Changes in USCIS Fees

USCIS Filing fees will be raised substantially effective October 2, 2020. Be sure to file before this deadline to save costs. Naturalization applications will increase by more than 80 percent (costing upwards of $1100) and asylum applications will be charged a $50 filing fee for Form I-589., with limited exceptions. Separate filing fees will be…

L-1/L2 Visa vs. E1/E2 Visa

The L1 visa is an Intracompany Transferee Executive or Manager Visa that allows foreign companies to transfer a manager, executive, or specialized knowledge worker to an affiliated US company. If you need assistance with obtaining an L1 visa, email us L-1A and L-1B Qualifications L-1 visas are used by all manner of businesses – small,…

Immigration – Investor Visas

L-1 – non-immigrant visa for business owners (affiliate or subsidiary) E1 E2  – non-immigrant visas for citizens of treaty countries (min $50K – $100,000 investment) EB5 – immigrant visa (min US$500,000 – $1 mil investment) Access to US Markets for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners & Investors I am an entrepreneur and own a Business in my…

New Cybersecurity Agency in DHS

A new agency is on its way to being created – the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The new agency’s mission would be a federal leader for cyber and physical infrastructure security. As technology changes, the cyber threat landscape constantly evolves and infrastructure is continually under attack from digital and physical threats.  CISA is…

Illinois Anti-Bullying Laws

What is Bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. In order to be considered bullying the behavior…

Immigration to the U.S.A.

DENIED ENTRY OR DENIED A VISA? We can help you re-apply. The most common reason for a denial is that you didn’t provide the proper documentation or did not fill out your forms properly or completely. Gathering the proper documents (for example, to show sufficient home ties, a legitimate business, or a bona fide genuine…