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Design Architect’s O-1 approved, again and again The client has worked as an independent contractor under O-1 status, which was sponsored by an agency. Due to his excellent work, he received an offer from a prestigious architect firm and he retained us to transfer his O-1 status to his new employer. The case was approved in 2 weeks without any RFE (Request for Evidence). Congratulations! 더보기
Psychology PhD candidate’s NIW I-140 approved The client is pursuing her doctor’s degree in psychology now. Song Law Firm’s attorneys thoroughly prepared her petition including much information of her achievements. As expected, USCIS questioned why she needed a green card because she was studying at school. We provide information that most of funds in the specific field of study are allowed only to permanent residents or citizens, which pre.. 더보기
Sales representative’s EB3 petition is now approved. This case is for our long-term Japanese client company, which is very famous in food and hospitality business. We filed an employment-based immigration petition for one of its employees who works for sales people within the company. The case went well and the client was very satisfied with the legal services, as it has been so far. 더보기
Design Architect’s O-1 petition, approved in a week The client recently completed his master’s degree course in the U.S. and was working at an architect firm under his OPT status. He did not win the H-1B lottery and the employer did not want to sponsor him for any other type of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas. So, he contacted Song Law Firm for legal advices. Song Law Firm’s attorneys advised him to consider obtaining O-1 status with an agency, .. 더보기
[News & Comment] Visa Bulletin: EB-2 Backlog According to the Visa Bulletin for August 2017, EB-2 (employment-based second preference green card petition) Worldwide final action date is backlogged. It lags even behind EB-3 Worldwide. The final action date for EB-2 as of August, 2017 is April 1, 2015. This reflects the fact that demand at USCIS for EB-2 has increased dramatically in recent times, and the ability for USCIS to take action on .. 더보기
O-1 consular successfully completed It is well-known that the visa officers at the U.S. embassy in South Korea, China, and Japan challenge O-1 beneficiaries much to verify their qualifications. We had a client who recently graduated from a university and majored in business. Immediately after her graduation, she turned her career to a visual artist and worked for less than a year. We not only obtained an O-1 petition approval for .. 더보기
A recent-graduated Graphic designer got an O-1 approval. The client was a graphic designer who recently graduated from a university and worked for less than a year as a professional graphic designer. She won some competitions but all of them were for students. She retained Song Law Firm for her case. As we expected, USCIS issued a Request for Evidence saying that she participated in student competitions, which USCIS does not consider for a O-1 status... 더보기
Understanding the New Criteria for National Interest Waiver (NIW) A National Interest Waiver (NIW) falls in the employment-based, second-preference (EB-2) immigration category. Generally, EB-2 petitions require a full-time job offer and an approved labor certification (so-called “LC”) from a U.S. employer. However, these requirements are waived for the NIW, thus allowing a petitioner/applicant to apply for a green card without a job offer or an approved labor .. 더보기