AILA and its litigation partners entered into a settlement agreement with DHS that provides structural changes for H-4 and L-2 spouses suffering from long delayed processing times for the processing of applications for employment authorization. (Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, 11/10/21)
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Oct 26 2021
在过去的这周里，北美留学圈有一个喜大普奔的消息，那就是Facebook终于又恢复给外籍员工申请绿卡了！
虽然从表面来看，这对于目前在Facebook等待绿卡，或者准备跳槽去Facebook的同学是个好消息，但是孟小洁律师想要提醒大家，这件事情后劲很大，恐怕远远没有到此为止。
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Oct 22 2021
The Department of State has released the November 2021 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
Note: USCIS has designated the Dates for Filing chart for both employment-based adjustment of status applications and family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for November 2021.
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Sep 28 2021
The Department of State has released the October 2021 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
Note: USCIS has designated the Dates for Filing chart for both employment-based adjustment of status applications and family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for October 2021.
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Sep 22 2021
美国时间2021年9月19日周日晚，参议院议事法规专家Elizabeth MacDonough （以下简称“小伊”）做出裁决，民主党试图放在3.5万亿预算协调法案（reconciliation bill）中的移民改革条款，不符合纳入预算协调法案的资格。
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Aug 24 2021
The Department of State has released the September 2021 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for September […]
Read MoreOn July 23, 2021, the Biden administration filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in Chamber of Commerce v. DHS, a lawsuit in the Northern District of California brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area Council, National Retail Federation, and others against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed rule, “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions.” The rule, which DHS published on January 8, 2021, purports to amend the regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for the filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions.
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Jul 29 2021
USCIS selected more H-1B registrations for the 2021 H-1B cap (i.e., fiscal year 2022 cap) on July 28, 2021. Those who previously registered in March 2021 may have been selected in this second round of selections and may be eligible to file an H-1B petition during the second filing period. The July 2021 Selection of Reserve Registration will be opening its filing period from August 2, 2021, through November 3, 2021.
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Jul 23 2021
The Department of State has released the August 2021 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced new policy guidance that eliminates the need for individuals who have applied for a change of status (COS) to F-1 student to apply to change or extend their nonimmigrant status while their initial F-1 COS application is pending.
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