Department of State released the visa bulletin for June 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes. Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases Note: USCIS USCIS designated the below chart as applicable dates for I-485 adjustment of status applications within U.S. Employ- […]
Read More日期：5月7日周六 西部时间：2:00 pm 东部时间：5:00 pm 形式：Gotowebinar + 微信群 讲座语言：中文+英文 报名方法：扫描二维码或加互小编微信 本期讲座话题： PhD毕业后如何合法留美工作？各种身份如何无缝衔接？ 在读的PhD学生什么时候可以开始为绿卡申请做准备？ EB1[…]
Read More2016年4月，移民局将一个2013年的上诉委员会（AAO） 的L1A案件判决正式吸收为政策备忘录（Policy Memo），对于今后的案件审理有直接的参考作用。该备忘录主要探讨的是，不要求管人的function manager到底能不能被批准？ 到底L1经理人需要有多少下属？国外的算不算？合同工算[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced that the 15-day processing period for cap-subject H-1B petitions requesting premium processing, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher, will begin on May 12, 2016, regardless of the date on the Form I-797 receipt. If your premium processing H-1B petition was selected by the lottery, you […]
Read MoreOn February 25, 2016, the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman’s Office hosted a public teleconference on issues related to Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) benefits for certain nonimmigrant workers, including H and L nonimmigrants. Individuals whose employers timely file for extension of nonimmigrant status receive an automatic 240-day extension of work authorization while the petition […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the visa bulletin for May 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes. 1. Application Final Action Dates For Employment-Based Preference Cases Note: USCIS designated the below chart as applicable dates for I-485 adjustment of status applications within U.S. Employ- […]
Read MoreUSCIS announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap. USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions during the […]
Read More从昨晚（4月11日）开始，宋和孟律师事务所陆续收到今年受名额限制的部分H1B的受理通知。这意味着今年的H1B抽签结果已经开始揭晓。今年移民局总共收到了236,000份H1B申请，比去年多了3000份，基本持平，并未出现大家所担心的大幅增长。 从截止到今天（4月12日）的情况来看，目前收到的通知都是硕[…]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U.S. advanced degree exemption. USCIS will use a computer-generated process, also known as the lottery, to randomly select the petitions needed to […]
Read MoreFor Family-Sponsored Filings: You may use the Dates for Filing Visa Applications chart for April 2016. For Employment-Based Filings: You must use the Application Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for April 2016.
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