Jul 01 2019
每年的H1B申请，始于四月递交，正式开始于十月或之后。在这六个月或者更久的时间里，宋和孟律师事务所经常会收到一些刚毕业学生的提问，集中在对于手头H1B工作不满意，但是又不舍得放弃H1B的身份，于是左右为难，寻求建议。这个情况，也时常发生在已经获得了H1B的雇员身上。在这个过程中，孟小洁律师发现，一些[…]
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Jun 28 2019
The Department of State has released the July 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designatedthe 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 […]
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Jun 25 2019
近日美国留学生圈的大新闻之一，是4月2日NBC爆出一家提供OPT挂靠的公司Findream老板被刑事起诉。据起诉书中的内容披露，有1900名左右的中国学生在这家公司进行过OPT“挂靠”，也就是通过付钱获得该公司的工作证明。 由于涉案范围极广，新闻爆出后，不少在这家或者别家进行过类似挂靠行为的学生，纷[…]
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Jun 20 2019
The Department of State has released the June 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designatedthe Final Action Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for June 2019. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
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Apr 24 2019
The Department of State has released the May 2019 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 within the U.S. for May 2019. Below are some key changes for the […]
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Mar 25 2019
2019年3月19日，美国国土安全部终于在今年4月1日开放H1B收件前，公布了今年抽签的H1B加急政策：让一部分人先加急起来。这一部分可以先加急的申请人，是那些雇员在美国申请身份转换的（change of status）的申请人。 不少申请人看到这个消息后，仍然疑惑重重，包括：到底如何确定自己是否可[…]
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Mar 21 2019
The Department of State has released the April 2019 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 within the U.S. for April 2019. Below are some key changes for the […]
Read MoreUSCIS announced it will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 for all H-1B petitions. Note: This announcement is not specific to the FY 2020 H-1B filing season. A separate announcement will be made regarding H-1B petitions for the FY 2020 H-1B filing season. For those who have received a request for evidence (RFE) […]
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Feb 18 2019
If you had an H-1B petition filed on or before December 21, 2018, premium processing will be available for your H-1B petition. USCIS announced it will resume premium processing on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. However, H-1B petitions filed after December 22, 2018 are still […]
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Feb 18 2019
Department of State released the March 2019 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 within the U.S. for March 2019. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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