On 30 January 2024, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule (Final Rule) increasing the premium processing fee from US$2,500 to US$2,805, increasing filing fees for I-129 and I-140...more
On Wednesday April 22, 2020, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation No. 10014, “Immigration and Naturalization: Immigrants; Suspension of Entry into U.S. Who Present a Risk to U.S. Labor Market During Economic...more
SUSPENSION OF PREMIUM PROCESSING - On March 20, 2020, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions...more
On Friday, December 6, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it successfully completed a pilot of the online H-1B registration system and will move forward with implementing the system...more
On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” (the “Executive Order”). Among other provisions, the Executive Order...more
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On November 18, 2016, USCIS issued an extensive set of revisions to immigration regulations affecting highly skilled workers. The new rules, which go into effect on January 17, 2017, clarify longstanding agency practices and...more