USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities

2023-03-24T13:37:54+00:00Mar 24, 2023|

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through March 23, 2023. Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within 60 calendar days after the due date set forth in the following requests or notices before taking any action, if the request or notice was issued between March 1, 2020, and March [...]

April 2023 Visa Bulletin

2023-03-24T13:20:30+00:00Mar 24, 2023|

April 2023 Visa Bulletin is now available. Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For Family-Sponsored Filings:For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for April 2023. For Employment-Based Preference Filings:For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department [...]

March 2023 Visa Bulletin

2023-02-15T14:40:36+00:00Feb 15, 2023|

March 2023 Visa Bulletin is now available. Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For Family-Sponsored Filings:For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for March 2023. For Employment-Based Preference Filings:For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department [...]

FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1 – $10 FEE REMAINS UNCHANGED

2023-01-30T14:57:09+00:00Jan 30, 2023|

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 17, 2023. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit their registrations using our online H-1B [...]

USCIS Announces Final Phase of Premium Processing Expansion [EB-1C – Now, F-1 OPT (coming)]

2023-01-23T22:46:39+00:00Jan 14, 2023|

USCIS announced that: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing the final phase of the premium processing expansion for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Unlike previous phases of the expansion, this phase applies to new (initial) petitions, in addition to all previously filed Form I-140 petitions under [...]

Proposed Fee Rule Frequently Asked Questions

2023-01-23T22:56:05+00:00Jan 6, 2023|

USCIS conducted a comprehensive fee review as we are required to do every two years by federal law and determined that current fees do not recover the full cost of providing adjudication and naturalization services. Therefore, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing a proposed rule that would adjust the USCIS fee schedule to [...]

List of USCIS Forms and Fee Increases

2023-01-23T22:53:55+00:00Jan 5, 2023|

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Written comments must be submitted on this proposed rule on or before March 6, 2023. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments before midnight eastern time at the end [...]

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