May 06 2016
日期：5月7日周六 西部时间：2:00 pm 东部时间：5:00 pm 形式：Gotowebinar + 微信群 讲座语言：中文+英文 报名方法：扫描二维码或加互小编微信 本期讲座话题： PhD毕业后如何合法留美工作？各种身份如何无缝衔接？ 在读的PhD学生什么时候可以开始为绿卡申请做准备？ EB1[…]
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Apr 27 2016
2016年4月，移民局将一个2013年的上诉委员会（AAO） 的L1A案件判决正式吸收为政策备忘录（Policy Memo），对于今后的案件审理有直接的参考作用。该备忘录主要探讨的是，不要求管人的function manager到底能不能被批准？ 到底L1经理人需要有多少下属？国外的算不算？合同工算[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced that the 15-day processing period for cap-subject H-1B petitions requesting premium processing, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher, will begin on May 12, 2016, regardless of the date on the Form I-797 receipt. If your premium processing H-1B petition was selected by the lottery, you […]
Read MoreOn February 25, 2016, the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman’s Office hosted a public teleconference on issues related to Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) benefits for certain nonimmigrant workers, including H and L nonimmigrants. Individuals whose employers timely file for extension of nonimmigrant status receive an automatic 240-day extension of work authorization while the petition […]
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Apr 21 2016
Department of State released the visa bulletin for May 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes. 1. Application Final Action Dates For Employment-Based Preference Cases Note: USCIS designated the below chart as applicable dates for I-485 adjustment of status applications within U.S. Employ- […]
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Apr 12 2016
USCIS announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap. USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions during the […]
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Apr 12 2016
从昨晚（4月11日）开始，宋和孟律师事务所陆续收到今年受名额限制的部分H1B的受理通知。这意味着今年的H1B抽签结果已经开始揭晓。今年移民局总共收到了236,000份H1B申请，比去年多了3000份，基本持平，并未出现大家所担心的大幅增长。 从截止到今天（4月12日）的情况来看，目前收到的通知都是硕[…]
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Apr 07 2016
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U.S. advanced degree exemption. USCIS will use a computer-generated process, also known as the lottery, to randomly select the petitions needed to […]
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Mar 18 2016
For Family-Sponsored Filings: You may use the Dates for Filing Visa Applications chart for April 2016. For Employment-Based Filings: You must use the Application Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for April 2016.
Read MoreOn April 1, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2017 cap. U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in occupations that require highly specialized knowledge in fields such as science, engineering and computer programming. USCIS expects to receive more than […]
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