USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on December 27, 2023, a final rule that will increase the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, to
Read More »Updated USCIS Policy Guidance for International Students
USCIS has issued policy guidance regarding the F and M student nonimmigrant classifications, including the agency’s role in adjudicating applications for employment
Read More »US Dept. of State Issues Update on Interview Waivers for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants
On December 21, the State Department announced that the following categories of interview waivers are in the national interest: First time H-2 visa applicants (temporary
Read More »Texas Governor Signs Law Allowing Texas Law Enforcement to Deport Migrants
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed into law three bills to deter irregular migration in the state. One of the bills would allow Texas law enforcement officials the ability
Read More »White House Launches New Refugee Program
The Biden administration is launching a new refugee program that will allow U.S. sponsors to nominate specific people they would like to bring to the U.S. to help reunite
Read More »Domestic H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Application Information
The U.S. State Department (the Department) will allow certain H-1B visa holders to renew their visas in the United States as part of a pilot program. No other visa classes
Read More »Domestic H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Clears White House
The State Department pilot program allowing a limited number of H-1B workers to renew their visas domestically cleared the White House Office of Information and Regulatory
Read More »Dept. of Labor Asks for Public Input to Assess STEM, AI Worker Shortages
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a Request for Information (RFI), Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing
Read More »USCIS Updates Guidance on Family-Based Conditional Permanent Residence
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance on family-based conditional permanent residence in its Policy Manual. The update consolidates and
Read More »USCIS Changes Filing Location for Premium Processing Requests for Pending Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers
USCIS announced on December 13, 2023, a change in the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, for currently pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for
Read More »DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Re-Registration Periods for TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice reiterating the extensions of the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under
Read More »USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, USCIS announced it had received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap
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