Department of State released the August 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 August 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read More近几年，来自中国大陆申请L1跨国经理人的人数显著上升。由于申请数目的整体持续攀升，以及一直以来对于L1加强监管的呼声，政府对于L1的审查明显收紧。不仅如此，L1的实地抽查比例也在上升。在之前川普政府公布的草案中，也有提到过政府加强L1实地抽查的论调，具体请参见之前的文章《川普攻势一浪高过一浪，华人移[…]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that starting Monday, June 26, the agency will resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government agency waivers. The Conrad 30 program allows certain medical doctors to stay in the United States on a temporary […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the July 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 July 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read More今年的H1B抽签已经尘埃落定，移民局共收到199,000份申请。虽然较之去年已经少了将近4万份，但是，相比于8万5的名额而言，还是超出了一倍多。 现在H1B收据发放已经进入尾声，那么，没有抽上签的同学，如何合法地留在美国呢？宋和孟律师事务所的孟小洁律师在这里给大家介绍以下几种方式，希望能有一款适合你[…]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the June 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 June 2017. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference […]
Read More移民美国的途径有哪些？这是一个基础而又经典的问题。只是，美国移民法下，各种签证让人眼花缭乱，动不动就可以出一套书 。 回答起来简直一言难尽。 我们的目标，就是要把复杂问题简单化。宋和孟律师事务所的孟小洁律师，在此归纳了可以用来移民美国的五大资源，网罗美国移民法下的移民途径。 如何移民美国，取决于申请[…]
Read More4月18日，川普总统签署并发布“买美国货，雇美国人”的行政命令在各大媒体刷屏。其中的“雇美国人”部分，直指很多留学生关注的H1B签证改革。 自川普入主白宫以来，川普总统要拿H1B开涮的消息不绝于耳，但似乎是狼来了的故事一再重演。一会儿是行政命令草案外泄后不了了之，一会儿是传闻H1B工资上涨到13万，[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced on April 7, 2017, that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2018. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap. USCIS received 199,000 H-1B petitions during […]
Read MoreOn April 7th, 2017, 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 2018 Fiscal Year. USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings.USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise […]
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