Department of State released the November 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for November 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
Read More2017年10月1日起， 移民局将对美国境内所有申请身份转换（I-485）的职业移民，包括EB1/2/3，增加面试环节。移民局新增面试环节已不新鲜。去年年初，在移民局表示打击EB5投资移民欺诈的时候，就提到过EB5的审理中要加入面试环节。宋和孟律师事务所曾撰文讨论，详情请见《移民局新年首场EB5会议[…]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 28th, 2017, that it will begin expanding in-person interviews for certain permanent residency applicants on October 1st, 2017. USCIS began to phase-in interviews for the following permanent residency applications: Adjustment of status applications based on employment (Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status). […]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap starting September 18th, 2017. Premium processing has also resumed for the annual 20,000 additional petitions that are set aside to hire workers with a U.S. master’s degree or higher educational degree. When USCIS […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the October 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for October 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
Read More2017年8月30日，宋和孟律师事务所的律师应邀拜访了位于Laguna Niguel的加州处理中心（California Service Center），参观了该中心的内部设施和运作，也参与了移民局及劳工部等多个政府部门的交流会。美国境内一共有五大处理中心，各自承担不同类型和不同地区的移民申请审理职[…]
Read More最近常常有L1申请人来询问，是否现在的L1变得更难申请了？很多申请人感觉到，现在L1的补件变多了，有些甚至被拒绝，又或者L1通过后在海外领馆申不到签证，抑或后期移民局实地调查后，发出撤销通知。孟小洁律师认为，这种感觉是基本准确的。在2016年移民局向国会提交的报告中就提到，加州处理中心的L1A补件率[…]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the September 2017 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within U.S. for September 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read More越来越多的中国企业家有意向到美国发展业务，或者进一步考虑全家移民到美国。宋和孟律师事务所经常会收到一些关于收购企业兼带移民需求的问询，诸如： 我有个朋友有家美国公司要卖给我，说是符合要求可以同时办移民，靠不靠谱？ 我听人介绍有个美国的“项目”，不像EB5要等那么久，可以很快移民，是不是真的？ 现在E[…]
Read MoreThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 24th, 2017, that it will resume premium processing for certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions effective immediately. The H-1B visa has an annual cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year. Additionally, there is an annual “master’s cap” of 20,000 petitions filed for beneficiaries with a U.S. master’s […]
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