On September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. Under the Proclamation, certain H-1B petitions filed at or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 21, 2025, must include an additional $100,000 payment as a condition of eligibility. USCIS has provided more clarification about the payment. […]
Read More周五9月19日，白宫通过总统令的方式发布了H1B签证要缴纳10万美金的政策，导致大量H1B签证持有人恐慌性返美。 人在美国的H1B雇员，虽然不受影响，但是也担心这意味着拿到绿卡前自己无法离境。详情请见微信文章《H1B突发：10万美金新规全解析》 今天9月20日，不到一天内，政府通过多个账户，在X账号[…]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the October 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 October 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the September 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 September 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the August 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 August 2025. […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the July 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 July 2025. […]
Read MoreCHALLENGING 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. […]
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