Department of State released the July 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 July 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
Read More2018年5月10日，移民局曾公布了一份关于在美F/J/M学生如何计算非法滞留时间的的草案，预计在2018年8月9日生效，邀请公众评议，截止时间是2018年6月11日。 很多F1学生感觉非法滞留这件事情离自己很远，并且很多新闻中把这份新政称为“逾期滞留”，让很多F1学生感觉自己只要项目结束按时办身份[…]
Read MoreBy Xiaojie (Marta) Meng, Deok (Doug) Song On May 10, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) proposed a policy memo regarding the accrual of unlawful presence for F (student), J (exchange visitor), and M (vocational student) nonimmigrants. USCIS seeks public comment regarding the proposed changes until June 11, 2018. The proposed changes unfairly applies […]
Read More过去的几天里，宋和孟律师事务所陆续看到今年受名额限制的H1B的申请费支票被移民局兑现。这意味着今年的H1B抽签结果已经开始逐步揭晓。。 宋和孟律师事务所在这里先祝贺各位已经发现自己支票被兑现的同学，也借此机会跟大家介绍下抽签结果揭晓的流程，希望可以帮助各位同学在等待期间安心稍许。 谁会得到通知？ 虽[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced on April 11, 2018 that it has completed the computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated number of petitions for regular cap and master’s cap for fiscal year (FY) 2019. USCIS conducted the random selection process for the 20,000 master’s cap first. All unselected master’s […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the May 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 May 2018. Below are some key changes for the employment-based […]
Read More今年申请H1B的各位申请人，想必都已经成功递件到了移民局，正在等待H1B的抽签结果揭晓。递交了H1B申请后，可能有些申请人会发现，自己的学生身份或者OPT快要过期。那么这段时间是否还能继续留在美国？ 宋和孟律师事务所（Song & Meng, PC）常常收到有关F1/OPT和H1B过渡、衔接[…]
Read MoreOn April 6, 2018, USCIS announced that it has reached the 65,000 H-1B visa Regular Cap and the 20,000 visa H-1B Masters Cap for the 2019 Fiscal Year. After completion of the H-1B lottery selection process, USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings. USCIS will continue […]
Read More2018年3月20日，移民局发布公告，2018年受名额限制的H1B，也就是要抽签的H1B，将暂停接受加急处理，持续到9月10日。 这个消息出来以后，宋和孟律师事务所收到了大量客户的焦急问询，想了解这对他们的影响有哪些。尤其是去年移民局在H1B申请季节全面暂停加急，拖慢了整个H1B申请的进度，产生了一[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced its decision to temporarily suspend premium processing for all Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap petitions, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher, starting April 2, 2018. This suspension is expected to last until Sept. 10, 2018. However, during this time, USCIS will continue to accept premium […]
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