Posted on August 20, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
One Door Opens, Another Hits the Brakes Two Very Different Signals from the August Visa Bulletin Every month when the Visa Bulletin comes out, many employment-based immigrants follow the same ritual: Find China. Find EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. Then check whether their priority date has finally crossed the line. If you opened the August 2026… Read More
Posted on August 16, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
CPT Has Not Been Canceled, but the Era of “Looking Back” Has Begun Over the past several days, many F-1 students and foreign national professionals have been asking the same questions: Is CPT suddenly unavailable? Has Day 1 CPT been canceled? If my OPT is expiring and I did not get selected in the… Read More
Posted on August 16, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
NIW Serial 5 The Green Card Is the Outcome. Growth Is the Real NIW. Several years ago, a prospective client came to see me about an NIW petition. After sitting down, he asked only one question: “Am I ready to file?” I did not answer immediately. Instead, I asked him another question: “If you… Read More
Posted on August 16, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
The Biggest Mistake Attorneys Make in Responding to NIW RFEs Why a Template Response Is Often a Roadmap to Denial “The purpose of an RFE is not to ask for more paperwork. It is to ask for better answers.” A few weeks ago, a prospective client contacted our office after receiving a Request for… Read More
Posted on July 07, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
What the Proposed EB-5 Regulations Mean for Chinese Investors — and Why the Clock Is Ticking On the eve of the July 4 holiday, Washington released a document that has kept the entire EB-5 industry reading through the night. On July 2, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the Federal Register… Read More
Posted on June 21, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
A New Chapter for Adjustment of Status? What Green Card Applicants May Need to Prepare for in a More Discretion-Oriented Era For generations, immigration lawyers have been trained to think in checklists: Approved petition. Current priority date. Lawful entry. Supporting documents. Interview. Decision. Simple enough. Yet anyone who has practiced immigration law long enough… Read More
Posted on May 02, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
USCIS Suspends Green Card Adjudications What Every Applicant Needs to Know Now What Happened: The New Policy at a Glance USCIS recently has announced an immediate suspension of adjudications on a broad range of pending immigration applications—including adjustment of status (Form I-485), naturalization (Form N-400), and certain asylum-based filings—pending implementation of a new, enhanced background… Read More
Posted on April 05, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
How Vietnamese Companies Qualify for L-1 Visa: Legal Requirements + Strategic Planning Guide Step 1 – Corporate Structure To qualify for L-1, your Vietnamese company must establish a qualifying relationship with a U.S. entity: Parent / Subsidiary Affiliate Joint venture (with control) Strategic note: Ownership structure must be carefully designed, not improvised. Step… Read More
Posted on April 05, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
How Vietnamese Companies Can Enter the U.S. Market Strategically L-1 Visa as a Gateway to Growth and Green Card (EB-1C Pathway) Opening In today’s global economy, Vietnamese companies are rapidly expanding beyond Southeast Asia. The United States—still the world’s largest and most sophisticated consumer market—represents not only opportunity, but also complexity and risk. The… Read More
Posted on March 26, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English
NIW vs. PERM The Strategic Immigration Decision That Will Define Your Future In today’s uncertain immigration landscape, the biggest risk is no longer “not qualifying” for a green card. It is choosing the wrong path. For decades, professionals followed a predictable route: find an employer, wait, and hope the system works. But the rules… Read More
