{3:48 minutes to read} In the wake of of the War of 1812, the United Kingdom and the United States signed 2 treaties, in 1815:
— Treaty Investor Treaty
— Treaty Trader Treaty
Essentially, what that did was give individuals with U.K. citizenship the opportunity to procure visas under […]
Please find a brief guide to visa options for U.S. real estate professionals looking to expand their foreign clientele here. This guide comes from several years of attending and presenting at real estate conferences and the questions that have been raised by real estate professionals. […]
{3:48 minutes to read} In our recent blog regarding Steve’s trip to Tibet in May of this year, he noted the oppressive conditions under which Tibetans have been suffering since the PRC invaded in 1951. The continued persecution of the Tibetan people by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has […]
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This spring, I realized a lifelong dream of visiting the sacred and ancient land of Tibet. As a mahayana buddhist, I always wanted to see the spiritual heartland of Tibetan buddhism. I flew to Beijing and took trains west, across China all the way to Lhasa, the […]
{5:24 minutes to read} Article by Kevin Dowling
A significant portion of the visas issued under the EB-5 visa program have gone to investors who have invested using “Regional Centers.” The law which provides for Regional Centers was initially described as a “Pilot Program” when originally adopted in 2003, and has […]
{5:06 minutes to read} Today we’re going to talk about the E-2 visa and how it applies to franchises. As we’ve talked about in previous articles, the E2 visa allows foreign investors to set up a U.S. company, invest in that company, and obtain a visa to run the company for up to 5 […]
{4:40 minutes to read} What happens when you are a foreign national looking for a job and the H-1B visa has been met? You need to think outside the box and be strategic about your search. Here is a brief guide regarding H-1B cap-exempt sponsors.
This year approximately 2/3 of H-1B petitions were returned as […]
*Steve Maggi co-authored this article with Lorna McManus.
{4:54 minutes to read} The E-2 visa is known as the Treaty Investor visa. We’ve talked about this visa in past blogs, but to refresh, essentially anyone who comes from one of the 80 countries that have a treaty with the U.S., can set up any legal model of […]
{5 minutes to read} What do employers who sponsored H-1B candidates, and had their petitions returned as fatalities of the H-1B lottery, do now?
As many people know, the H-1B season starts each year on April 1 and has an annual cap of 85,000 visas per year. This year USCIS announced on April 7 that […]
{4:15 minutes to read} This year there were 233,000 petitions filed for 85,000 H-1B spots. Of the 233,000 petitions filed, 148,000 petitions were returned, envelope unopened. Essentially, those cases never existed and the employer must come up with a plan B.
In the following scenarios, the employer may want to explore the possibilities of “porting” […]
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