Certain Updated Forms Take Effect on April 1 with No Grace Period
USCIS has issued a reminder that, effective April 1, 2024, applicants must use new editions of the following forms: Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker; Form I-129
Read More »Austria and US Establish Working Holiday Program
On February 20, 2024, Austria and the United States signed a Professional Development and Cultural Exchange Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Working Holiday
Read More »April 2024 Visa Bulletin Released
In the April 2024 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for EB-2, and EB-3 Worldwide (All Other) advance. EB-1 and EB-2 China advance and EB-3 China remains unchanged. EB-1,
Read More »Required Documents for FY2025 H-1B Cap Registration
The DHS final rule to improve the H-1B registration selection process and program integrity shifts the H-1B selection process to be beneficiary-centric. As such, USCIS will
Read More »FY2025 H-1B Cap Registration Opens March 6, 2024
The registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 6, 2024, and run through noon Eastern on March 22, 2024. If enough unique beneficiaries
Read More »Eligible Ukrainians Can Now Apply for Re-Parole
From February 27, 2024, certain Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members displaced by the Russian invasion and paroled into the United States on or after
Read More »Premium Processing Fee Increases Taking Effect on Feb. 26, 2024
As previously announced, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new inflation-adjusted premium processing fees take effect February 26, 2024. The increase to the filing
Read More »March 2024 Visa Bulletin is Released
In the March 2024 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for EB-2, and EB-3 Worldwide (All Other) advances. EB-1 for China advances and EB-2 & EB-3 China remain unchanged.
Read More »EIG Summary: Senate Supplemental Border Bill
On February 4, 2024, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the text of a bipartisan national security supplemental package. The
Read More »USCIS Fee Grace Period for Forms
USCIS will accept both previous and new editions of certain forms during a grace period from April 1, 2024, until June 3, 2024. There will be no grace period for the
Read More »USCIS Seeks Feedback on Online Appointment Requesting Process
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has added a way to request an appointment using the USCIS website. The public can request an in-person appointment at a USCIS field
Read More »EIG Preview: FY 2025 H-1B Cap Season & Other Updates
On January 30, 2024, USCIS announced two long-anticipated final rules related to the FY2025 H-1B cap season: “Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process and
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