Scott Legal, P.C. just had a green card approval for a petition based on marriage to a U.S. citizen.
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Today I went to the U.S. Consulate in Toronto to renew my E-2 visa. Our company was issued an E-2 visa 10 years ago, so this was our second renewal.
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant, a national of the United Kingdom, was granted the visa for 5 years.
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant, a national of the United Kingdom, was granted the visa for 5 years.
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We just had an E-2 investor visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in London. The applicant, a national of the United Kingdom, was granted the visa for 5 years.
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The Biden Administration has announced today that, starting from December 6, all inbound international airline passengers aged 2 and up, regardless of citizenship or vaccination status, must submit a negative…
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Starting from noon EST on October 6, 2021, the State Department will begin accepting online registration for Fiscal Year 2023 Diversity Visa lottery here. Foreign nationals who qualify for the lottery…
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Scott Legal is happy to announce that we just received an E-2 visa approval at the consulate in Toronto. The company operates a junk hauling franchise. The applicant is a…
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We just had two National Interest Exception applications approved by the CBP office at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. The approvals were for two J-1…
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We just had an E-2 employee visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant is a national of Spain and was renewing her E-2 employee visa. The E-2…
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We just had an E-2 visa approved at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. The applicant is a national of Canada and the U.S. entity is located in California. The visa…
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The Biden Administration announced that it will no longer defend the 2019 public charge rule in court. The rule went through many different lawsuits, causing constant changes in the implementation…
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The Department of Homeland Security has announced that Venezuela has been designed for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from March 9, 2021 through September 9, 2022. TPS is…
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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 degree, and…
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Unfortunately, the answer to both questions is no. Background Some countries allow nationals to hold more than one citizenship. For example, an individual born in Colombia might become a dual…
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A National Interest Waiver is a green card petition that falls under the employment-based second preference (“EB-2”) category. Normally in this category an employer must go through a PERM labor…
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As described in an earlier blog post, one option for those who have been waiting an unreasonably long time for the government to adjudicate their immigrant petition is suing USCIS…
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On March 2, 2021, without prior notice, the Secretary of State rescinded the previous national interest guidance that allowed people in certain visa categories to travel to the United States…
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As discussed in an earlier blog post, one option to respond to the government’s unreasonable delay on adjudicating an immigration petition is to sue them through a mandamus action. The…
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The EB-1A is an employment-based green card for individuals who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. Here are some common questions and answers about the Eb-1a green…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits self-petitioning. The waiver part of the name is based on the fact that this green card…
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Expert letters are an important part of a National Interest Waiver application, as they can be used to discuss the applicant’s professional history and success, as well as explain the…
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An E-2 Visa is a Visa Classification that is available for foreign nationals who wish to live in the U.S. to develop and direct the operations of a business. The…
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On April 23, 2020, the former president suspended the entry of certain employment and family-based green cards for 60 days. This proclamation was originally signed on April 22, 2020 (and…
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To qualify for the EB-1A Green Card, you will need to prove that you are one of the small percentage of people who have risen to the very top of your field.…
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