CHALLENGING USCIS’S OVERLY NARROW INTERPRETATION OF “NATIONAL IMPORTANCE” IN NIW ADJUDICATIONS: A WHOLLY SUPERFICIAL FOCUS ON ECONOMIC IMPACT Overview In recent months, a discernible pattern has emerged in the adjudication of National Interest Waiver (NIW) petitions: Requests for Evidence (RFEs) that disproportionately and improperly emphasize the petitioner’s alleged failure to satisfy the first prong of […]
Read More5月28日，美国国务院突然发文，表示将“大力”撤销中国在美留学生的签证，在留学生群体中炸开了锅。 这则消息涉及面广，既影响在美学生，也影响将要申请签证的新生，在目前留学生们正准备秋季入学的当口，无疑是核弹级别的消息。 这场针对中国留学生的签证危机，让很多华人家庭不仅吃惊，也很焦虑，孟小洁律师希望通过[…]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the June 2025 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 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 June 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the May 2025 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 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 May 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the April 2025 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 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 April 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the Mar 2025 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 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 March 2025. […]
Read More川普总统刚一上任，昨天就发布了一项备受争议的行政命令，宣布取消出生公民权。 这个行政命令宣布，凡是在命令发布后30天出生的美宝，父母双方均不是公民或绿卡，那么孩子不算美国公民。 这份行政命令不仅涉及非法移民的子女，以及赴美生子的人群，更包含了在美国用合法身份留学、工作的人所生的子女。 这一举措立刻引[…]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the Feb 2025 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 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 February 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the Jan 2025 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 for Employment-Sponsored adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for January 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the Dec 2024 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 for Employment-Sponsored adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for December 2024. […]
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