An overview of the green card test and substantial presence test, the two tests the IRS uses to determine whether a foreign national is a resident or nonresident alien for…
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An overview of how the U.S. taxes foreign nationals who are present in the United States, including both resident and nonresident aliens.
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An overview of the employer’s options under the I-9 employment verification process when employees are acquired through a merger or acquisition.
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F-1 visa is a great visa option for students who want to come to the U.S. and attend university or college. You should always maintain your F-1 status while you…
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You can have an E-2 petition pending simultaneously with USCIS and at a U.S. Consulate abroad and each of them will make their own decision whether you qualify for the…
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After an 18-month hiatus, Express Entry draws for all programs have resumed since July 2022. International applicants in the Federal Skilled Worker category are now being invited for Canadian permanent…
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Being “out of status” doesn’t always mean you will accumulate “unlawful status” in the US especially if you are a F, J, M visa holder or a Canadian visitor admitted…
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It is very important to include the right level of specific examples and details about the expert, the applicant’s proposed endeavor, and applicant’s prior successful projects, and avoid conclusory or…
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The short answer is no. What recently transpired regarding prosecutorial discretion is that a federal district court in Texas issued an order effective as of June 25, 2022.
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We just had a National Interest Waiver approval for an innovative entrepreneur who provides a unique solution in a particular space.
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An explanation about how long a noncontrolled Canadian can stay in the U.S., and how they can show their date of entry.
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For a successful NIW petition for an avionics engineer and entrepreneur, be sure to show broad impacts that extend beyond your clients and show significant job creation potential.
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After USCIS receives your N-400 petition, it will review your documents, schedule an interview, schedule your oath ceremony and at the end of the process you will receive a naturalization…
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Scott Legal just had another Canadian TN approval. The applicant was granted the visa for 3 years under the difficult category of Computer Systems Analyst.
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The last two years have seen significant developments resulting in changes in the interpretation of law by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” that has affected a beneficiary…
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An overview of the employer’s requirements and obligations when terminating an E-3 employee.
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The 1-year foreign employment period will be adjusted if you are currently working for the US sponsoring employer in the US on some other employment visa.
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A foreign company can provide services to a related US company (or vice versa) and still meet the doing business requirement. The L1 entity does not need to take revenue…
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USCIS announced today that they have received enough petitions to meet the 85,000 H-1B cap quota for FY 2023.
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We just had an L-1visa approved for an executive approved at the Port of Entry in Oroville, Washington. This was an L-1 border filing.
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An applicant for an extension of status only requires that the passport be valid at the time the application is filed – so long as the applicant maintains a valid…
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A TN visa holder can receive authorization from the government to work for more than one TN employer, which is called “concurrent” employment.
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TN visa holders can change employers and have several options to do so, which mirror those options available for the initial TN visa application.
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Although a TN applicant cannot own or control the U.S. employer, a TN applicant who is self-employed by their business in Canada or Mexico can apply for a TN visa…
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We just had an L-1A employee visa approval for a new office at the U.S. Embassy in London. The petition was first approved by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and…
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