加州州长Gavin Newsom于3月19日(星期四下午)发布的 “安全在家”(SAFER AT HOME)禁令是对所有加州人实施的一个全州限制措施。此“禁令” 宣布全境4000万加州人民须留在家中,至少为期两周的时间,目前仍没有公布此项禁令的确切截止日期。Newsom在新闻发布会上指出: “这不是一个永久的状态,这是一个时刻。” Newsom并解释其没有给出具体截止时间的原因:他并不希望给群众错误的希望,并且事实上没有人知道新冠肺炎疫情会持续蔓延多久。 此禁令于2020年3月20日凌晨零时起生效,被发现违反禁令的人,将被处以最高1000美元的罚款。不过,Newsom也在发布会中指出,这项命令并不能被看待成是 “封城”,虽然要求大家待在家中,这只是想传达给大家 “待在家里最安全”的信息。 我们最近有很多客户会问起州命令对移民程序有何影响。因为移民局是联邦机构,所以不一定需要完全遵守州命令。为了避免COVID-19的扩散,移民局也相应的做了许多政策改变。 在2020年3月18日,全国移民局宣布取消所有的面谈服务,指纹预约,公民宣誓以及任何其他的当面服务。移民局并宣布全部服务暂时停止到至少2020 年4月1日。接下来,在2020年3月31日,移民局又更新并宣布全部当面服务延期停止到2020年5月3日。虽然移民局取消了当面的服务,但是移民局仍还在继续营业和审理所有的申请案件。 移民局另外公布了以下的新政策: 在职业移民方面,移民局宣布会暂时停止加急服务(Premium Processing)。移民表格签字可以使用复印件。新申请可以使用原有的旧指纹 (因为目前无法去移民局打指纹)。所有在3/1/2020-5/1/2020的补件期限全部可延期60天。 移民局表示,希望以上的新政策可以帮助到受疫情影响的新移民申请者。 另外,移民法庭目前也已经暂停大部分案件,但拘留听证会依然继续进行。在2020年5月1日之前的上庭时间,都会相应往后延期。移民法庭表示希望可以在2020年5月1日开始正常开庭。任何需要递交的材料,限期仍依照正常时间递交为准。 虽然移民局和移民法庭没有安排开庭或面谈,但是这些机构仍然在接受申请。移民局并没有停止工作,只是办公室暂时关门不接受当面接触而已,他们仍然在正常接受所有的申请。如果您是刚好时在美国旅游而因疫情无法离境的旅客,移民局会接受延期申请,让您可合法的留的停留在美国,直到疫情有所改善。 在疫情蔓延期间,许多人有关于移民申请的问题。W&O’的律师团队能为您妥善解决处理所以的问题。目前,我们的律师事务所仍然在正常营业中。虽然我们目前无法当面见客户进行沟通,但是我们仍然可以提供免费的电话或视频咨询服务来解答您的疑惑以及移民问题。在这个特殊的时刻,我们希望疫情尽早结束,祝大家平安健康! 在W&O’,我们的律师团队专办各类移民相关法律案件。我们的律师团队包括了前移民官和加州律师协会认定的移民专家。我们目前接受移民案件,精通职业移民,亲属移民,以及上庭服务。希望帮助众多申请人逐步实现移民美国,我们按照每一位申请人不同的背景和需要,提供装也可靠的法律服务,帮助您达成每个有关程序。 欢迎您随时与我们联络预约,我们专业的律师团队会为您进行免费咨询服务。
Apr
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Mar
26
Given the orders adopted by various governmental bodies across the nation during this global pandemic, individuals have been ordered to shelter in place and avoid non-essential group gatherings. In some areas, businesses and organizations not engaged in providing essential products and/or services were also ordered to close. Thus, employers have... read more →
Mar
25
The spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in an unprecedented disruption of routine and life in the United States. In this time of uncertainty, we want to provide some guidance and reassurance regarding how the present crisis affects U.S. immigration: Will USCIS consider granting any leniency to those... read more →
Mar
18
Dear clients and friends, In accordance with recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and our state and local officials, we have adapted in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. WE ARE STILL WORKING and providing essential services to you. The only real difference at this time is some of us... read more →
Mar
06
Once again, H-1B season is upon us. In past years, cap-subject petitions were traditionally filed during the first week of April, with the annual quota of 85,000 slots filling almost immediately within that first week. This meant that employers and their attorneys had to prepare complete submissions beginning as early... read more →
Jan
31
En agosto de 2019, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional publicó una regla nueva para encontrar “cargos públicos” entre los solicitantes para residencia permanente. El ser “cargo público”—definido en la ley como alguien que es o probable será “dependiente primariamente del gobierno para subsistencia”—ha sido razón de inelegibilidad para décadas, y... read more →
Jan
31
In August 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published a new rule for finding “public charges” among those applying for permanent residency. Being a “public charge”—defined by law as someone who is or will likely be “primarily dependent on the government for subsistence”—has been a cause for inadmissibility for decades,... read more →
Jan
17
可以的。根据《反對暴力侵害婦女行為法》, 如果能证明您的美国或绿卡配偶有虐待您,而且你们的婚姻是合法与真实的,您就可以为自己申请绿卡。 Fortunately, the answer is YES. Pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”), if you can demonstrate that your U.S. citizen/legal permanent resident spouse abused you and the marriage is bona fide (real), then you may self-petition for a green card. 男女都能按照《反對暴力侵害婦女行為法》自我申请绿卡吗? Both a male and female... read more →
Dec
12
On December 10, 2019, USCIS announced two policy changes affecting those with DUI convictions or other criminal convictions and the immigration benefits they might receive. The policy updates incorporate two recent decisions by the Attorney General: Matter of Thomas and Thompson and Matter of Castillo-Perez. Under immigration law, criminal acts... read more →
Dec
05
Once the arguments have been heard for and against, the opinions are divided and the anxiety continues. Defenders and detractors of DACA, -a program that protects the deportation of 700,000 young people brought to the country as minors- presented their arguments before the nine members of the Supreme Court. The... read more →