Jul 01 2019
每年的H1B申请，始于四月递交，正式开始于十月或之后。在这六个月或者更久的时间里，宋和孟律师事务所经常会收到一些刚毕业学生的提问，集中在对于手头H1B工作不满意，但是又不舍得放弃H1B的身份，于是左右为难，寻求建议。这个情况，也时常发生在已经获得了H1B的雇员身上。在这个过程中，孟小洁律师发现，一些[…]
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USCIS announced it will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 for all H-1B petitions. Note: This announcement is not specific to the FY 2020 H-1B filing season. A separate announcement will be made regarding H-1B petitions for the FY 2020 H-1B filing season. For those who have received a request for evidence (RFE) […]
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Feb 18 2019
If you had an H-1B petition filed on or before December 21, 2018, premium processing will be available for your H-1B petition. USCIS announced it will resume premium processing on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. However, H-1B petitions filed after December 22, 2018 are still […]
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule amending regulations governing the H-1B visa program. The rule will go into effect on April 1, 2019. The new rule introduces two important changes to the H-1B application process. First, the selection order for H-1B regular cap petitions and petitions claiming the advanced degree exemption […]
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Jan 31 2019
2019年1月30日早上，美国国土安全部公布了广受关注的H1B抽签改革新政，并会于2019年4月1日起正式生效。 这次的新政先前于2018年12月3日公布草案，详情请见宋和孟律师事务所的上一篇相关文章《H1B抽签改革，究竟是喜是忧》。 这次正式公布的H1B抽签改革方案，从对今年2019年的影响上来看[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced its resumed premium processing on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 H-1B cap petitions. For those currently waiting for USCIS review, or who have received a request for evidence (RFE), you can request for premium processing at the time of RFE response submission. For our current clients, if you […]
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Dec 31 2018
2018年12月3日，国土安全部（DHS）公布了一份关于H1B抽签制度改革的草案，目前在收集公众评议阶段，截止时间是2019年1月2日。 这份关于H1B的抽签改革方案，国土安全部雄心勃勃地想在2019年的H1B申请季就投入使用。距离政府收集公众评议的截止时间还剩最后两天了，对于还在观望中的各位读者，[…]
Read MoreBy Xiaojie (Marta) Meng, Alex Kim On December 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed regulation in the Federal Register that would impose an internet-based registration requirement for cap subject H-1B petitions. A. DHS is Proposing Amendments to Introduce an Electronic Registration Requirement for H-1B Petitions and to Change the Order […]
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Aug 02 2018
自从川普上台后，移民政策的重磅炸弹就没有断过。2018年7月又是美国移民局多是非的一个月，从6月28日移民局扔出重磅的NTA（Notice to Appear，遣返出庭通知）备忘录，几乎要大规模的把合法移民变成非法；7月13日又发布新政表示，凡是9月11日以后收到的申请，都根据新政策，在移民局官员的[…]
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Apr 23 2018
过去的几天里，宋和孟律师事务所陆续看到今年受名额限制的H1B的申请费支票被移民局兑现。这意味着今年的H1B抽签结果已经开始逐步揭晓。。 宋和孟律师事务所在这里先祝贺各位已经发现自己支票被兑现的同学，也借此机会跟大家介绍下抽签结果揭晓的流程，希望可以帮助各位同学在等待期间安心稍许。 谁会得到通知？ 虽[…]
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