply for a Green Card at the Consulate? Immigration

I Have Been Selected in the Diversity Visa Lottery and Am in the United States. Should I Apply for Adjustment of Status with USCIS or Apply for a Green Card at the Consulate?

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes up to 50,000 green cards available annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to individuals who are from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. The DV Program is administered…
June 21, 2018
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What is the U.S. Department of State’s 90-Day Rule Regarding Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation? What Activities Will Trigger the Application of the 90-Day Rule? Family ImmigrationImmigration

What is the U.S. Department of State’s 90-Day Rule Regarding Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation? What Activities Will Trigger the Application of the 90-Day Rule?

A visitor tells an immigration officer that he plans to spend time with his relatives to get a B-2 visa and enter the United States. Two months later, he marries a U.S. citizen and files for a green card. Could…
April 19, 2018
Immigration and Business Law
What is a Crime of Moral Turpitude? Can I Be Deported for a Crime of Moral Turpitude? Will a Crime of Moral Turpitude Impact My Green Card? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration

What is a Crime of Moral Turpitude? Can I Be Deported for a Crime of Moral Turpitude? Will a Crime of Moral Turpitude Impact My Green Card?

“Crimes of Moral Turpitude” (CMT) is one of the most important legal concepts for anyone who has had run-ins with law enforcement and who wants to apply for a visa, or obtain or keep a green card. A conviction of…
April 12, 2018
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Fiscal Year 2018 Spending Bill and Immigration – What are the Immigration Changes in the Spending Bill? What are the EB-5 Changes in the Spending Bill? ImmigrationNews

Fiscal Year 2018 Spending Bill and Immigration – What are the Immigration Changes in the Spending Bill? What are the EB-5 Changes in the Spending Bill?

On March 23, 2018, the Trump Administration signed the $1.3 trillion appropriations bill to keep the federal government open and funded through Fiscal Year 2018. The spending bill extended four immigration programs through September 30, 2018. EB-5 Program Will remain…
March 26, 2018
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EB-5 Approval Approvals

EB-5 Approval

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an EB-5 approval.  The EB-5 green card is one where an investor can invest $500,000 in a regional center project and obtain a green card.  The full details of the EB-5 program can be reviewed…
January 16, 2018
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Federal Judge Temporarily Suspends Trump’s Phasing Out of Dreamers Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

Federal Judge Temporarily Suspends Trump’s Phasing Out of Dreamers

On January 9, 2018, San Francisco based U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued an injunction order stating that safeguards against deportation will remain in place for the nearly 700,000 immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program while…
January 10, 2018
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USCIS Changes Policy of Deference to Prior Determinations For Nonimmigrant Petitions ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

USCIS Changes Policy of Deference to Prior Determinations For Nonimmigrant Petitions

USCIS Changes Policy of Deference to Prior Determinations For Nonimmigrant Petitions On October 23, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it will revise its policy regarding prior determinations for nonimmigrant petitions. According to its policy…
December 1, 2017
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