USCIS announced today that it has expanded premium processing services to include E-3 visa applications. Premium processing guarantees that USCIS will take adjudicative action on the application within 15 days.…
If you are in the U.S. on a visa, you are only permitted to engage in activities consistent with that visa. We often think of visas as containing a bundle…
Many of our clients and potential clients are curious to know whether the U.S. Consulates abroad are currently open and whether the Consulates are currently processing E-2 visa applications and…
TN visa is a visa that is based on an agreement between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. It allows certain professions (for example lawyers, accountants, graphic designers, researchers, engineers) to easily obtain…
Many of our clients often ask us whether the U.S. abroad are open, whether they are processing visa applications, and how long it takes to get an E-2 interview. In…
Sometimes employers are faced with the need to transfer many employees from abroad to the United States within a short time frame. For example, a manufacturing company may take on…
An E-2 visa is available to entrepreneurs who want to start or buy a business in the U.S. You can find out more about the E-2 visa requirements by clicking…
We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Embassy in London. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business is a data analysis…
An E-2 visa can be issued for up to 5 years, and after that it must be renewed. The renewal process usually involves submitting documentation that shows that you have…
In July 2020, the Department of State announced that certain business and student travelers coming from Schengen countries or the U.K. (such as B-1 business visitors), treaty traders, or treaty…
TN visa is a visa that is based on the free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. It allows certain professions (for example lawyers, accountants, graphic designers, researchers,…
On July 13, the U.S. Department of State announced that embassies and consulates around the world will gradually resume routine nonimmigrant and immigrant visa services. Each consular post will begin…
If you are Canadian or Mexican national and you have an offer from a U.S. company to work in a profession that is listed on the NAFTA profession list, you could…
If you are Canadian or Mexican national and you have an offer from a U.S. company to work in a profession that is listed on the NAFTA profession list, you could…
Let’s analyze the following scenario: you came to the U.S. on a B-1 visa and filed a Change of Status application with USCIS asking to change your status to an…
When you are applying for a visa at a Consulate, your visa may be approved, but the Consular Officer may also deny your visa application under section 214(b) or 221(g).…
On Monday June 22, The Trump Administration signed an Executive Order suspending the entry of some H-1B, H-4, H-2B, J, and L visa holders, with some exceptions. Starting on 12:01 am…
Participants of some J-1 visa programs are subject to a 2 year home residency requirement. This means, that the J-1 visa participants will have to return to their home country…