Department of State released the November 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 November 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began implementing the June 28 Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens Policy Memorandum (PM) (PDF, 140 KB) on Oct. 1, 2018. An NTA is a document that instructs an individual to appear before an […]
Read More2018年9月12日，国务院发布了十月份的签证排期表。从今年十月份的新财政年度开始，EB1类别排期全面常态化，正式宣告了EB1进入排期时代。十月签证排期表中，中国大陆以及印度申请人排到2016年6月1日；其他国家和地区申请人排到2017年的4月1日。 宋和孟律师事务所从2016年起就开始关注EB1排[…]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is adjusting the premium processing fee for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers beginning on Oct. 1, 2018 to more effectively adjudicate petitions and maintain effective service to petitioners. The premium processing fee will increase to $1410, […]
Read MoreUSCIS is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning Sept. 11, 2018, will be expanding this temporary suspension to include certain additional H-1B petitions. USCIS expects these suspensions will last until Feb. 19, 2019, and will notify the public via uscis.gov before resuming premium processing for these petitions. […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the October 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 October 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read MoreOn August 17, 2018, USCIS updated a few policies with regards to STEM OPT employment. The agency removed its ban on third-party placement and tightened its language regarding reporting responsibilities.USCIS updated the Optional Practical Training Extension for STEM Students (STEM OPT) page of its website to clarify that STEM OPT participants may engage in a […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the September 2018 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 September 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read More自从川普上台后，移民政策的重磅炸弹就没有断过。2018年7月又是美国移民局多是非的一个月，从6月28日移民局扔出重磅的NTA（Notice to Appear，遣返出庭通知）备忘录，几乎要大规模的把合法移民变成非法；7月13日又发布新政表示，凡是9月11日以后收到的申请，都根据新政策，在移民局官员的[…]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the August 2018 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 August 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
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