Getson & Schatz, P.C. successfully represented an advertising agency in securing an extension of E-3 status for 2 years for an Australian citizen employee. The employee was seeking to continue to be employed by the advertising agency in E-3 status on a temporary, full time...
The Immigration Law Group of Getson & Schatz, P.C. successfully represented a client self-petitioning for EB-1A classification as an alien with extraordinary ability in the sciences in the field of the epigenetics of cancer. Our client was employed as a researcher in lawful H-1B status...
As of 11/12/14, the U.S. State Department National Visa Center will cease collecting original civil documents in support of IV applications at non-electronic processing posts. Designated electronic posts will continue to accept documents via e-mail. Original documents will need to be brought to interviews....
Effective November 12, 2014, the United States and the People’s Republic of China will reciprocally increase the validity of short-term business and tourist visas and student and exchange visas issued to each other’s citizens. Chinese applicants who qualify for a B-category nonimmigrant visa (NIV) may now be issued multiple-entry...
Getson & Schatz P.C. successfully represented a multi-national transportation company in petitioning an executive for an L-1A Intracompany Transferee Visa for employment in the United States in the position of Business Development Director. L visas, or Intracompany transferee visas, are available to companies who wish to...
Our Philadelphia immigration lawyers secured a grant of Cancellation of Removal for a client from an Immigration Judge in Immigration Court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This form of relief from removal is available to non-permanent residents who satisfy the following three requirements: Prior to receiving a Notice...
USCIS issued a new policy (PA-2014-009) clarifying the definition of “mother” and “parent” under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to include gestational mothers using assisted reproductive technology regardless of whether they are the genetic mothers. USCIS and the Department of State (DOS), who exercise...
Our immigration lawyers successfully represented a client in New York City in becoming a U.S. Citizen even though she had previously been arrested for two previous minor shoplifting offenses. In addition to demonstrating the requisite amount of physical presence and continuous residence during the statutory...
Getson & Schatz P.C. helped secure an L-1A visa on behalf of a U.S. company which provides a cloud based publishing platform for an executive level employee transfer from a subsidiary company in India to the parent company in the U.S. L visas, or intracompany transferee...
Our immigration lawyers successfully represented a 20 year old Indian citizen in submitting Form I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status to change his nonimmigrant status from F-2 to F-1. After the age of 21 individuals can no longer hold derivative F-2 status and therefore our...
