Department of State released the November 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the entire visa bulletin on its website here. Note: USCIS designated Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Visa Application charts (EB1-EB4) for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. for November 2016. For EB5 category, USCIS determined that Adjustment of Status applicants must use the […]
Read MoreOn Sept. 29, President Obama signed into law H.R. 5325-5325, which, among other things, extends the EB-5 Regional Center Program until Dec. 9, 2016. As a result, USCIS has determined that for the month of October, individuals seeking to file EB-5 adjustment of status applications must use the Final Action Dates chart. Updated: 9/30/2016
Read More2016年H1B的申请季已经接近尾声，一些申请人焦急地找到宋和孟律师事务所（Song & Meng, PC）咨询上诉的可行性，原因是意外地收到了H1B申请的拒信（Denial Notice）。 孟小洁律师在评估这些不幸被拒的H1B时，发现不少申请人对于上诉的程序以及影响不太了解，也有一些共同[…]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the United States) so that they may start or scale their businesses here in the United States. The proposed rule would allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the October 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the entire visa bulletin on its website here. Note: USCIS designated Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Visa Application charts (EB1-EB4) for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. for October 2016. For EB5 category, USCIS determined that Adjustment of Status applicants must […]
Read More美国国务院今天发布了大家期待已久的10月排期。宋和孟律师事务所和大家一样很高兴地看到，国务院没有食言，如之前所说，在8、9月EB1严重倒退后，终于在10月份的排期里，结束了中国大陆和印度的EB1排期，重新变成无排期状态。这应该是新排期中最大的好消息。 EB1恢复正常无排期，EB2/EB3有快进在8、[…]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the September 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the copy of the visa bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS designated Final Action Dates Chart for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. in September 2016. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference cases this month: Final […]
Read More在过去的一周，川普夫人被指早年涉嫌签证违规的新闻占据了很多媒体的报道。事情起源于上周美国媒体Politico质疑川普夫人Melania Trump发言中提及她早期身份的部分。Politico的文章指出，川普夫人曾在之前的多次发言中提到，她当初刚到美国的时候，不得不“每隔几个月”回到斯洛文尼亚续签证。[…]
Read More新的STEM OPT申请规则，已经从5月10日起开始实行。也就是说，现在提交的STEM OPT申请，都是适用新规定的。在经历了最初关于STEM OPT时间延长到24个月的喜大普奔之后，大家发现，实际操作中的STEM OPT申请，并非只有喜讯，也有限制。这些限制包括雇佣方式的限制，培训计划的限制，以及[…]
Read MoreIf you currently have a 17-month STEM OPT extension, you may apply to add 7 months to your STEM OPT period. If you want to apply for this 7-month extension, you must properly file your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (with the required fee and signature) on or before August 8, 2016. USCIS will […]
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