USCIS Increases Filing Fees Starting April 1, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security has just released the final rule that significantly changes the USCIS fee schedule, including adding new fees, establishing multiple fees for nonimmigrant worker...
View ArticleUSCIS Changes H-1B Cap Registration Lottery Selection Process to Be...
In a new final rule USCIS is changing the process it selects H-1B cap registrants during the annual “cap” lottery selection process. Starting with this year, the new process will be based on...
View ArticleMarch 2024 Visa Bulletin – Retrogression in I-485 Filing Eligibility
The U.S. State Department has released the March 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the anemic forward...
View ArticleApril 1, 2024 H-1B Filing Fee Increase Explanation and Breakdown
Many of our clients and readers are aware that the Department of Homeland Security is significantly increasing the USCIS filing fees starting April 1, 2024. We published a detailed alert for all of...
View ArticleApril 2024 Visa Bulletin – (Finally) Notable Forward Movement in...
The U.S. State Department has released the April 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is positive forward...
View ArticleH-1B Cap Lottery Completed; Petitions Must Be Filed by June 30
As of today, April 1, USCIS has announced that they have received and selected sufficient number of H-1B “cap” registrations for the available 85,000 H-1B work visas. As a result, the H-1B cap...
View ArticleH-1B Alternatives: What Are The Available Visa Options?
Many of our readers are aware that as of April 1, 2024, USCIS had received number (not announced yet) of H-1B cap registrations which is sufficient to fill the annual H-1B quota and they have completed...
View ArticleUSCIS Extends EAD Auto-Extension to 540 Days: What You Need to Know
USCIS has just released a new new temporary final rule (link to rule) effective as of April 8, 2024 pursuant to which the EAD auto-extension period is increased (again) from up to 180 days to up to 540...
View ArticleMay 2024 Visa Bulletin – Employment-based Dates Unchanged
The U.S. State Department has released the May 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of any...
View ArticleUSCIS Medical Exam Policy Change: I-693 Medical Exams Valid Indefinitely
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) have just announced a change in their policy regarding the validity period of a Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record,...
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