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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