The O visa, which is a classification for people with extraordinary ability, is often used by people with professions in the arts as its flexibility lends itself well to the…
Having a nonimmigrant visa application denied produces a number of very real setbacks for the applicant. In the case of an E-2 visa, typically much time, money, and effort has…
What is OPT? If you are a foreign national in the U.S. on an F-1 visa you can participate in temporary employment that is related to your field of study.…
What is ESTA? ESTA stands for Electronic System for Travel Authorization and it is an automated system that allows people from certain countries to apply for travel authorization to the…
The H-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa which permits foreign nationals to enter the U.S. to receive professional training with a U.S. company. To qualify for H-3 status, the “trainee”…
For most foreign nationals the process of applying for a nonimmigrant visa involves filling out a DS160 form, gathering supporting documents and visiting a U.S. Consulate for an interview with…
An arrest for drunk driving, even one that does not lead to a conviction, can have a number of consequences on a person’s immigration status and should not be taken…
The process of getting a green card through marriage involves filing a number of different petitions, obtaining medical clearance, gathering supporting documents and attending an interview with an immigration officer.…
An E-2 visa is a visa that can be issued to nationals of certain countries who want to start a business in the U.S. that will ultimately hire U.S. workers. …
President Trump has signed the much anticipated new travel ban that stops the issuance of visas and does not allow entry of nationals to the U.S. from: Iran, Libya, Somalia,…
An H-1B visa is a visa that allows U.S. employers to hire applicants in specialty occupations. The visa has a relatively low bar in that the job must require a…
The O-1B is an employment based nonimmigrant classification for artists who have garnered a high level of distinction in their field. Sometimes informally called the “artist visa”, O-1 classification can…
We just obtained an E-2 visa approval for a French National that applied for his E-2 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant applied for the E-2 visa…
The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa which allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. To qualify for the visa, the Beneficiary (the foreign employee) must have…
Scott Legal, P.C. has worked on hundreds of immigration cases and have seen a wide spectrum of cases ranging from humanitarian cases to immigrant investor cases. As we process more…
We just received an approval from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for an E-3 visa filed on behalf of an Australian national to work at a hospitality company.
The H-1B is a non-immigrant status that permits companies to hire workers in specialty occupations. While the H-1B is a good option for many individuals seeking employment in the United…
The L-1A visa allows companies abroad to transfer employees who have been working for them in managerial, executive or specialized knowledge roles for at least one consecutive year out of…
Effective December 23, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated many immigration application forms with corresponding increases in filing fees. We have included below a list of the…
Are you thinking about applying for a visa? If so, you might want to consider filing your application quickly to save some money as USCIS is going to raise filing…