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# Law Office of Lu & Associates

Our firm offers a wide range of immigration services with an outstanding record of success. The legal services that Lu & Associates provides include temporary work visa applications, such as H-1B, L, E, and O visas, employment based immigration petitions from EB-1 to EB-3 categories, investment immigration visas (also known as EB-5), family based green card applications, naturalization and more.

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- [The New $100,000 H-1B Fee: What USCIS Has Clarified](https://www.uslulaw.com/the-new-100000-h-1b-payment-what-uscis-just-clarified/) - On September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. Under the Proclamation, certain H-1B petitions filed at or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025 must be accompanied by an additional $100,000 payment as a condition of entry. On October 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and
- [LIKE bill may be an alternative to EB-5 visa](https://www.uslulaw.com/eb5-visa-compared-like-act/) - By Anayat Durrani A bill introduced in Congress proposing a new visa category for migrant entrepreneurs, Let Immigrants Kickstart Employment (LIKE) Act, may be an alternate visa program to the EB-5 investor program. If passed, the LIKE Act encourages the establishment of start-up companies in the U.S. to spur economic growth and create jobs. “Both
- [New trends emerge for EB-5 direct investments](https://www.uslulaw.com/eb5-direct-investment-trends/) - By Salman Siddiqui Despite uncertainty surrounding the EB-5 Regional Center program, the EB-5 Direct Investment program continues to stir the interest of global investors from around the world, with many eyeing entities like restaurant businesses to gain a foothold in the U.S. Immigration attorney Bernard Wolfsdorf, who is a managing partner at WR Immigration (Wolfsdorf
- [How to Find the Best Immigration Lawyer in San Francisco](https://www.uslulaw.com/how-to-find-the-best-immigration-lawyer-in-san-francisco/) - By Elissa (Ying) Lu Historically San Francisco had been an immigrant gateway. Angel Island was a U.S. Immigration station. It processed around 500,000 immigrants from 80 countries between 1910 and 1940 and earned the name of “Ellis Island of the West”. Today San Francisco is a multi-cultural city, the center of the technologies and innovations
- [L-1 Visa Requirements, Procedures and Fees](https://www.uslulaw.com/l-1-visa-requirements-procedures-and-fees/) - By Elissa (Ying) Lu L-1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa. This type of visa allows foreign companies to transfer executives, managers, or employees with special knowledge to the U.S. company. There must be a qualifying relationship between the U.S. company and the foreign company. The U.S. company must be a parent, subsidiary, branch, or affiliate
- [From a Work Visa to Permanent Residency: All You Need to Know](https://www.uslulaw.com/from-a-work-visa-to-permanent-residency-all-you-need-to-know/) - By Elissa (Ying)Lu A temporary worker holding a work visa can seek to live permanently in the United States through an immigrant visa. The United States has the highest number of immigrants compared to the rest of the world. As per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the share of the U.S. civilian labor force
- [A New Visa Option for Start-ups: International Entrepreneur (IE) Parole Program](https://www.uslulaw.com/a-new-visa-option-for-start-ups-international-entrepreneur-ie-parole-program/) - By: Elissa (Ying) Lu 美国移民局于2021年5月10日宣布，国土安全部（DHS）将撤销特朗普政府2018年终止国际企业家项目的决定，以期促进经济发展和就业增长。该计划最初是在奥巴马政府的末期制定的，为国际企业家获得工作许可，以便在美国发展公司提供了另一条重要途径。 国际企业家项目规定，如果申请人在美国建立了业务，并且能够证明其在快速业务增长和创造就业方面具有巨大潜力，则他们将有资格申请工作许可。申请人可以通过从合格的美国投资者那里获得投资或从政府实体获得奖励或拨款来证明这种潜力。通过该计划获得假释的企业家最多可以获得五年的工作许可，即初次工作许可为30个月，其后可再延30个月。 每个初创企业最多可申请三名企业家。配偶和子女也有资格获得假释。配偶可以在美国申请工作许可。 初次申请需要满足的资格要求 企业家必须满足以下条件： 申请人必须在提出假释申请的五年内已经在美国建立了一家初创企业； 申请人必须拥有至少10％的所有权； 申请人必须在企业运营中发挥积极作用，而不能仅是投资者； 初创企业在递交申请前18个月内必须从合格的美国投资者那里获得至少25万美元的资本投资，或者从合格的美国联邦，州或地方政府实体中获得至少10万美元的拨款或奖励； 合格的投资者 （qualified investor）在过去五年中必须在初创企业中总共投资了至少60万美元，并且至少有两家由合格投资者投资的初创企业， 必须已经创造了至少5个合格的工作岗位，或者 创造了至少50万美元的收入，且平均年化增长率为至少20％； “合格投资者”指是美国公民或美国合法永久居民，或者是位于美国并根据州法律运作的组织。该组织由直接或者间接拥有多数控制权的美国公民或者永久居民通过法人实体运作。该个人或组织应定期向各类初创企业进行实质性投资，而这些实体随后会出现实质性增长创造收入或创造就业机会。 对于只能部分满足上述资金要求的申请人，可以尝试提供其他令人信服的证据，证明这家初创企业快速增长，潜力巨大。 申请延期需要满足的资格要求 如果企业家满足以下要求，则可以再延长30个月： 该业务继续运​​营； 企业家至少保留5％的所有权，并继续在企业中发挥核心作用； 该初创企业已获得至少500,000美元的合格投资，政府赠款或奖励或其组合；且 该企业至少创造了五个合格工作；或者 在最初的假释期间，在美国产生了至少50万美元的收入，并且平均每年以20％的速度增长。 重要的是要注意，仅部分满足延期标准的申请人也可通过提供其他可靠且令人信服的证据来达到标准。此类申请人需要证明初创企业将如何通过快速业务增长和创造就业机会的潜力提供重大的公共利益。 根据该计划获得假释的企业家也可以申请永久居民身份。例如，国家利益豁免（根据Dhanasar标准）通常可以用作绿卡的可行途径。我们将为有意向的申请人提供免费的20分钟电话咨询，向您提供相关的法律介绍。
- [H-1B Visa Application Tips](https://www.uslulaw.com/h-1b-visa-application-tips/) - In 2021, USCIS conducted three lottery draws for H-1B work visa applications in late March, late July, and early November, respectively. According to the latest update released by USCIS, this year's H-1B lottery entry will begin on March 1, 2022. If sufficient registrations have been received by March 18, 2022, a draw will be conducted
- [EB-5投资移民重大利好：Behring v. Mayorkas一案达成和解，将允许地区中心项目投资人尽快递交I-526E申请](https://www.uslulaw.com/eb-5投资移民重大利好：behring-v-mayorkas一案达成和解，将允许/) - EB-5 Breaking News: 2022年8月24日，众地区中心原告和被告美国国土安全部就Behring v. Mayorkas一案达成和解。这一和解的重大意义在于，它将允许投资地区中心项目的EB-5投资人尽快递交I-526E申请。 《EB-5 改革和诚信法案》（“RIA”）于 2022 年 3 月 15 日签署成为法律，该法案旨在重新授权地区中心计划。但是，由于美国移民局（USCIS）对于该法案的单方错误解读，在实际上导致了每个先前被批准的 EB-5 地区中心被要求重新经过指定。 在随后的诉讼中，USCIS取消了重新指定的要求，但取而代之的是其发布了一个 新的I-526E 表格，其中要求I-526E申请必须包含USCIS 向地区中心签发的投资项目申请收据通知（ I-956F表）。然而该I-956F申请不仅向地区中心收取高达17795美元的申请费，其收据的签发更要延迟几个月。所以要求地区中心在递交I-526E申请前先获得I-956F收据，实际上导致了地区中心 EB-5 计划的继续关闭。 而这次的和解协议则实现了“破冰”。该和解协议利好投资人的相关条款如下： 在 RIA 通过之前被指定为地区中心的仍然保持地区中心的合法指定。 投资者在提交I-526E申请之前不必等待 I-956F 的批准。I-526E 表格可由投资者在以下任何一项发生时提交： USCIS 发出 I-956F 表格的收据通知 （receipt notice）； USCIS 收件箱发出 I-956F 表格收件箱通知 （lockbox notice）；或者 在递交 I-956F 申请10个自然日内，即使尚未收到上述收据，但有证据表明用以支付 I-956F 的申请费现金支票已被兑现或信用卡已被收费。-这一条非常有利投资人，它将I-526E申请可递交的最早时间压缩为I-956F递交后的10天。可以预期，在此和解协议通过后将会有大量的申请符合递交条件。 对中国大陆出生的申请人而言， 之前对EB-5的热情已经随着排期和漫长的处理时间而浇灭不少。然而2022年3月RIA的通过，为大陆投资人又打开了一扇新的窗户。根据RIA，并结合美国国务院颁布的签证排期表，目前对中国大陆出生的申请人有如下三种投资不受排期限制： 在高失业率地区的投资：10%的EB-5名额为该类预留,即一年1000张签证名额 在偏远地区的投资以及：20%的EB-5名额为该类预留，即一年2000张签证名额 对基础建设的投资：2%的EB-5名额为该类预留，即一年200张签证名额 从名额的预留上，我们可以看出美国政府对偏远地区的投资有较强的扶植意图，因此有20%的预留名额。偏远地区投资在《EB-5改革与诚信法案》中获得了另一大优势是优先处理（priority processing）。
- [Breaking News - DHS Withdraws the Request of Increasing  EB-5 Investment Amount](https://www.uslulaw.com/breaking-news-dhs-withdraws-the-request-of-increasing-eb-5-investment-amount/) - 今天，美国国土安全部 (DHS) 提交了一项无异议的撤销上诉的动议。该上诉最初由国土安全部部长 Alejandro N. Mayorkas 于 2021 年 8 月提出，要求将 EB-5 最低投资额从 50 万美元升至 90 万美元。今天，国土安全部提出无异议的撤销上诉的动议，意味着国土安全部已自愿并永久放弃了通过美国联邦法院系统将 EB-5 最低投资金额恢复到 90 万美元的努力。 尽管 EB-5 的最低投资额极有可能在 2022 年晚些时候，通过国会立法，增加到 50 万美元以上，但现在可以 100% 地确定，今天投资于直接 EB-5 项目的任何 EB-5 投资者将不会被要求投资更多超过 50 万美元。有意向的投资人请尽快致电我们1-415-992-8806，以获得及时的法律服务。

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