Introduction Effective October 28, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will only accept electronic payments for paper-filed forms. This change, announced in a news release, marks the formal end of filing fees paid by check, money order, or other paper-based instruments for applications, petitions, and requests submitted by mail. How to Pay: Credit, Debit, […]
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that significantly changes how automatic extensions of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) will apply in the future. Effective Date and Non-Retroactivity: Scope of the Rule Under the new rule, DHS clarifies that the 540-day automatic extension applies only to renewal EAD applications filed […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the November 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 November 2025. […]
Read MoreOn September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. Under the Proclamation, certain H-1B petitions filed at or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 21, 2025, must include an additional $100,000 payment as a condition of eligibility. USCIS has provided more clarification about the payment. […]
Read More什么是E-2签证 E-2（Treaty Investor）是给予与美国签有通商航海条约国家的公民的一种非移民签证。持有人以投资者/管理者身份进入美国，向一家真实且运营中的美国企业投入“足以确保企业成功运营”的实质性资金，并以开发与管理该企业为主要目的。E-2通常一次核发最长两年的入境停留期，可反复续[…]
Read More周五9月19日，白宫通过总统令的方式发布了H1B签证要缴纳10万美金的政策，导致大量H1B签证持有人恐慌性返美。 人在美国的H1B雇员，虽然不受影响，但是也担心这意味着拿到绿卡前自己无法离境。详情请见微信文章《H1B突发：10万美金新规全解析》 今天9月20日，不到一天内，政府通过多个账户，在X账号[…]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the October 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 October 2025. […]
Read MoreThe H-1B Specialty Occupation classification allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign professionals in positions classified as specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Under this classification, the H-1B cap exemption allows certain U.S. employers that fit in specific categories to be exempt from the H-1B lottery altogether. This distinction allows cap-exempt employers to […]
Read MoreI. Introduction U.S. immigration law provides a variety of ways to become a lawful permanent resident through employment in the United States. Two of these employment-based (EB) “preference immigrant” categories are the second preference (EB-2) and third preference (EB-3) categories. Applicants under both the EB-2 and EB-3 categories (excluding EB-2 NIW) require an employer to […]
Read MoreThe Department of State has released the September 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 September 2025. […]
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