Whats an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)?
In today's global economy, business ventures increasingly reach overseas to leverage the established business operations and processes in new markets. Every year, more and more people decide to bring their...
Category: U.S. Immigration
Green card lottery system malfunction
If you entered the green card lottery from Oct. 3 to Oct. 10, you should probably re-apply. All entries submitted to the U.S. Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the green card lottery, during that period were deleted from their system. This was due...
E-2 Visa Adjust Status vs. Consular Processing
If you are outside the United States, the only way to immigrate to the U.S. is to obtain an immigration visa from a U.S. consulate (which by definition is always overseas).
There is generally a bar on adjusting status if you enter the U.S. under the Visa Waiver...
Investing in Florida
Generally, there are five types of corporations in Florida: C corporations, S corporations, Limited Liability Corporations, Partnerships, and Sole Proprietorships.
Florida LLC
What is it? The three letters "LLC" go at the end of a limited liability company's name...
How one Becomes a U.S. Attorney
Lawyers-- also called attorneys-- according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Some attorneys use the post-nominal Esq., the abbreviated form of the word Esquire.
Formal...
How to Obtain an Adjustment of Status
If you have a permanent residence outside of the Unites States but wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis you likely will apply for a non-immigrant visa. There are different classifications of non-immigrant status including foreign government officials,...
A Closer Look at the L-1B Visa
What is an L-1B Visa?
An L-1B visa can be a useful tool for international business owners. In sum, this visa allows employers outside the U.S. to transfer employees to a U.S. company. In general, if the person seeking the visa is creating a new office for the...
Permanent Residency: Rights and Responsibilities
Many people wonder what happens after they become a permanent resident in the United States. After you become a permanent resident, you have different rights and responsibilities.
Rights as a Permanent Resident
As a permanent resident in the U.S., you acquire...
What to Do After getting Your Green Card
Applying for a visa in the United States can be a very arduous task. If the USCIS grants your visa you may wonder what happens next? Depending on the type of visa the U.S. issued to you, there may be different requirements to maintain your residency. For...
Differences Between EB-5 and E-2 Visas
Both the EB-5 and E-2 visas are available to investors to gain permanent or temporary residency in the U.S. Although both visas are investment-related, they have very different effects and requirements. An investor should examine the visa rules as well as the...