The 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 […]
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AILA and its litigation partners entered into a settlement agreement with DHS that provides structural changes for H-4 and L-2 spouses suffering from long delayed processing times for the processing of applications for employment authorization. (Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, 11/10/21)
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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[…]
Read MoreUSCIS announced on April 11, 2018 that it has completed the computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated number of petitions for regular cap and master’s cap for fiscal year (FY) 2019. USCIS conducted the random selection process for the 20,000 master’s cap first. All unselected master’s […]
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Apr 06 2018
On April 6, 2018, 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 2019 Fiscal Year. After completion of the H-1B lottery selection process, USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings. USCIS will continue […]
Read MoreUSCIS announced its decision to temporarily suspend premium processing for all Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap petitions, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher, starting April 2, 2018. This suspension is expected to last until Sept. 10, 2018. However, during this time, USCIS will continue to accept premium […]
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Jan 01 2018
2017年1月，川普正式入驻白宫。由于曾在竞选期间多次做出对移民不利好的发言，使得川普的正式上台在移民群体内人心惶惶。上台伊始，改革方案历经多次泄密乌龙，真假莫辨。之后颁布针对中东国家的旅行禁令，撤销DACA（非法移民的工作许可），在舆论上都掀起了大波澜。转眼间，2017年已近尾声。宋和孟律师事务所[…]
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Feb 14 2017
对于有家属的人而言，选择合适的美国签证类型从来不是一个人的事。要考虑的因素除了申请的难易程度、停留时间之外，还必须考虑家属的福利情况。情人节之际，宋和孟律师事务所在此为各位身在美国的眷侣，就各种配偶身份类型盘点一番，希望可以帮助在美国的小家庭，通过选择合适的签证类型，更好地规划全家人的未来。 针对非[…]
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Jan 30 2017
这几天，所有的头条几乎都和川普沾边。从25号签署第一份行政命令敲定在美墨边境造墙，让本来以为川普只是竞选时打打嘴炮的媒体惊掉下巴；到27号签署“穆斯林禁令”引发一众媒体炸锅，川普的新政引发了包括华人移民社区的一阵恐慌，各种传言，真真假假满天飞。 与此同时，还有三份和移民相关的行政命令草案上周通过新闻[…]
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Dec 31 2015
2015年，美国移民局出台了诸多新政策。有的已经实施，有的仍在审议。在过去的2015年，宋和孟律师事务所（Song & Meng）与大家分享着历次政策变革的讯息与喜忧。值此年末之际，孟小洁律师和大家一起回顾细数一下，2015年美国职业、投资移民，及工作签证相关的政策变化，并一起展望下2016[…]
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