Welcome back to the Immigration Lawyer Blog, where we discuss all things immigration. In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses an important announcement made by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on July 31, 2020 regarding new increases in immigration filing fees for certain applications and petitions. Stay…
Welcome back to Immigration Lawyer Blog, where we discuss all things immigration. In this video, we talk about the different investment visa options available under current law. E-2 Non-immigrant Visa: Visa through Investment The first option is the E-2 visa. This is a non-immigrant visa that allows foreign nationals from…
In this video attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses how to file the perfect PERM application. What is PERM? The Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) is the system used by immigration to process labor certifications, which is the first step certain foreign nationals must take in order to obtain an EB-2 or EB-3 visa immigrant visa.…
In this video attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses what happens at an employment-based green card interview. Employment-based green card interviews became mandatory pursuant to USCIS policy in March of 2017. It was not until the President issued an executive order on March 6, 2017 that USCIS began to require in person…
In this video we discuss the five most common mistakes that employers make when filing a labor certification application also known as PERM. #1: Mistakes on the ETA 9089 Form When you prepare an ETA 9089 also known as the PERM application it is very important to check every line…
In this video we breakdown the labor certification process also known as “PERM.” Overview: What is labor certification? Labor certification is required because the government wants to make sure that U.S. workers are not adversely affected by the employment of the foreign national, in this case the beneficiary of the…
In this post, we discuss how you can get a green card through your employer. Overview: What does it take to get a green card through a job offer? There are many ways a foreign national can obtain a green card for example by starting a company in the United…