On October 30, 2019, USCIS announced an increase in the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing. The fee will increase from $1,410 to $1,440. Premium processing allows for 15 day processing of certain employment-based petitions. The fee increase will go into effect on December...
USCIS just announced today that it will be reinstating premium processing on Monday, January 28, 2019, for all Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption ("masters cap"). Petitioners who have received Requests for Evidence (RFEs) for...
USCIS has issued a policy memo providing USCIS officers with guidance on when to consider waiving the interview requirement for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. USCIS officers generally must interview a conditional permanent resident who is the principal petitioner on a...
According to a final rule published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2018, the Form I-907 Premium Processing fee will increase from $1,225 to $1,410, effective October 1, 2018. Consequently, any requests for premium processing filed on or after that date must pay the...
USCIS announced yesterday that it will continue the suspension of premium processing for H-1B cap-subject petitions and will also be adding other types of H-1B petitions to the suspension. It was previously expected that cap cases would be able to convert to premium processing on...
USCIS announced that on June 4, 2018, it began issuing redesigned Citizenship and Naturalization certificates. The forms have been redesigned to better combat fraud and alteration and to make these documents more secure. The eight certificates that have been redesigned include Forms N-550,...
USCIS issued a policy memorandum yesterday changing the way USCIS will calculate unlawful presence for F-1 and J-1 visa holders (as well as their dependents). Previously, F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who were granted duration of status (D/S) would not start accruing unlawful presence...
USCIS just announced that it received 190,098 H-1B petitions for this year's H-1B lottery, meeting the congressionally-mandated 65,000 regular cap and 20,000 U.S. master's cap. Any petition that has not been selected will be returned with filing fees. Veera Law...
USCIS just announced that starting April 2, 2018, it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap petitions. USCIS stated that the temporary suspension will help it reduce overall H-1B processing times by allowing it to process long-pending petitions and...
USCIS issued a policy memorandum, effective February 22, 2018, establishing agency policy in regards to H-1Bs filed for workers who will be employed at one or more third-party worksites. The policy memo spells out new requirements regarding end-client letters and itineraries and requires...