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JANUARY 2021 VISA BULLETIN
The Department of State has released the January 2021 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State...
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The following announcement was posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Foreign Labor Certification website on December 3, 2020. It pertains to the...
Learn moreNOVEMBER 2020 VISA BULLETIN
The Department of State has released the November Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State...
Learn morePremium Processing Fee Increase Effective Oct. 19, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will increase fees for premium processing, effective Oct. 19, as required by...
Learn moreComment on DHS Proposed Rule of Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission for F/J/I status
Link to the proposed rule:...
Learn moreThe Concerning Prospect of USCIS/ICE Coordination on OPT Law Enforcement By Xiaojie (Marta) Meng, Alex Kim
Article is available here. The Concerning Prospect of USCIS/ICE Coordination on OPT Law Enforcement by Xiaojie (Marta) Meng, Alex Kim U.S....
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这两天，在美国的留学生们，尤其是2021年要参与H1B抽签的同学们，也许已经听说，2021年1月8日，国土安全部发出重磅新规定：H1B抽签制度大改革，从原来的纯随机抽签，改为根据工资水平的高低，分级抽签。 根据移民局自己的数据模型推算，以2020年的27万多份H1B抽签数据为例，在新规定里，工资水平[…]
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10月26日是移民局新规草案公众评议期最后一天，关于限制学生身份F1，以及J1和I身份在美停留时间的。孟小洁律师在这里提醒，还没有提交意见的同学，一定要抓紧时间提交自己的评论。
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7月6日，国土安全部发布通知，在今年秋季学期，如果留学生完全上网课，将无法保持在美合法学生身份，也无法获得学生签证以及入境许可。[i] 新闻一出，留学生顿时懵了，学校只开网课，但是上网课无法保持合法身份，这是要把大家逼死的节奏吗？ 孟小洁律师提醒大家，各位同学先不要过于惊慌，也先别急着看机票担心机票[…]
Learn more川普又一轮移民禁令，你还跟得上吗？
6月22日，川普总统签发了第二轮移民禁令，除了延长上一轮移民禁令到年底（2020年12月31日）以外，还针对了一部分工作签证的人。 在行政命令发布后，宋和孟律师事务所接到了大家的大量询问。首先，澄清一个概念，这次的禁令，禁的是国务院通过领事馆签发的“签证”（visa），不是向移民局递交的“申请”(p[…]
Learn more5.29川普禁令：中国留学生终将成大选炮灰吗？
5月29日，川普发布重磅消息，禁止支持“军民融合战略”（military-civil fusion strategy）的中国留学生持F、J签证赴美深造学习。[i] 该规定于2020年6月1日起生效，没有具体结束时间，等到总统撤回才失效。 回想起来，一切都有征兆。4月份的时候，我们都还在笑话美国一名议[…]
Learn more川普签发移民禁令，到底禁了谁？
开始文章之前，先揭晓答案：川普的移民禁令，对现状几乎零影响。 您可能感觉不信：这总统都推文了，新闻里川普要“暂停移民”都已经传了好几圈了，这还有假？你不会是要骗我继续办移民吧？ 首先，不敢骗您。这国际形势下，大家去哪里过随个人心意，只是不要轻易恐慌伤身体。 其次，还在惦记周一推文的话，可能是您还没太[…]
Learn moreH1B 검토와 Request for Evidence (RFE)
이전 칼럼에서는 H1B 쿼터 신청에 대해서 이야기 해봤습니다. 이번에는 H1B검토와 RFE 에 대해서 잠시 이야기 해볼까 합니다. 특히 작은 회사의 경우,...
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1. H1B 는 미국스폰서 고용주가 필요합니다. 고용주는 H1B 직원을 고용, 감독, 해고 할수있고, 봉급을 지불하며, 일을 컨트롤 할수 있어야 합니다. 계약직...
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찰스 디킨스는 그의 유명한 소설 “두도시 이야기”를 이렇게 시작합니다 : “최고의 시간이었고, 최악의 시간이었다 … 우리 앞에 모든 것이 있었고,...
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