Please note: Our address has changed!
We are now located at 1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1225, Seattle, WA 98101. Formerly Soreff Weinrich Law.
Our Firm Exclusively Practices Immigration Law
There are many ways to legally enter the United States. Some people have parents, children or even siblings who can sponsor them for green cards. Others obtain job opportunities and apply for work visas. Some people legally enter the United States due to marriage....
Non-immigrant employment visa provides foreign citizens legal authorization to live and work in the United States. They can continue working a job domestically for several years. Most work visas are eligible for renewal at least once. The employee who enters the...
If you are trying to get a green card for yourself or your spouse based on your marriage, part of the process will be to prove to USCIS that your marriage is "bona fide." This goes beyond proving that you are legally married. You must convince USCIS that the two of...
On June 16th, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou and agency leadership conducted a virtual public engagement. Joined by almost 2,000 stakeholders throughout the nation, they discussed the need to cut down on backlogs while ramping...
You were selected in the H-1B lottery, your employer submitted an H-1B petition on your behalf, and your employer has received a letter from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). However, you receive a request for evidence (RFE) instead of...
EADs for Adjustment of Status (green card) filings USCIS has recently began decoupling adjudication of EADs and Advance Paroles to expedite EAD issuance. In the past, USCIS had previously been issuing "combination cards" that included both employment and travel...
It's no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has caused an international crisis on several levels. The pandemic has slowed the processes that foreign nationals enter U.S. as immigrants or non-immigrations. country for immigrants. To wit, 450,000 people approved for...
March is an important month for employers seeking to secure H-1B cap visas for its current or future employees employed in specialty occupations. This includes foreign nationals employed on optional practical training ("OPT") or STEM OPT. There is limited number of...
The process of obtaining a green card in the United States is difficult enough without introducing preventable mistakes of your own. You can increase your chances of realizing your immigration dreams by avoiding common errors. Faulty form submission There are many...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) brought back the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) in 2021. Through the IER, DHS may allow temporary entry to integral leaders of recently formed start-up businesses. IER Eligibility To apply for an IER parole, the DHS...