移民局问答-F1学生身份&OPT(USCISNewQ&AonExtensionofPost-CompletionOPTandF-1StatusforEligibleStudents)
USCISNewQ&AonExtensionofPost-CompletionOPTandF-1StatusforEligibleStudentsUndertheH-1BCap-GapRegulations-ExtensionofPost-CompletionOptionalPracticalTraining(OPT)andF-1StatusforEligibleStudentsundertheH-1BCap-GapRegulations
IntroductionTheseQuestions&Answersaddresstheautomatic...[
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美国永久居民和社会保障福利(TheSocialSecurityBenefitsandU.S.PermanentResident)
OnceaU.S.citizenorpermanentU.S.residentleavesthecountry,thentheirsocialsecuritybenefitsaresubjecttochange.U.S.citizensabroadwillstillreceiveregularbenefitsaslongastheyareeligibleforthem.ThereareacoupleofcountriesthattheUnitedStatescannotsendpaymentstolikeNorthKoreaandCuba,butwillcommencepaymentoncethatcitizenrelocate...[
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H-1B进入美国的问题(USCBPQuestionsforH-1BsEnteringtheU.S.)1.CBPQuestionsFocusonH1BWorkLocationandWageComputations:Baseduponthecasesthatwehaveseen,andreportsoftheincidentsinNewark,NJ,theCBP's(U.S.CustomsandBorderProtection)questionswereprimarilyaimedatdeterminingthenatureandlocationoftheforeignnational'swork,andthemannerofwagepaymentcalculations.TheCBPaskedaboutthelocationofthework.Intheinstancesofe...[
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Question:
AsaresearcherinapharmaceuticalcompanywithaPhDinBiologyandH1Bstatus,IwanttoapplyforGreenCardinEB1orNIW,orapplyfor2categoriesatthesametime.ItisverydifficultformetogetreferencelettersformUSgovernmentagenciesorsomeprofessionalsocieties.DoIhavetogetreferencelettersforthoseapplications?andarethereanythingmoreIshouldknowmoreaboutthereferenceletters?
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ConfirmationrecentlyhascomefromtheU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)that25,000moreonsiteadministrativevisitstoH1B-sponsoringemployersarebeingconducted.ThesesitevisitsbeganinJuly2009andarepartofanefforttoaddressviolationswithintheH1Bsystem.Separately,inNovember2009,theAssistantSecretaryofU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)announcedtheinitiationof1,000newworkplaceaudits.
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TherearealargenumberofI-485applicantswithmultipleapprovedI-140petitionswithdifferentprioritydatesanddifferentpreferenceclassifications.ThekeyforsurvivalintheGreenCardjourneyotherthantheopportunitytochangeofemploymentunderAC-21Actinvolvesmanydifferentandextremelyconfusinglegaltools.
Oneis'transferofanotherapprovedI-140tothependingI-485."Theotheris"transferofpendingI-485applicationsfromtheI-140p...[
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ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)AssistantSecretaryJohnMortonannouncedtheissuanceofNoticesofInspection(NOIs)to1,000employersacrossthecountryassociatedwithcriticalinfrastructure-alertingbusinessownersthatICEwillaudittheirhiringrecordstodeterminecompliancewithemploymenteligibilityverificationlaws.
"ICEisfocusedonfindingandpenalizingemployerswhobelievetheycanunfairlygetaheadbycultivatingilleg...[
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TheUSCISrecentlyissuedamemorandumprovidingmoreoptionsforthefilingoftherequiredI-751formrequestingremovaloftheconditionsonresidency.Conditionalpermanentresidentstatusisgiventoindividualswhoreceivepermanentresidence(greencard)statusviaarecentmarriagetoaU.S.citizen.ThechangeinproceduresinvolvessituationsinwhichadivorceisinprocessorinwhichadivorceisfinalizedaftertheI-751filing.Thechangeaddressessomelo...[
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1.WaiverRequestsFiledPriortoMarriageTermination
Therecentmemo,issuedbyDonaldNeufeld,ActingAssociateDirector,anddatedApril3,2009(releasedinJuly2009),addressesthelackofacategoryforthosewhomarriedingoodfaith,butareseparatedorintheprocessofdivorce.ThememoinstructsUSCISofficerswhoreviewthesecasestoissuerequestsforevidence(RFEs)iftheyencounterI-751srequestingwaiverofthejointrequirement,ifthecouplewa...[
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Question:
IrecentlyreceivedaRequestForEvidenceformyNIWapplication,withthequestionofNYSDOTthirdprongof"whetheraforeignnational’sworkbenefitsthenationalinterestsomuchastooutweighthecompetinginterestinpreservingthelaborcertificationprocess."HowcouldIunderstandandreplythisrequestinmyRFEresponse?
Answer:
TheRFEprocesscreatestheopportunityforanalienapplicanttoemphasizeevidencealreadyinthere...[
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