The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule amending regulations governing the H-1B visa program. The rule will go into effect on April 1, 2019. The new rule introduces two important changes to the H-1B application process. First, the selection order for H-1B regular cap petitions and petitions claiming the advanced degree exemption […]
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Jan 31 2019
2019年1月30日早上，美国国土安全部公布了广受关注的H1B抽签改革新政，并会于2019年4月1日起正式生效。 这次的新政先前于2018年12月3日公布草案，详情请见宋和孟律师事务所的上一篇相关文章《H1B抽签改革，究竟是喜是忧》。 这次正式公布的H1B抽签改革方案，从对今年2019年的影响上来看[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced its resumed premium processing on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 H-1B cap petitions. For those currently waiting for USCIS review, or who have received a request for evidence (RFE), you can request for premium processing at the time of RFE response submission. For our current clients, if you […]
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Jan 14 2019
Department of State released the February 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 February 2019. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Dec 31 2018
2018年12月3日，国土安全部（DHS）公布了一份关于H1B抽签制度改革的草案，目前在收集公众评议阶段，截止时间是2019年1月2日。 这份关于H1B的抽签改革方案，国土安全部雄心勃勃地想在2019年的H1B申请季就投入使用。距离政府收集公众评议的截止时间还剩最后两天了，对于还在观望中的各位读者，[…]
Read MoreBy Xiaojie (Marta) Meng, Alex Kim On December 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed regulation in the Federal Register that would impose an internet-based registration requirement for cap subject H-1B petitions. A. DHS is Proposing Amendments to Introduce an Electronic Registration Requirement for H-1B Petitions and to Change the Order […]
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Dec 17 2018
Department of State released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designatedthe Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for January 2019. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories […]
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Nov 28 2018
Department of State released the December 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for December 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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Oct 11 2018
Department of State released the November 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for November 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began implementing the June 28 Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens Policy Memorandum (PM) (PDF, 140 KB) on Oct. 1, 2018. An NTA is a document that instructs an individual to appear before an […]
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