By Bruna Squires If you are a US Citizen, by birth or naturalization, 21 years or older, you can petition for your parent to live in the United States and become a lawful permanent resident (LPR or Green Card holder). […]
By Julia Alves e Louanni Cesário The COVID-19 pandemic has effectively shut down immigration to the U.S. from abroad, since the Consular interview appointments are scarce or unenviable, causing immigrant visa and nonimmigrant visa issuances to meaningfully drop. Immigrant and […]
By Daniel Rangel On the Federal Supreme Court (STF) docket of June 17, 2021, analysis of the subject 1046 is expected, which will define whether Collective Bargaining Conventions, or Collective Bargaining Agreements, can restrict or limit a labor right that […]
By Daniel Rangel The 4th circuit of the Superior Labor Court (TST) recently decided that the fact that companies establish guidelines and measure the results of service providers does not imply the existence of an employment relationship. For the analysis […]
The Brazilian Internal Revenue Service (“RFB”) published Ordinance no° 28, on the 15th of April 2021, establishing the pilot project for the new Cooperative Fiscal Compliance Program (“Confia”), which has the aim to create cooperation between federal tax authorities and […]
By Bruna Falcão Squires The primary purpose of family-based immigration is to unify families. Although family-based Immigration can encompass many topics, one of the most common is adjusting status through marriage with a U.S. Citizen (USC). The adjustment of status […]
The Supreme Federal Court (“STF”), in the records of Extraordinary Appeal (“RE”) No. 855,649, decided on the constitutionality of income tax (“IR”) on amounts deposited in the taxpayers’ current account, when they, after being summoned, they are unable to prove […]
By Aline Moreira Continuing on the theme of the previous article, we will address here the second type of residence permit created with the aim to providing technical services. Normative Resolution No. 04/17 regulates the granting of a residence permit […]
By Daniel Rangel In 2020, we were all caught off guard with the COVID-19 and its impact on diverse legal affairs. It was no different for Labor Law, where companies and employees had to urgently adapt themselves to a new […]
By Louanni Cesário and Victor Braga The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the travel bans and the reduced operations of embassies and consulates around the world. Urges to highlight […]