2019
February 2019 Visa Bulletin
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /Department of State released the February 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
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2018
DHS’s Proposed Registration Requirement for H-1B Petitions and Its Potential Adverse Impact on U.S. Employers and Prospective H-1B Employees
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /By 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.
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2018
January 2019 Visa Bulletin
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /Department of State released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
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2018
December 2018 Visa Bulletin
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /Department of State released the December 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
2018
November 2018 Visa Bulletin
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /Department of State released the November 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.Read More
2018
USCIS Began Implementing The June 2018 NTA Policy Memo on October 1, 2018
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began implementing the June 28 Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens Policy Memorandum (PM) (PDF, 140 KB) on Oct. 1, 2018.Read More
2018
USCIS Adjusting Premium Processing Fee
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is adjusting the premium processing fee for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers beginning on Oct. 1, 2018 to more effectively adjudicate petitions and maintain effective service to petitioners.
2018
USCIS Extends and Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /USCIS is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning Sept. 11, 2018, will be expanding this temporary suspension to include certain additional H-1B petitions. USCIS expects these suspensions will last until Feb. 19, 2019, and will notify the public via uscis.gov before resuming premium processing for these petitions.Read More
2018
October 2018 Visa Bulletin
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /Department of State released the October 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.Read More
2018
Updated USCIS Policies Regarding Third-Party Placement and Employer-Employee Relationship for STEM OPT Students
songmenglaw / 0 Comments /On August 17, 2018, USCIS updated a few policies with regards to STEM OPT employment. The agency removed its ban on third-party placement and tightened its language regarding reporting responsibilities. Read More