Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

One of our associate attorneys, Nisha V. Fontaine, has published an article on Non-Immigrant Waivers in a local Toronto, Ontario, Canada newspaper – Weekly Times of India. An excerpt of the article follows: For many years, our law firm has been working with foreign nationals who share a common background: first attempted to immigrate to […]Read More >

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 >