Overview Foreign nationals seeking to temporarily live and work in the United States often explore nonimmigrant visa options tailored to their individual circumstances. Among the most strategically useful classifications are the E-2 Treaty Investor visa and the TN visa available under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), formerly NAFTA. Each offers a unique path based on […]
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Jun 04 2025
CHALLENGING USCIS’S OVERLY NARROW INTERPRETATION OF “NATIONAL IMPORTANCE” IN NIW ADJUDICATIONS: A WHOLLY SUPERFICIAL FOCUS ON ECONOMIC IMPACT Overview In recent months, a discernible pattern has emerged in the adjudication of National Interest Waiver (NIW) petitions: Requests for Evidence (RFEs) that disproportionately and improperly emphasize the petitioner’s alleged failure to satisfy the first prong of […]
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Jun 02 2025
5月28日，美国国务院突然发文，表示将“大力”撤销中国在美留学生的签证，在留学生群体中炸开了锅。 这则消息涉及面广，既影响在美学生，也影响将要申请签证的新生，在目前留学生们正准备秋季入学的当口，无疑是核弹级别的消息。 这场针对中国留学生的签证危机，让很多华人家庭不仅吃惊，也很焦虑，孟小洁律师希望通过[…]
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Jun 02 2025
许多在美留学和工作的人最常通过的移民途径就是雇主支持的EB2和EB3绿卡申请。其中除了EB2类别下的国家利益豁免NIW的申请，其他的都必须先经过劳工部的一个审核，也就是我们常说的劳工证Permanent Labor Certification (PERM)。 美国劳工部（DOL）签发的永久劳工证，是[…]
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May 15 2025
The Department of State has released the June 2025 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 for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for June 2025. […]
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Apr 22 2025
The Department of State has released the May 2025 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 for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for May 2025. […]
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Mar 13 2025
The Department of State has released the April 2025 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 for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for April 2025. […]
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Mar 01 2025
美国作为一个移民大国，提供了多种移民途径以满足不同人群的需求。从留学生到企业家高管，从普通打工人到有直系亲属的申请人，每种身份都可以找到适合自己的移民路径。以下是针对常见人群的移民建议，帮助您找到适合自己的途径。 留学生 对于希望在美国发展的留学生来说，毕业后的职业规划非常重要。 留学生常见移民途径[…]
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Feb 17 2025
The Department of State has released the Mar 2025 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 for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for March 2025. […]
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Jan 22 2025
川普总统刚一上任，昨天就发布了一项备受争议的行政命令，宣布取消出生公民权。 这个行政命令宣布，凡是在命令发布后30天出生的美宝，父母双方均不是公民或绿卡，那么孩子不算美国公民。 这份行政命令不仅涉及非法移民的子女，以及赴美生子的人群，更包含了在美国用合法身份留学、工作的人所生的子女。 这一举措立刻引[…]
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