Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

Effective November 3, 2014, DHS has implemented additional questions to ESTA (used by citizens of Visa Waiver Program Countries to confirm their eligibility to travel under the Visa Waiver Program).  Additional questions include (1) Other Names/Aliases or Other Citizenships; (2) Parents name(s); (3) National Identification Number (if applicable); (4) Contact information (email, phone, points of […]Read More >

Serotte Reich Wilson, LLC has received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2015 edition of “Best Law Firm” by U.S. New and World Report and Best Lawyers. Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination […]Read More >

Unlike under the H-1B visa, Physicians working in the U.S. under TN visa status may only fill teaching or research positions. They cannot provide direct patient care. A Florida doctor is being charged criminally with visa fraud for allegedly utilizing the TN visa Physician category to operate his own medical practice for more than a decade. For more information, […]Read More >

Many foreign nationals are attracted to the EB-5 Immigrant Visa category as a streamlined classification to qualify for an immigrant visa because it leads to permanent resident status without first requiring a qualifying relative and/or adherence with strict employment-based preference categories.  Additionally, it rarely requires that the foreign national be subject to a priority-date backlog […]Read More >

It has been more than two years since President Obama signed legislation that would add Israel to the list of E-2 investor eligible counties.  The actual implementation of adding Israel to that list, and in turn Israeli nationals being able to apply for E-2 visas, has been delayed until a reciprocity agreement was finalized and […]Read More >