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Here at ScottVassell & LeeCC Law Firm, our lawyers have had the pleasure of working with Au Pairs in the United States for the past two decades. We advocate and protect the status of these bright intelligent youth with great dreams and aspirations from around the world.
While lockdowns and quarantines have placed the world on ‘pause’--- we have witnessed businesses and investors respond to the pandemic as an opportunity to unite internationally in solving unprecedented problems. Finding solutions fast to grapple with the ‘new normal’...
With the arrival of an unprecedented world pandemic, due to COVID-19, wreaking havoc on everything and everyone; individuals holding ESTA Visa Waiver Program status (“VWP”) have been left in a difficult ‘bind’. Specifically, their U.S. non-immigrant U.S. status has...
"All flights are cancelled; I am here on a 90-day visa waiver; and it expires next week what should I do"? Our lawyers at ScottVassell & LeeCC answer these questions daily. We hope this short article post will reduce anxiety and allow you to safeguard your current...
1. What Should I do? My U.S. visa is set to expire, and I am ready to leave the United States, but I'm caught in the COVID-19 pandemic and cannot leave. Do I have to file an extension with USCIS? Yes. While U.S. Immigration laws allows for an individual on a B-1/B-2...
We have had the privilege of working with many families over the years who have hired Au Pairs to care for their young children. But then, the working relationship becomes more than that of a mere employee-employer. In fact, the Au Pair becomes a part of the family....
You receive the good news... Your U.S. employer has agreed to foot all the legal fees to sponsor you in Employment Based ("EB") Permanent Status in the United States. What could possibly go wrong? Your position is approved as an EB-2 or EB-3 category I-140 for...
Excitement begins to run through your veins as you just received the 'final' approval notice for your K-1 fiance visa...or so you thought.The K-1 fiance visa is actually a 3 step process before a final fiance visa is issued for an intended spouse to travel to the...
With the rising popularity of Shark Tank, Creatives, Entrepreneurs & IPOs being lauded as lucrative career goals for young people; the ability to forge international business relationships has become invaluable. The reality is that young people connect with each...
In short, the answer is yes! But it's not a 'simple' yes as explained below. A non-U.S. citizen residing in the United States is always subject to severe immigration consequences whenever facing criminal charges such as larceny, drug use (including marijuana), or...
