U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap starting September 18th, 2017. Premium processing has also resumed for the annual 20,000 additional petitions that are set aside to hire workers with a U.S. master’s degree or higher educational degree. When USCIS […]
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Sep 14 2017
2017年8月30日，宋和孟律师事务所的律师应邀拜访了位于Laguna Niguel的加州处理中心（California Service Center），参观了该中心的内部设施和运作，也参与了移民局及劳工部等多个政府部门的交流会。美国境内一共有五大处理中心，各自承担不同类型和不同地区的移民申请审理职[…]
Read MoreThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 24th, 2017, that it will resume premium processing for certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions effective immediately. The H-1B visa has an annual cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year. Additionally, there is an annual “master’s cap” of 20,000 petitions filed for beneficiaries with a U.S. master’s […]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that starting Monday, June 26, the agency will resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government agency waivers. The Conrad 30 program allows certain medical doctors to stay in the United States on a temporary […]
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Jun 07 2017
今年的H1B抽签已经尘埃落定，移民局共收到199,000份申请。虽然较之去年已经少了将近4万份，但是，相比于8万5的名额而言，还是超出了一倍多。 现在H1B收据发放已经进入尾声，那么，没有抽上签的同学，如何合法地留在美国呢？宋和孟律师事务所的孟小洁律师在这里给大家介绍以下几种方式，希望能有一款适合你[…]
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Apr 20 2017
4月18日，川普总统签署并发布“买美国货，雇美国人”的行政命令在各大媒体刷屏。其中的“雇美国人”部分，直指很多留学生关注的H1B签证改革。 自川普入主白宫以来，川普总统要拿H1B开涮的消息不绝于耳，但似乎是狼来了的故事一再重演。一会儿是行政命令草案外泄后不了了之，一会儿是传闻H1B工资上涨到13万，[…]
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Apr 17 2017
On April 7th, 2017, USCIS announced that it has reached the 65,000 H-1B visa Regular Cap and the 20,000 visa H-1B Masters Cap for the 2018 Fiscal Year. USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings.USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise […]
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Apr 14 2017
从昨天（2017年4月13日）开始，宋和孟律师事务所部分H1B客户的申请费已经被移民局收下（cashed）。这意味着今年的H1B抽签结果已经开始逐步揭晓。今年移民局总共收到了199,000份申请，相比去年和前年都略有减少。 从截止到今天（4月14日）的情况来看，目前收到的通知都是硕士学位的案件，来自[…]
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Mar 09 2017
今年H1B的申请已经进入到最后的准备阶段。每一年总有很多申请人，因为种种原因，来询问宋和孟律师事务所：H1B申请最晚什么时候要开始准备。 对于这样的提问，宋和孟律师事务所在此友情提醒一下：同学，你提问的打开方式不太正确。 千万不要因为自己的拖延，而去追求“最晚”开始。当然，有的时候有些雇员因为不得已[…]
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Mar 06 2017
USCIS announced its decision to temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions, starting April 3, 2017. This suspension may last up to 6 months. While H-1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners will not be able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker which requests […]
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