Could Heavy Debt Extinguish the AI Revolution?

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English

Could Heavy Debt Extinguish the AI Revolution? America’s AI furnaces are burning hotter. Wall Street is checking the fire extinguishers. JPMorgan Chase has just reported $15.3 billion in third-quarter net income. CEO Jamie Dimon acknowledged that business investment and consumer spending continue to support the economy. He also warned that fiscal deficits, persistent inflation, elevated… Read More

While Your I-485 Green Card Application Is Pending Can You Travel Outside the United States?

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English

While Your I-485 Green Card Application Is Pending Can You Travel Outside the United States?   Understanding Advance Parole, H-1B and L-1 Travel Exceptions, and How to Protect Your Green Card Application For many foreign professionals, multinational executives, and their families living in the United States, filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or… Read More

Can President Trump and Elon Musk Win America’s Gamble of the Century?

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English

Can President Trump and Elon Musk Win America’s Gamble of the Century?   The bond market has been making Wall Street sweat. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury has climbed above 5%. According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, it closed at 5.2% on October 1. Some relief has followed, but the pressure… Read More

October 2026 Visa Bulletin Opens a Filing Window for Applicants Born in China

Posted on October 01, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English

October 2026 Visa Bulletin Opens a Filing Window for Applicants Born in China   China EB-2 and EB-3 filing dates advance sharply as USCIS authorizes use of the Dates for Filing chart The practical takeaway is clear: October creates a genuine opportunity for many adjustment applicants born in mainland China to file Form I-485. USCIS… Read More

DOL Is Taking Another Look at PERM: Could New Recruitment Rules Reshape the Employment Green Card Timeline?

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English

DOL Is Taking Another Look at PERM: Could New Recruitment Rules Reshape the Employment Green Card Timeline?   For years, PERM had a reputation problem. It was slow. It was procedural. It required employer sponsorship, prevailing-wage review, recruitment, recordkeeping, and patience. Meanwhile, NIW and EB-1A offered something far more attractive: the possibility of moving forward… Read More

A Hidden Green Card Path for Big Tech Researchers? Many Research Scientists May Qualify for EB-1B

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English

A Hidden Green Card Path for Big Tech Researchers? Many Research Scientists May Qualify for EB-1B For years, the green card strategy for many researchers at major U.S. companies followed a familiar formula: If the company sponsors, wait for PERM. If PERM is unavailable, try NIW. If the academic record is especially strong, consider EB-1A…. Read More

A Bright Spot in a Tightening Landscape Why Is EB-1B Still Above 90% While EB-1A Has Fallen to About 32%?

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Warren Wen | Category: English

A Bright Spot in a Tightening Landscape Why Is EB-1B Still Above 90% While EB-1A Has Fallen to About 32%?   Over the past year, one trend in employment-based immigration has become increasingly difficult to ignore: Cases that once looked reasonably approvable are no longer receiving the same benefit of the doubt. That has been… Read More

One Door Opens, Another Hits the Brakes Two Very Different Signals from the August Visa Bulletin

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

CPT Has Not Been Canceled, but the Era of “Looking Back” Has Begun

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

NIW Serial 5 The Green Card Is the Outcome. Growth Is the Real NIW.

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