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Caglar Law Firm AUGUST 2019 – Green Card and Fee Waiver Information

IMMIGRATION INFORMATION I have been outside of the U.S. for more than 6 months is my Green Card still valid? It is not recommended that you travel outside the U.S. for over 6 months unless you first obtain a re-entry permit. If you return to the country within a year, you will be heavily questioned by an immigration officer and will have to prove that you have maintained ties to the U.S. and that you only intended to travel temporarily. However, if you have spent more than a year out of the U.S. you may be deemed to have abandoned your permanent...

New Changes to EB-5

New Rule for EB-5 Classification According to a recent rule published by Department of Homeland Security, there will be several updates to the EB-5 Employment based Immigrant Investor classification in order to modernize the program. The final rule is going to be effective as of November 21, 2019. The main changes are to the minimum investment amounts for both Targeted Employment Area (TEA) and non-Targeted Employment Area (non-TEA) minimum initial investment amounts: - For TEAs, there will be a change from $500,000 to $900,000.       - For non-TEA, there will be a change from $1,000,000 to $1,800,000. This update on the minimum investment...

LEAVING THE U.S. WITH A TRAVEL DOCUMENT

  LEAVING THE U.S. WITH A TRAVEL DOCUMENT Permanent residents (Green Card), refugees, asylees, and other aliens can benefit from Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. There are three types of travel documents that can be applied for: Reentry Permit Refugee Travel Document Advanced Parole (2 kinds)   GREEN CARD HOLDERS Lawful Permanent Residents can apply for Reentry Permits which you apply for and receive in the U.S. but can also have the permit sent to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. If you leave the country after having obtained a Reentry Permit, you will not be abandoning your status as long as the Reentry...

E-2 Employee Status

E-2 Employee Status      An E-2 status holder can petition to bring an employee from their treaty country to develop the business enterprise in the United States. The requirements for an E-2 Employee Status are:      - The employer must be a nationality of the treaty country and own at least 50% of the U.S. business.      - Both employer and employee must possess the same nationality.      - The employer must maintain E status in the U.S. unless residing outside of the U.S.        After making sure these requirements are met, you should consider what type of employee you...