On April 11, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2019. USCIS received 190,098 H-1B petitions (95,885 for Master's Cap and 94,213 for Regular Cap) during the filing period, which [...]
The USCIS just released the Visa Bulletin for May 2018. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during May for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE [...]
中美贸易恶战的熊熊大火，蔓延到了留学生的身上。《华尔街日报》近日披露，根据他们对白宫知情官员的采访得知，此次川普政府对中国贸易的打压计划，很大可能会牵涉美国高等教育领域。该官员透露，白宫或将在三月底公布签证限制政策。 高等教育领域，是中美贸易战中少有的美国长期存在大量贸易顺差的领域。一直以来，在广大中国人以及许多美国高等教育领域的业内人士的眼中，中国留学生给美国经济带来了十分可观收入，尤其在公立大学领域，留学生通常比美国本土学生多支付两倍多的学费，故而留学生一直被美国各州政府认为是解决所在州公立大学教育经费紧张的一枚良药。在许多大量招收中国留学生的美国公立大学看来，中国学生不仅为学校的种族多样性的丰富做出了贡献，更是学校赖以生存的一大生源群体。而留学生在美生活的日常开销,包括房租，车辆，奢侈品，餐饮，娱乐，旅游以及其他日用品的消费，更作为在近十年来美国经济疲软的态势中,一大经济来源。 美国教育行业内部人士指出，留学生在美国生活一年的总支出接近500亿美元，而其中最重要的部分来自于中国留学生的贡献。200亿美元意味着留学生群体为美国经济带来的福利，已经达到甚至超过美国传统制造业的贡献。因此，许多高等教育界人士甚至忧虑，砍走了中国留学生，美国公立大学的经费缺口，恐怕要从本土学生身上下手来获得，在这样的趋势下，公立大学将会对本周纳税人的子女收取更高额的学费，加重本土学生的负担。许多留学生也纷纷感慨，追寻美国梦的漫长征程中，自己不是被学校和政府当做解决财政危机的摇钱树，就是成为贸易大战的牺牲品。
This morning (April 6, 2018), USCIS updated the most recent news about H-1B that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions for 65,000 regular cap and 20,000 master's cap. USCIS also announce that it will continue to accept cap-exempt H-1B petitions. "Petitions filed for current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against [...]
To improve efficiency, USCIS recently rebalanced the workload distribution of certain Form I-140 petitions and employment-based Form I-485 applications between the Texas Service Center and the Nebraska Service Center. Unless you are submitting a Form I-907 together with a Form I-140 petition for a worksite in one of the states listed below, please continue to [...]
On September 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of States (DOS) announced the Visa Bulletin for October with an inspiring news which turned out to be an illusion when DOS unexpectedly updated the Visa Bulletin on September 25 2015. Specifically, on Sep. 9 2015, the dates for filing applications [...]
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On May 12, 2014, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published two notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. The public is able to comment on the proposed rules during the 60-day comment period. The proposed changes include a provision to allow spouses of certain H-1B employees to work. The Department of Homeland Security [...]
(Originally from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Release Date: April 10, 2014) WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 [...]
(Originally from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Release Date: January 23, 2014 ) WASHINGTON – More than 500,000 companies now use E-Verify, the free online service that allows United States employers to confirm their new employees’ eligibility to work. “Since it was established, E-Verify has experienced exponential growth, increased accuracy and high customer-satisfaction ratings,” said Lori [...]
