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US and Canada Border Closure Extended until November 21

On March 21, U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the land borders between the three countries will close to non-essential travel. The initial closure was to last through April 20 and has now been extended to November 21. The Department…

Jenny ZhanOctober 19, 2020

Coronavirus Update: U.S. and Canada Land Border Restrictions Extended Through October 21

On March 21, U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the land borders between the three countries will close to non-essential travel. The initial closure was to last through April 20 and has now been extended to October 21. The Department…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 21, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Requirements for US Citizens or Residents Visiting Canada

On March 21, U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the land borders between the three countries will close to non-essential travel as response to the COVID 19 pandemic. The initial closure was to last through April 20 and has now…

Jenny ZhanJune 29, 2020

What is a 221(g) visa refusal? What is a 214(b) refusal? Can I reapply for a visa if it was denied under 214(b)?

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). What is a 214(b) visa denial? If your visa is…

Jenny ZhanJune 29, 2020

Coronavirus Update: U.S. and Canada Land Border Restrictions Extended Through July 21

On March 21, U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the land borders between the three countries will close to non-essential travel. The initial closure was to last through April 20 and has now been extended to July 21. The Department…

Jenny ZhanJune 18, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Canada and United States Border Closure Expected to be Extended

On March 21, U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the land borders between the three countries will close to non-essential travel. The initial closure was to last through April 20 and was then extended to May 20. News reports on…

Jenny ZhanMay 15, 2020

Coronavirus Update: U.S. Canada and Mexico Land Border Restrictions Extended Through May 20

On March 21, U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the land borders between the three countries will close to non-essential travel. The initial closure was to last through April 20 and has now been extended to May 20. The Department…

Jenny ZhanApril 21, 2020

Family Immigration Immigration

What is PIMS? What Happens if My Visa Approval is Not in PIMS?

PIMS (Petition Information Management Service) is an electronic system that provides U.S. consular posts with notification of non-immigrant visa petition approvals. It is the only source of petition approval evidence used in the issuance of visas in H, L, O,…

Jenny ZhanOctober 18, 2019

Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

USCIS Provides New Definition for Residency for Citizenship Applications. Children of U.S. Government Employees and Military Stationed Overseas No Longer Considered Residents

If you are a U.S. citizen and your child was born outside the U.S., your child may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. However, simply being born to a U.S. citizen parent is not enough for the child to get the…

Jenny ZhanAugust 28, 2019

E-2 Visa approval for a Landscaping Company at the U.S. Consulate in London

We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant purchased a landscaping business and the funds were held in escrow until the visa was approved. The investment amount was approximately $150,000 and the…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 28, 2018

E-2 Visa approval for a e-Commerce Company at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto for a National of Korea

We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business is an e-commerce business selling skincare & beauty products. While E-2 visa applicants are encouraged to apply…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 11, 2018

E-2 Investor Visa approval for a Franchise at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez

We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez for a renewal application. The investor has been running a mailbox franchise in the U.S. for several years and runs several stores, with over 30 employees. The…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 10, 2018

E-2 Visa approval for a Professional Photography and Event Planning company at the U.S. Consulate in London

We just had an E-2 investor approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business is a photography and event planning company specializing in weddings and special events in Arizona. The…

Jenny ZhanAugust 28, 2018

E-2 Visa Renewal Approval for a Real Estate Development and Residential Construction company at U.S. Consulate in Toronto

We just had an E-2 Investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was renewing the E-2 visa and was granted a renewal for 5 years. The business is a real estate development and residential construction company that has…

Jenny ZhanAugust 28, 2018

O-1B Petition Approval for a Art Director/Brand Designer at USCIS, Vermont Service Center for a National of Canada

We just had an O-1B petition approval at the Vermont Service Center for a period of 3 years. The applicant will join a large company and is an Art Director/Brand Designer and a Canadian national who has won numerous prestigious awards in the…

Jenny ZhanAugust 13, 2018

E-2 Visa approval for a High-End Tile Design Company at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto for a National of Turkey

We just had an E-2 Investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and the business specializes in the design and sale of high-end etched tile. The applicant is a Turkish…

Jenny ZhanJuly 19, 2018

E-2 Visa approval for a Go-Kart Sales Company at the U.S. Consulate in London for a National of the United Kingdom

We just had an E-2 company registration and employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant is a senior executive and the business focuses on the sale of go-karts. The business will be based in Florida. Prior to finding Scott Legal,…

Jenny ZhanJuly 9, 2018

TN Visa Approval for Canadian National in the Economist TN Category

We just had an approval for a TN Economist at the USCBP Port of Entry in Norton, Vermont. The applicant, a Canadian national, had been offered a job as an Economist for a hedge fund. The applicant possessed a degree…

Jenny ZhanJuly 5, 2018

E-2 Visa approval for a E-Commerce Women’s Fashion Label at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney for a National of Australia

We just had an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney. The applicant is a fashion designer who created a clothing brand for women which will be sold through an e-commerce site. The applicant spent about $150,000 which included…

Jenny ZhanJune 28, 2018

E-2 Spousal Visa Approval in Toronto Canada

Scott Legal just had an E-2 visa approved for a spouse at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. Even if not a Canadian resident, a spouse of an E-2 visa holder can go to the U.S. Consulate in Toronto (or other…

Jenny ZhanJune 26, 2018

E-2 Visa Approval for Norwegian National at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Canada

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was an investor who started an online marketing company. The business hired a few employees and had a number of client contracts which proved instrumental…

Jenny ZhanJune 21, 2018

E-2 Visa approval for Consultancy at the U.S. Consulate in London for a British National

We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The Applicant started a consulting company that specializes in business management and C-level consultation services. The company had a number of employees in the U.S. and…

Jenny ZhanJune 20, 2018

B-1 approval for E-2 prospective Investor in the U.S. Consulate in London

Scott Legal just had a B-1 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant will travel to the United States to complete his E-2 investment as a treaty investor. Individuals seeking investment opportunities in the United States that…

Jenny ZhanJune 13, 2018

E-2 Approval for a Property Management Company at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto for a Canadian National

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted a 5 Year visa. The applicant was an investor who founded a property management company that hired three employees and had…

Jenny ZhanJune 11, 2018

EB-5 Approval in London

Scott Legal just had an EB-5 green card approved at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant had their I-526 petition approved last year and she attended her interview this morning. The EB-5 program is one where an applicant can…

Jenny ZhanJune 11, 2018

E-2 visa approval for Canadian National at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 investor visa at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was an investor who purchased a well-known casual dining restaurant franchise in New York. The business has been in operation for a number…

Jenny ZhanJune 4, 2018

USCIS Creates Avenue for American Workers to Report Abuse of H-1B System

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 3, 2017 that there will be a stricter evaluation process for H-1B applications to further deter and detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse. According to USCIS, the H-1B visa…

Jenny ZhanMay 8, 2018

E-2 Visa Approval in London

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an E-2 visa approval for a national from the U.K. at the U.S. Consulate in London. The visa was approved for a dressage horse riding and training business. The U.S. Consulate in London is currently…

Jenny ZhanMay 1, 2018

E-2 Approval for a Franchised Dry-Cleaning Company at the U.S. Consulate in Bogotá, Colombia for a Spanish National

We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Bogotá. The applicant purchased an operating Dry-Cleaning business and spent additional capital to convert it into a franchise. The underlying business has been in operation for a…

Jenny ZhanApril 17, 2018

E-2 Visa Approval for a Chiropractic Practice at U.S. Consulate in Toronto for a National of Canada

We just had an E-2 Investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant was granted the visa for 5 years and purchased an operating chiropractic business. The applicant is a doctor of chiropractic and a Canadian national. The business is based…

Jenny ZhanMarch 19, 2018

E-2 Visa Approval in Toronto

Scott Legal, P.C. had an approval for an E-2 Investor visa at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The E-2 Company is a boutique photography company with one U.S. employee that specialized in maternity and special event photography. E-2 visas for Canadian…

Jenny ZhanMarch 5, 2018

E-2 Employee Visa Approval

Scott Legal, P.C. had an E-2 employee approval at the U.S. Consulate in London for a recruitment firm. The firm has processed both investor and employee visas for this firm in the past and the firm has also hired U.S.…

Jenny ZhanMarch 5, 2018

E-2 Approval in Toronto, Canada

Scott Legal just had an E-2 visa approved for 5 years for a Canadian national at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The investor manufactures leather products for the horse riding industry. The applicant will also process an E-2 employee…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 9, 2018

Government Shutdown Ends After Three Days

Congress brought an end to a three-day government shutdown on January 22, 2018 as the Senate agreed to adopt a short-term spending bill to fund government operations without first addressing the fate of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival’s (DACA) young…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 24, 2018

Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Impacts on Immigration Petitions if the Government is shut down

If the government shuts down what is the impact on my immigration application? If Congress does not pass a new funding bill by Friday, January 19, 2018, the U.S. government could experience a partial shutdown, meaning everyone except for “essential”…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 19, 2018

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