Mar 09 2016
今天（2016年3月9日），ICE（US Immigration and Customs Enforcement）宣布，本周五（3月11日）将在Federal Registrar上发布STEM OPT规定的终稿！新法案将于今年5月10号生效。这对于广大STEM专业的同学而言，无疑是一个重大的好消息。[…]
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Feb 10 2016
春节前夕的2月3日，美国移民局召开了公众听证会议，与大家沟通交流EB5案件审理的趋势并答疑。宋和孟律师事务所（Song & Meng, PC）的孟小洁律师参加了此次会议。 根据宋和孟律师事务所的观察，目前的EB5局势有几点需要特别注意的：1）案件审理时间变长的影响；2）大陆申请人排期变长的影[…]
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Jan 26 2016
1月23日，法院判决，允许国土安全部可以延期到5月10日公布STEM OPT的新规。这一宣判让好多为STEM OPT生死未卜而提心吊胆的同学和雇主们松了口气。宋和孟律师事务所也很高兴看到STEM OPT的进程正在有序进行中 。关于STEM OPT整个事件的前世今生，欢迎参考宋和孟律师事务所之前的博客[…]
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Jan 25 2016
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted DHS’s motion for limited relief from the court’s August 12, 2015 order, and ordered that vacatur of the 17-month STEM OPT extension be further stayed from its original deadline of February 12, 2016 for additional 90 days. The DHS now has until May 10, 2016 […]
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Jan 14 2016
又到了一年中紧张的H1B申请季。H1B申请人常常很关心雇主以往申请过或者没申请过H1B是否对于自己当前的案件有影响。 有的申请人紧张自己的雇主从来没申请过H1B是否有影响；有的申请人紧张自己的雇主申请过好几个人是否有影响；也有的申请人关心雇主以前提交过的H1B申请曾被拒是否对自己有影响；或者好奇雇主[…]
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Jan 08 2016
Department of State released the visa bulletin for February 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes. I. Application Final Action Dates For Employment-Based Preference Cases Note: USCIS designated these dates as applicable for adjustment of status (I-485) within U.S. Employment- Based All Chargeability […]
Read MoreThe recent omnibus budget bill made several changes to the immigration law. The EB5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program was extended to September 30, 2016. This was the program’s second extension in 2015. The program was previously due to expire on September 30, 2015, and it was extended until December 11, 2015.Lawmakers proposed several changes, including […]
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Dec 31 2015
2015年，美国移民局出台了诸多新政策。有的已经实施，有的仍在审议。在过去的2015年，宋和孟律师事务所（Song & Meng）与大家分享着历次政策变革的讯息与喜忧。值此年末之际，孟小洁律师和大家一起回顾细数一下，2015年美国职业、投资移民，及工作签证相关的政策变化，并一起展望下2016[…]
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Dec 23 2015
Department of State released the visa bulletin for January 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes. I. Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases Note: USCIS designated these dates as applicable for adjustment of status (I-485) within U.S. Employment- Based All Chargeability […]
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Dec 22 2015
目前的创业潮不仅席卷国内高校校园，很多身在美国的中国留学生也都不再仅仅感兴趣在美国大公司谋份好差事，而是希望自己设立公司，或者加入创业公司，做一份有情怀的事业。但是和在国内创业的小伙伴不同，对于很多留学生而言，在美合法工作身份的限制是绕不去的坎。 移民法中，并没有对办理H1B的企业有任何强制性的要求[…]
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