Ayala law firm, in partnership with Taco Tennis Academy is launching the first edition of the Ayala Open. A open tennis tournament. Ayala and Taco Tennis’ owners are long time friends (16 years and counting) both of whom share a passion for tennis. Given their passion, they decided to team up to organize a local tennis tournament that can bring a mix of professional…
Ayala is pleased to announce the approval of the L-1A for owner and executive of U.K. technology company Shark Innovations. An L-1A visa is non-immigrant visa that allows international companies to bring highly skilled executives to its U.S affiliates or subsidiaries to either found or expand its operations in the U.S. In this case, Shark Technologies is expanding its operations in the U.S given the success…
By Isabella Espinoza. Ayala was retained by innovative technology company Shark Innovations Inc., to represent it in the application of the L-1A executive transferee visa for one of its main executives. In the words of Eduardo Ayala: “this is yet more evidence of foreign companies, this time those in the technology sector, trusting our highly experienced business immigration practice.” Article continues after image… An L-1A…
By Eduardo Ayala. Normally I use this blog to give some news about our firm or share some recent research in one of our cases. Today, I make an exception. I want to use it to recommend you five amazing books I read in 2017. 1. The conscience of a conservative, Jeff Flake. Politically I am an independent. Maybe a little bit of libertarian. (I…
La gente (a veces niños menores) me preguntan esto frecuentemente. Porque un joven de 15 años que vino a los Estados Unidos (EEUU) de niño puede tener DACA y yo de 14 (o mas joven) no soy elegible? La respuesta es muy sencilla: disuadir. Las entidades del gobierno americano encargadas de asuntos migratorios quieren asegurarse que sus políticas no incentivan a la gente a inmigrar…
People (some times kids themselves) ask me this question frequently. Why does a 15 year old that came to the US as a kid can have a work permit and I a 14 (or younger) year old do not qualify for it? The answer to this question is actually quite simple: deterrence. The US government entities in charge of immigration matters, want to make sure…
No, porque no existe. La gente me pregunta esto frecuentemente. Hay una idea generalizada, de que el código de inmigración (INA por sus siglas en inglés) tiene la llamada “ley de los 10 anos”, la cual le da derecho a ciertas personas a obtener la residencia (Green Card) si es que han estado viviendo en los Estados Unidos por más de diez anos. Para entender…
No, because it doesn’t exist. People ask me this question frequently. There is this misconception out there that the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) has a 10-year rule, which entitles some to get green card if they have been living in the country for 10 or more years. To understand where this belief comes from we need a little bit of background. There are two…
Si encuentras uno, quizás. La gente me pregunta esto seguido, usualmente tratando de saber si pueden obtener los beneficios—a través de un matrimonio—de la ley de ajuste cubano (CAA por sus siglas en inglés). La verdad es que no existen cubano-americanos en los Estados Unidos (al menos para efectos de leyes de inmigración). Pero mi novio nació en Cuba y después se volvió ciudadano americano!…
If you find one, maybe. People constantly come to us with this question; usually in the context of trying to obtain the benefits—through spousal relationship—of the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA). The truth is that there are not Cuban-Americans in the United States (at least for immigration purposes). There are Cubans, and there are Americans. But my boyfriend was born in Cuba and then he became…