L-1 Visas

The State Department has waived the need for interviews (in certain cases) for visa applicants to the United States. The considerable backlog of applications since the COVID-19 pandemic made this step necessary to speed up the process of evaluating nonimmigrant visa applications. Here’s what you should know about this change by the NPZ Law Group.
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As of January 30, 2022, USCIS and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began issuing Form I-94, Arrival-Departure records, with new classes of admission (COA) codes for certain E and L nonimmigrant dependent spouses who are employment authorized based on their status. The COA designations for E nonimmigrant spouses are E-1S, E-2S, E-3S, and L-2S for nonimmigrant L spouses. Forms I-94 containing these code designations are acceptable as a List C, #7 employment authorization document issued by the Department of Homeland Security.

UPDATE:USCIS mailed notices in early April 2022, to E and L spouses (age 21 or over) who have an unexpired Form I-94 that USCIS issued before Jan. 30, 2022.
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USCIS is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the documentation that certain E and L nonimmigrant spouses may use as evidence of employment authorization based on their nonimmigrant status.
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Immigration Attorneys

 

Are you looking for a U.S. visa in order to transfer to an office your company has in the United States? Fortunately, the L-1 visa may have been specifically designed for people in your position. The L-1 visa category is for intra-company transfers and allows a company with a U.S.
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As of November 12, 2021, USCIS considers E-1, E-2, E-3 and L-2 dependent spouses employment authorized incident to status.

To obtain an Employment Authorization Document (EAD or Form I-766) evidencing both identity and employment authorization, such dependent spouses may file an Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765).
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Ridgewood New Jersey - The Immigration and Nationality lawyers at the NPZ Law Group - VISASERVE - join their colleagues from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and its litigation partners to celebrate the historic settlement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, which provides structural changes for nonimmigrant H-4 and L-2 spouses suffering from long delayed processing times for the processing of applications for employment authorization.

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Real estate has always been a thriving sector in the US. It makes up a significant portion of the economy, and the livelihood of millions of people associated with the real estate industry. This is not just people from the US. Few Americans know that the credit for some of the most spectacular developments on US soil (in recent history) goes to foreign real estate developers. Canada-based Oxford Properties has a proximity advantage, but Hong Kong/London-based Swire Properties and South Korea-based Hanjin Group, with far-off headquarters, also have a significant presence in the US real estate sector.
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According to the June 2021 America Works Report released by the United States Chamber of Commerce, the United States is facing an unprecedented labor shortage. Can the U.S manufacturers’ labor shortage be solved by leveraging immigration? Read on to find out.
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The blanket L is an oral application. A visa will not be issued based solely on the company support letter. Each applicant must be able to concisely and articulately explain the intended job duties in the U.S. as well as his or her qualifications for the role. When preparing a blanket L applicant, it is essential to clearly explain the legal standard and criteria for the category. In addition, the applicant must be able to explain how he or she satisfies the criteria. 
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The L-1 visa, more commonly known as the intracompany transfer visa, allows qualifying foreign national professionals who are employed by multinational companies to come to the U.S. to work for the U.
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USCIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are extending the joint agency pilot program for Canadian citizens seeking L-1 nonimmigrant status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) through April 30, 2020. Last year,
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