Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

In the recent case of Residential Finance Corporation v. USCIS, a U.S. federal court determined that USCIS improperly denied an H-1B visa to an individual seeking employment in a market research analyst position. See Residential Finance Corporation v. USCIS (S. Dist. Ohio, March 12, 2012). USCIS had denied the petition because the Occupational Outlook Handbook […]Read More >

Earlier this week, we received confirmation that our client, who had been twice denied for naturalization previously, had been scheduled for her Oath Ceremony to become a U.S. citizen. While our firm was not involved in either of the two naturalization filings, we were contacted after the second denial. The first naturalization application was properly […]Read More >

The investor or “E-2” visa is available for foreign nationals who want to start-up or buy a U.S. business. It gives the investor the right to live and work in the U.S. directing his business. The spouse of the investor can apply for his/her own employment authorization. The E-2 visa is only available to nationals […]Read More >

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated information on the nature of the employer-employee relationship required for an individual to qualify for the H-1B visa classification. This information is especially important given the April 1, 2012 filing date for the upcoming H-1B fiscal year, and suggests that USCIS will again be paying close […]Read More >

As immigration attorneys, we are often posed with this very question by couples who have recently become engaged and are trying to determine how to begin their life together in the United States. These couples have the following in common: one is a U.S. citizen and the other is a foreign national, who is usually residing […]Read More >