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移民局细化公共负担审查标准，9月18日正式实施 8月18日，移民局发布新政策指导，明确公共负担审查标准。该指导将于2026年9月18日正式生效，适用于当日及之后提交、且依法需要接受公共负担审查的I-485身份调整申请。根据新指导，移民官将结合申请人的整体情况进行综合判断，重点审查年龄、健康状况、家庭情况、资产及财务状况、教育和技能五项法定因素，以评估申请人未来自给自足的能力。同时，9月18日及以后领取的经济状况审查类公共福利将受到更广泛关注，但新指导明确表示，Social Security、Medicare、失业保险等通过工作、缴费或资格积累取得的福利，并不属于此类经济状况审查福利。如果申请人仅因公共负担问题被认定为不准入境，移民局可酌情给予其提交保证金的机会。计划在9月18日后提交I-485的申请人，如果本人或家庭曾领取相关公共福利、存在长期医疗需求，或者家庭财务情况较为复杂，建议在递交前提前评估公共负担风险。 假结婚产业链被端！涉超1000起婚绿申请 8月12日，司法部公布一起婚姻绿卡欺诈案件，被称之为美国史上被起诉的最大规模婚姻欺诈案之一，

2027财年H-1B抽签正式收官，确定没有海底捞 7月17日，移民局宣布已收到足够数量的H-1B配额申请，2027财年H-1B年度名额全部用尽，因此今年不会进行第二轮抽签。至此，2027财年H-1B抽签工作正式结束。今年是H-1B制度改革后的首个申请季。与往年随机抽签不同，国土安全部首次采用加权抽签规则，高薪岗位拥有更高的中签概率。根据移民局此前公布的数据，今年共收到211,600份有效注册，较上一财年的343,981份减少约38.5%；中签申请人中，71.5%拥有美国硕士及以上学历，而最低工资等级（ Level 1）仅占全部中签注册的17.7%。这些数据反映出，新规则已明显提高高薪岗位及高学历申请人的竞争优势。值得注意的是，本次公告仅意味着年度配额H-1B申请正式结束。H-1B延期、雇主变更、申请修改以及部分免抽签H-1B申请仍可继续向移民局递交，不受本次配额用尽影响。 公共负担新规正式落地！领过政府福利或导致绿卡被拒 7月20日，国土安全部正式发布公共负担最终规则。公共负担是美国移民法规定的一项不可入境事由，适用于绝大多数职业移民和亲属移民

Recently, our office has received numerous inquiries regarding the Annual Asylum Fee (AAF), including whether payment is currently required, how timelines are calculated, and how to pay if no formal notification has been received. Below is an overview of the statutory basis for the fee, the impact of recent federal court litigation, and practical guidance for affirmative and defensive asylum applicants. Background: What Is the Annual Asylum Fee? Enacted under H.R. 1 (commonly

Executive Summary: On July 20, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule revoking the 2022 public charge framework and establishing a new policy framework. Taking effect on September 18, 2026, the updated regulation expands the scope of review and grants immigration officers enhanced discretionary authority when evaluating public charge inadmissibility. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will issue an updated Form I-485 (Application to Re

On July 17, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule eliminating the long-standing "Duration of Status" (D/S) policy for international students (F visa), exchange visitors (J visa), foreign news media representatives (I visa), and their dependents, replacing it with a fixed, explicit expiration date for authorized stay. Compared to the proposed rule published in August 2025, the overall changes in this final rule are minimal. 1. Elimination of D/S: Ext

Below is the August US Visa Bulletin update: Currently, USCIS has not yet announced whether Chart B will be open for filing for family-based and employment-based immigration. We will continue to monitor and update on further developments. Visa Category July 2026 August 2026 Change F1 (Unmarried Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens) 2018-02-01 2018-12-15 Advanced 317 days F2A (Spouses & Unmarried Children under 21 of LPRs) 2025-01-01 2026-07-22 Advanced 567 days F2B (Unmarried So