Ian E. Scott
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A New York Law firm run by Harvard Law School Business Immigration Lawyer
I am Ian E. Scott, the founder and Managing Partner of Scott Legal, P.C. I hold a law degree from Harvard Law School and have also earned an undergraduate degree and an M.B.A from the University of Toronto in Canada.
In addition to my legal qualifications, I am a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) and have gained valuable experience working at Credit Suisse Investment Bank, the Bank of Montreal, and Ernst & Young.
My insights and contributions have been featured in various prestigious publications including Forbes, Bloomberg Law, Above the Law, New York Times, NBC News, Super Lawyers, EB-5 Investors, American Bar Association, Business Insider, Martindale-Hubbell, AVVO, Lawyerist, and the New York State Bar Association. I am also the author of "Law School Lowdown" published by Simon & Schuster Publishing.
I established Scott Legal, P.C. while on an E-2 visa and have navigated through various non-immigrant visas in the U.S., such as E-2, TN, H-1B, B-1, and F-1 visas.
I am admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey.
- Immigration Law
- Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
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Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Some flat fees and some hourly billing depending on the matter.
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
- ID Number: 032422010
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken
- Managing Partner
- Scott Legal, P.C.
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- Managing Partner of Scott Legal, P.C. www.legalservicesincorporated.com
- Associate
- Cleary Gottlieb
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- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (2010) | Law
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- Activities: Human Rights Journal
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- Univesity of Toronto
- MBA (2002) | Business
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- Honors: Ontario Graduate Scholar
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- Client Champion
- Martindale Hubbell
- Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.
- Client's Choice
- Avvo
- The Avvo Client's Choice Award Badge is granted to attorneys with a significant number of 4+ star reviews in a given year.
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
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- Activities: AILA member and sat on various committees.
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- Certified Public Accountants
- CPA
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- Activities: CPA
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- Fair Value - Friend or Foe?
- William and Mary Law Journal
- Union Internationale Des Avocats Annual Conference, UIA, Paris
- UIA
- Went over visa and other trends in the United States.
- Asia Pacific Annual Conference, AILA, Ho Chi Mnh City
- AILA
- Sat on a panel to go over investor visas.
- E Visas in a Post Covid World, AILA, Tel Aviv
- AILA
- Sat on an AILA panel to go over E-2 and other investor visa trends.
- AILA Conference Denver, Speak on E-2 Visas, Denver
- AILA
- Sit on a panel for E-2 visas.
- CPA
- Certified Public Accountant
- MBA
- University of Toronto
E-2 Visa Requirements - An E-2 Visa can be a Perfect Visa for Starting a Business in the U.S.
The E-2 Visa requirements described. The full E-2 visa requirements explained.
The TN Visa Requirements
The TN visa rules explained. Why a TN is not sponsorship.
How much do I have to invest for an E-2 Visa? Starting a Business in the U.S.,
How long is an E-2 visa issued for. The rules regarding how long a visa can be issued for and the requirements once you get to the U.S.
How much do I have to invest for an E-2 Visa? Starting a Business in the U.S.,
How much you have to invest for an E-2 visa.
- Q. Can I set up an LLC for F-1 OPT work and be a 1099 contractor?
- A: It is fine to be self employed for regular OPT as long as your degree is related to what the business does. It is always a good idea to set up a company and take any other steps to show that your business is legitimate. (eg. set up a website, operating agreement, EIN, etc.). Stem OPT is much more complicated. The company must be E verified and you also need a training plan and supervisor. For Stem OPT, you must follow certain rules.
- Q. Can my girlfriend from New Zealand apply for a green card if we marry while she's on an ESTA in the U.S.?
- A: Adjusting status is possible when you marry a US citizen even if you entered on ESTA. Once the I-485 has been filed, the applicant cannot leave until travel authorization has been obtained. Ideally the applicant entered without the intent to adjust but there is case law that could deal with this even if they did. You can also apply for work authorization once the I-485 has been flied.
- Q. Visa options for long-term stay with U.S. citizen partner without marriage.
- A: One option may be an investor visa like E-2 or EB-5. The E-2 is available to nationals from certain countries and allows people to stay in the US long term even with a small investment (eg. $100K). There are about 80 countries on the list. One green card option would be an EB-5 if you could invest either $800,000 or $1,050,000.
