If you had an H-1B petition filed on or before December 21, 2018, premium processing will be available for your H-1B petition. USCIS announced it will resume premium processing on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. However, H-1B petitions filed after December 22, 2018 are still […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the March 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 March 2019. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read More2019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 […]
Read MoreDepartment 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 […]
Read More2018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 […]
Read MoreDepartment 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 […]
Read MoreDepartment 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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