Learn about the requirements for foreign companies setting up a branch in the United States, or for foreign nationals looking to set up a business in the US, during this live conversation. Chugh, LLP Partner and Attorney Jaymen Chavda discusses the two main types of entities that you can choose for your business as a foreign national – LLCs and C corporations – and the relative advantages of each related to taxation, administration, and liability protection. Jaymen also covers important criteria related to where you decide to incorporate your business, and what you need to start operations.  

Speaker: #JaymenChavda, Partner & Attorney, [email protected] [https://www.chugh.com/our-team/jaymen-chavda/]

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Don’t miss this informative, live conversation on employment-based green cards with Chugh, LLP. Our very own Partner and Attorney Navdeep Meamber and Immigration Consultant Jagan Tamirisa discuss the process of downgrading your I-140 from an EB-2 to an EB-3 green card, what this entails, whether you should get premium processing on the downgrade, and whether this process impacts your child aging out of the green card system when they turn 21. They also cover your FAQs related to travel while your adjustment of status is pending, rescheduling biometrics, submitting your medical examination, and more.  

Speakers: 

#NavdeepToorMeamber, Partner & Attorney, [email protected] [https://www.chugh.com/our-team/navdee...] 

#JaganTamirisa, Immigration Consultant, [email protected] [https://www.chugh.com/our-team/jagan-...]

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The L-1A visa helps employers transfer workers from foreign offices to US offices of the same company. Chugh, LLP Join Immigration Attorney Joy Dungca shares important details on how qualify for the L-1A visa, both as a US employer and as an employee.    

Speaker: #JoyDungca: Immigration Attorney, [email protected]

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Didn’t Report Foreign Income and/or Assets on US Taxes? How to Get Compliant and Save Big.

Join this discussion on new F-1 visa regulations which no longer require foreign nationals awaiting a change of status (COS) to an F-1 student visa to apply to change or extend their nonimmigrant status while the initial COS applications is pending. Previously. individuals had to file bridge applications for their current nonimmigrant status to ensure that there was no gap while awaiting an F-1 change of status. Individuals can qualify for an F-1 COS if they meet certain criteria, like lawful entry and valid nonimmigrant status. 

Chugh, LLP Attorney Gladys Gervacio and Executive Manager Sonia Sidhu analyze what to expect with this new policy moving forward.

Partner and Attorney Angelita Chavez provides an update on the recent legal challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Although appeals are likely, USCIS will not process new or pending initial DACA applications at this time. Angelita provides insight into possible risks to advance parole, DACA renewals, and more. 

Additionally, Angelita provides an overview of the DACA program as it was before suspension: how to qualify for DACA, and the benefits the program does and does not provide. 

The International Entrepreneur Parole Program provides a great opportunity for foreign national entrepreneurs to enter the US and grow their businesses. Learn what it takes to qualify, what parole entails, some practical basics for starting a business in the US. 

Chugh, LLP Attorney Min Kim discusses whether individuals with pending H-1B visas or adjustment of status applications can travel internationally. Additionally, he'll cover travel options for individuals on F-1 OPT, with and without pending employment authorization documents. Learn about which precautions you should take related to international travel bases on your status, including advance parole and emergency advance parole.

What are H-1B amendments? What can you do if your employee is not selected in the H-1B visa lottery? Chugh, LLP immigration professionals provide an overview of amendments and alternative visa options.

Ready to adjust status to US permanent resident or green card holder, but you have an issue with your Indian birth certificate? Chugh, LLP Attorney Diya Mathews addresses common concerns related to missing birth certificates, unregistered births, and more. She shares what you can do to get the documentation needed to obtain your green card.