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15 Feb USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Options for Filing Fees

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USCIS just announced that it will begin accepting credit card payments for filing the 41 fee-based forms processed at USCIS Lockbox facilities. To make a payment via Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover, applicants are required to use Form G-1450, Application for Credit Card...

09 Jan DHS No Longer Seeking to Eliminate H-1B Extensions

Posted at 13:27h in Employment Immigration, Immigration News 0 Comments

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On January 8, 2018, the McClatchy DC news service reported that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated that it is no longer considering a regulatory change to the H-1B extension rules. Specifically, USCIS stated that the agency is not considering changing its...

03 Oct USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions

Posted at 12:27h in Employment Immigration, Immigration News 0 Comments

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USCIS announced today that it has resumed premium processing for all types of H-1B petitions effective immediately. This includes all H-1B extension of stay petitions. Last month, USCIS resumed premium processing for Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B petitions. Veera Law will be contacting clients...

18 Sep USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Subject Petitions

Posted at 14:32h in Employment Immigration, Immigration News 0 Comments

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USCIS announced today that it will resume premium processing for all H-1B cap petitions subject to the Fiscal Year 2018 cap. H-1B cap petitions filed in April 2017, requesting a start date of October 2017 can now upgrade to premium processing. USCIS has not...

01 Sep USCIS to Expand In-Person Interviews for Certain Permanent Residency Applicants

Posted at 14:09h in Employment Immigration, Family Immigration, Humanitarian Relief and Waivers, Immigration News 0 Comments

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USCIS just announced that it will begin conducting in-person interviews of all employment-based adjustment of status (AOS) applicants as well as applicants for Derivative Asylee and Refugee Status. Starting October 1, 2017, USCIS will begin to phase-in interviews for the following: Adjustment of status applications based on employment...

25 Jul USCIS to Resume H-1B Premium Processing for Certain Cap-Exempt Petitions

Posted at 14:11h in Employment Immigration, Immigration News 0 Comments

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USCIS has announced that it will resume premium processing for certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions starting July 24, 2017. USCIS had previously suspended premium processing for all H-1B petitions as of April 3, 2017. Premium processing will resume for H-1B petitions that are filed by any of...

18 Jul USCIS Releases Updated Version of Form I-9

Posted at 11:25h in Employment Immigration, Immigration News 0 Comments

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On July 17, 2017, the USCIS released an updated version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. U.S. Employers are required to complete Form I-9 on behalf of all employees that are hired in the U.S. The USCIS has announced that employers can use this updated...

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15 Feb USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Options for Filing Fees

09 Jan DHS No Longer Seeking to Eliminate H-1B Extensions

03 Oct USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions

18 Sep USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Subject Petitions

01 Sep USCIS to Expand In-Person Interviews for Certain Permanent Residency Applicants

25 Jul USCIS to Resume H-1B Premium Processing for Certain Cap-Exempt Petitions

18 Jul USCIS Releases Updated Version of Form I-9