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When it comes to politics, the common narrative puts the United States against China, seen as two countries at a race for being the leader of ...

The path to American citizenship is an emotional journey for the millions of immigrants that apply for their green card each year. Once you’ve ...

It’s #PrideMonth, so we would like to take the time to discuss options for immigration for same sex couples. Since the Obama administration, same sex ...

By now, you might have seen us talk about Love, Talent and Money as the three main pillars of immigration. While we post a fair share about ...

In recent years, there have been many conversations and dialogues about how immigration is a threat to Americans. We rounded up a few of the most ...

Question: Our company is moving to remote work. Can I still hire foreign talent with an H1-B visa?

As the Trump-era visa ban rolled towards its expiration date, the Biden administration stayed publicly quiet on its intention to either renew or run ...

Technology is a key element of all of our lives. Since COVID-19 hit, our dependence on technology has gone from an emerging industry to a daily ...

Government processes can seem daunting, and the H-1B application process is one complex process that has a lot on the line if you are a business, ...

Instagram, the media sharing app that has taken over how many people use their smartphones and spare time, is undoubtedly a household name. However, ...

While we know that no two cases are the same when it comes to immigration, we do believe that we encounter many unique cases that put our legal ...

When you think of immigrants coming to America to work, what do you envision? If a forward-thinking engineer with intent to launch a space ...

A few days ago, Donald Trump signed an order extending a delay on new green cards and work visas through March 31, 2021, citing the COVID-19 crisis ...

Understanding the Prevailing Wage for H-1B Visa Applications With its own unique set of vocabulary and strict guidelines, the H-1B process can be ...

What is the H-1B Lottery? While it might sound like you want to purchase a ticket to play, the H-1B is a little more complicated than its name might ...

Individuals in the United States on nonimmigrant H1B visa are limited to a three year stay with the ability to extend for three additional years. If ...

The H1B FY2021 Cap Season is Minimally Affected. On Monday, April 22nd President Trump announced a short-term pause on the issuing of new green ...

On Thursday, June 18, the United States Supreme Court upheld a crucial program safeguarding more than 700,000 young immigrants. The Deferred Action ...

Obtaining an immigrant visa in the United States requires careful consideration before beginning the application process. Under the right visa ...

Permanent residency in the United States is given to those wishing to live and work here legally. Also known as a “green card,” the steps you must ...

Whether you're looking to enter the United States for business or pleasure, the B visitor visa category is an option that you and your travel ...

The K-1 visa allows the engaged partner of a U.S. citizen to enter the United States legally. Also known as the “fiancé visa,” this option is perfect ...

Less than one million immigrants become United States citizens each year. The process is complex and time-consuming. The naturalization process is ...

Read Time: 4 minutes You can seek short term employment in the United States if you have made incredible contributions to the arts, sciences, ...

Read Time: 3 minutes Skilled foreign workers who wish to work in the United States on a temporary visa should consider the L-1A and L-1B visa ...

Read Time: 4 minutes The P visa is an excellent immigration entry choice to the US if you are a foreign athlete or entertainer. In this article, ...

Read Time: 4 minutes If you are a foreign trader or investor who wants to enter the United States, you should explore the possibilities of an E visa. ...

Read Time: 4 minutes H visa options are an excellent solution for foreign specialty workers who want to work in the United States temporarily. It is ...

Read Time: 2 minutes New changes have occurred in the United States immigration system due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Homeland ...

Read Time: 3 minutes If you want to study in the USA, the F or M student visa options are the right considerations to make. The process may feel ...

(Photo Credit: Getty Images) On Monday, April 22 President Trump announced a short-term pause on the issuing of new green cards. Initial information ...

(Photo Credit: Getty Images) President Trump announced a short-term pause on the issuing of new green cards. Those seeking permanent residency in the ...

Obtaining and renewing your H-1B visa is a complex, multi-step process. If the time to renew is approaching, be sure to read this comprehensive ...

The demand for H1B visas is very high. It is for this reason that they are limited to a maximum issuance of 85,000 permits each year. Depending upon ...

The amount of time you have to stay in the United States on an H1B visa is three years. Once the three years are over, you have the opportunity to ...

If someone submits an H1B visa petition that contains inaccurate or false information, the U.S. government considers it to be a form of fraud, ...

Determining how to transfer your H1B visa to another company is a common question echoed among working nationals in the United States. Several ...

The immigration process is arduous, no matter for which visa type you apply for. Due to the competitive aspects of the H1B visa application, getting ...

Congratulations! You are one of the lucky persons who have been selected through the H1B Registration Lottery this year. This step means that among a ...

Applying for the H-1B Visa for temporary workers has never been harder. As the U.S. economy improves and businesses seek more skilled foreign labor ...

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant U.S. work visa that enables foreigners to work in the U.S. with a specific job position. (USCIS)

If you've found yourself stuck outside the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, and currently hold a green card, you may be concerned about ...

COVID-19 has spread quickly across the United States, and employers are making the difficult decision to lay-off workers. Employees, in turn, have ...

Del equipo de Loigica: Incluso con los rápidos cambios que ocurren debido al coronavirus, el equipo de Loigica permanece abierto y se compromete a ...

Las negaciones de H-1B por parte de los Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS) tienen una tasa históricamente alta. Esta ...

Más de un millón de personas visitan los Estados Unidos cada año. A partir de hoy, miles de ciudadanos extranjeros se ven significativamente ...

Introducción El Servicio de Aduanas e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS) suspendió los servicios de visas de rutina temporalmente a partir del ...

H-1B denials by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is at a historically high rate. This visa category is one of the most popular since ...

From the Loigica Team: Even with the rapid changes occurring due to coronavirus, the Loigica team remains open and is committed to serving you.

More than one million people visit the U.S. every year. As of today, thousands of foreign nationals are significantly impacted by travel restrictions ...

Introduction U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended routine visa services temporarily as of Wednesday, March 18, 2020. This move is ...

Monitoring your H1B visa status is a process that gives rise too many concerns and questions to hopeful foreign nationals apply to work in the United ...

Considerando la gravedad de la actual situación sanitaria mundial en la que nos encontramos, LOIGICA ABOGADOS, en su compormiso constante para con ...

H-1B visa sponsors find themselves in a precarious place concerning immigration in the United States. While media tends to shift its attention to ...

An essential aspect of planning to work in the United States involves anticipating the cost of an H-1B visa. Petitioners need to consider how much ...

More than 1.2 million people across the globe come to the US for the abundant work opportunities our country provides. In fact, it is the most common ...

Companies seeking to fill specialized positions with overseas candidates will need to continue updating their approaches. The road to US employment ...

This year each candidate must register with USCIS H1B lottery registration tool. Unlike past seasons where petitions needed to be filed between April ...

Beginning in 2017, USCIS imposed tighter restrictions and more scrutiny on consulting and staffing agencies, especially if they deal with IT or other ...

Renewing an H1B visa can seem like a daunting task for the uninitiated but it need not be so. The first step is understanding the renewal ...

News Update: Apply before the December 7th, 2018 Deadline President Trump’s executive order “Buy American and Hire American” has made it more ...

An H1-B visa allows U.S.-based employers to fill positions that demand specialized expertise or talent that they find challenging to fill with the ...

The H1-B visa is a program designed to allow employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. If you're someone who's working in a field ...

The H-1B visa program is designed to meet the needs of employers seeking foreign workers for hard-to-fill jobs in specialized fields like medicine, ...

The H1-B visa program is part of the Immigration and Nationality Act. An H1-B visa allows local employers to hire foreign workers in specialty ...

The process of obtaining an H-1B visa could become significantly tougher as the Department of Homeland Security considers policy changes. The changes ...

According to the most recently enacted government regulations, an E-2 Investor Visa allows a foreign-born individual to enter the United States and ...

When a non-US executive, manager, or highly skilled employee is seeking to transfer to a United States office run by his or her employer, the L1 visa ...

The most common legal defenses against deportation that an immigration attorney can make on your behalf fall under the category of relief from ...

The EB-5 program was created in 1990 by Congress to spur job creation and economic growth. Through this program, immigrant entrepreneurs are allowed ...

The H1B Visa Lottery process is a system of selection which is used to reach an imposed annual quota on the number of foreign nationals which will be ...

A foreign worker holding an H1B visa can stay within the United States and work under that employment-based visa for up to six years. The H1B visa is ...

Your H1B visa is still transferrable from your original sponsoring employer to another H1B employer. This is called “portability.” Portability occurs ...

Before talking about the H1B visa extension process itself it's important to understand what the H1B visa is and is not. The H1B visa - contrary to ...

An H1B transfer allows holders of H1B visas to change employers without losing their H1B status. As with most immigration-related procedures, the H1B ...

The H1B status extension process typically occurs when an American employer chooses to employ a current H1B beneficiary beyond the first three-year ...

Did you know that depending on where you live, your visa options may vary? The H-2B visa is a perfect example of this. H-2B petitions are only ...

For any person to legally reside in the U.S. that person needs to maintain a legal status. A legal status can be through citizenship, permanent ...

The H-2B is a temporary work visa that allows foreign workers to come to the United States to work in seasonal, non-agricultural jobs. This petition ...

A permanent residence can be obtained if the person applying has a permanent employment opportunity in the U.S., or if an employer wants to sponsor ...

Receiving your H-1B visa can be the start of an amazing career in the United States but often doubts arise regarding the period of stay with an H-1B ...

In order for a US company to employ a graduate level worker from a foreign country and for US immigration to allow them to apply for an H1B Visa, one ...

The H-1B is a visa category that applies to foreigners who wish to perform services in a specialty occupation within the United States. A position ...

H1B Visa Lawyer Welcome to LOIGICA's blog about H-1B matters. In today’s blog I am going to explain the purpose of the H-1B visa and how to qualify. ...

While most business and individuals understand the value of trademark protection, there are many who assume that trademark protection is ...

A tattoo licensing company Solid Oak Sketches LLC (“SOS LLC”) has filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York Federal Court against Visual ...

As you know H1-B season is on. It’s that time of the year again! Please contact us to discuss your case and prepare the process immediately to ensure ...

A furious dispute set out when California native and owner of Gotham Garage, Mark Towle was sued by DC Comics’ parent company Warner Bros. ...

Obtaining a US business visa usually requires overcoming difficult hurdles such as having hundreds of thousands of dollars ready to invest in the US ...

Spotify is a digital music service that provides users access to millions of songs via its expansive music streaming service. Recently, Spotify was ...

Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton or LV is a renowned fashion powerhouse. It is in the business of selling ...

As a leading Miami Law firm, Loigica helps ensure small-to-medium-sized businesses have the strong legal support they need to function securely, ...

The Federal Government bans trademarks that contain disparaging or offensive language. However, and astonishingly, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

BILL SEEKS TO SIFT VISA SEEKERS’ SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER SAN BERNADINO TERRORIST ATTACK

The L-1 visa is a temporary non-immigrant visa which allows companies to relocate foreign qualified employees to its U.S. subsidiary or parent ...

In the opening briefs filed last week, Petitioners Halo Electronics Inc. and Striker Corp. plead Supreme Court Justices to authorize District Court ...

An entertaining case emerged at the United States Copyright Office back in September in regards to a "selfie" taken by a male crested black macaque ...

The November 13th, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris have spurred the U.S. Government to re-examine the ease of access into the United States through ...

Major corporations employ vigorous defense by devoting millions of dollars to trademark policing. As a primarily results-driven group, these ...

The bipartisan proposed EB-5 reform draft aimed at addressing fraud and national security concerns has trade groups and investors alike concerned ...

LOIGICA will help you obtain your green card or U.S. permanent residency. On November 17, 2015, another green card petition was approved for one of ...

Music is omnipresent in our daily lives. We wake up to music, study to music, workout to music, even fall asleep to music. We all love music. From ...

The Popular EB-5 program faces upheaval if recently proposed legislation takes affect in 2016. The draft language would increase the TEA investment ...

A comprehensive immigration reform is necessary in the United States. Of course, there are some issues, which need to be resolved before an ...

Design patents can be potent asset in your intellectual property portfolio. They protect virtually everything with an ornamental aspect – from the ...

THE GREAT H1-B DEMAND

World Trade Organization (“WTO”) extended a waiver that will allow the world’s poorest economies to have a pharmaceutical patent-free regime for the ...

On October 15th, an Executive for European commodities trading company successfully obtained an approved L-1A Visa after engaging LOIGICA Immigration ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit concluded recently that the twenty-six (26) moves of Bikram Yoga cannot be copyrighted. ...

A Spanish executive with substantial South Florida real estate holdings came to #LOIGICA after being refused an #E2 Visa for Treaty Investors. As a ...

As technology progresses and businesses innovate, current laws sometimes struggle to match the technology and innovation. It is not always a bad ...

If you want to open a new business or your business is functioning without any business structure, you must organize or incorporate your business. ...

In a world where people use copious amount of time searching for things online via search engines, curiosity begs to know what are people really ...

Unless you have been living on a planet in a galaxy far, far away, the name Donald Trump is ubiquitous. The real estate mogul and 2016 presidential ...

One of the first things that they tell you once you have applied for a Green Card is that you should not leave the United States until the card is in ...

The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 5th, 2015 that it will reopen applications for the H-2B visa due to the 2015 ...

One of the main issues that startups encounter when forming their business is determining what type of entity would best suit their company. There ...

Starting a business is not an easy thing to do. It’s actually quite frightening to take a leap into the unknown while hoping that you land on your ...

In order to apply for an EB-3 immigrant visa preference category you must fall into one of three categories: a skilled worker, a professional, or an ...

You may be eligible to obtain a green card if you are suffering persecution in your home country or fear that you will suffer persecution in your ...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals applies to certain individuals that arrived in the United States as children and consider this country their ...

Relatives of US citizens or permanent US residents may apply for green cards based upon their familial relationship. Relatives of US ...

The majority of Green Cards contain are valid for ten years. However, a conditional Green Card is valid only for two years.

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A revocable trust allows you to transfer all or part of your assets during your lifetime. One of the advantages of a revocable living trust is that ...

Last week, my cousin asked me about the possibilities for an investor’s visa for her father. As I began to explain the different types of investors ...

If you came to the United States on a road trip and you are on a Visa Waiver Program, you may not request an extension of your visa. Once you are ...

Recently our firm spoke with US Embassy officials in the Dominican Republic and in the Bahamas about trade opportunities for one of our clients. The ...

Inadmissible aliens are regulated according to federal statute 8 U.S.C. §1182.

If you are a U.S. citizen, you may help your relative (spouse, child, father or mother) to become a permanent resident of the United States, which ...

Humanitarian Parole finds its legal basis in Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The current law may allow a foreign ...

Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills certain requirements imposed by the ...

The government of Spain will request the European Commission and the other Schengen States to remove Colombia from the list of countries whose ...

Let's say you have been married with your spouse for many years and you feel it is safe to assume that your spouse will leave you as the beneficiary ...

The L-1 visa is a temporary non-immigrant visa, which allows usually small and start up overseas companies to relocate qualified employees to its ...

There is difference between having a non-immigrant visa and non-immigrant visa status. Briefly, a non-immigrant visa gets placed in your passport. ...

The E-2 nonimmigrant classification allows a national of a treaty country to be admitted to the U.S. when investing a substantial amount of capital ...

E-Visas are generally used by foreign entrepreneurs and businesses of treaty countries who want to establish their business in the United States. ...

Spanish secretary of State for Commerce, Jaime García-Legaz, has indicated recently that the rate in which Spanish companies establish branches in ...

The objective of the recently approved law is to stimulate the creation of jobs in new companies, or those which are growing, and offer even more ...

In our previous blogs, we explained how you could get a green card through your family and/or through an offer of employment. In this blog, we will ...

In a previous blog, we shared how you can get a green card (or become a permanent resident) through your family. However, what if you do not qualify ...

There are different steps

We know that Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act forbids people from receiving U.S. asylum protection if they have already firmly ...

We recently spoke to an online-based video game distributor in Medellin Colombia who explained his fight against pirated versions of games he sells. ...

Colombia’s growing economy will demand more energy and electricity solutions for powering rural parts of the country. According to a US Department of ...

Colombia is playing an important role in the internationalization of Spanish companies. Colombia is an ideal platform for companies interested on ...

The Free Trade Agreement (“FTA”) between Colombia and the United States has proven to be an amazing tool for U.S./Colombian importers and exporters. ...

There's little dispute that "location, location, location" is a good rule of thumb when you are looking to buy a house. However, it is less relevant ...

The Homeland Security Department (“HSD”) ordered border

A few months ago speaking by phone with my father who lives in Medellin, Colombia, he explained that rain had just caused a mudslide which wiped away ...

Take cheap cialis note that immigrant visa applicants who are spouses, children, and parents of US citizens (“known as the immediate relatives”) may ...

The United States immigration system is complicated. Even though you may be able to file the forms, you would likely ...

After a year of having signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S., the Department of Commerce of the United States announced a ten percent ...

Finally, the buy cialis new immigration bill was introduced in the Senate. The name of this bill is Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and ...

In February 2013, Colombia announced that it produced an average of 1.01 million barrels of oil per day in January, as reported by MercoPress news ...

The time is perfect for you to begin exporting your goods to South America. The United States has continued its decades-long effort to increase ...

As an immigration attorney, I am excited that a vibrant movement to support comprehensive immigration reform is building in the United States. Of ...

A new immigration law provides a Temporary Protected Status extension for eligible nationals of Nicaragua. This immigration extension is for an ...

Even though there are some myths or general beliefs that may frustrate estate planners, these are not necessarily true and these myths can be ...

Ecommerce trade barriers removed in US-Colombia FTA: Opportunities for American app developers and other services