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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

You Are Sponsoring a Foreign National Employee for Permanent Residency, Can You Clawback Some of the Fees?

Companies usually hire a foreign national who requires visa sponsorship because they cannot find a U.S. worker with those skill sets, which is frequently in the STEM fields. However, visa sponsorship comes with significant...more

Mayer Brown

USCIS Fees Increase: Paying the Price of Admission to the United States

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On April 1, 2024, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented new costs for many common immigration filings, resulting in a fee increase of 100% to 200% for certain benefit requests....more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Navigating the H-1B Visa in 2024 - February 22nd, 10:00 am PT

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This complimentary webinar will be led by Richard M. Green, Partner & Chair of CDF's Immigration Practice Group, and will delve into the critical aspects of the H-1B visa. This webinar will explore general eligibility, recent...more

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Change is Coming to the H-1B Visa

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On February 1, 2024, USCIS issued two regulations that will dramatically change the operation of the H-1B visa program. H-1B visas are available to employers who wish to employ foreign nationals in positions that typically...more

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UK Home Office Details October Fee Rises for Immigration Applications

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We now have full details of the UK visa, immigration and nationality price hikes announced by the Prime Minister in July.  The Home Office has announced that higher fees will apply from October 4, 2023, and we would...more

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Rishi Sunak announces “significant” rise to UK visa fees and Immigration Health Surcharge

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The UK Prime Minister has announced a big hike in visa fees and the compulsory charges migrants pay to access the UK’s health system. Chief Secretary of the Treasury John Glen then provided more details on the price...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

UK Government Announces Significant Increase to Immigration Fees

On 13 July 2023, the UK Government announced a significant increase to visa application fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

USCIS Proposes Historic Fee Increase for Immigration Applicants

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed historic increases to its fee schedule for immigration benefit applications. Under the proposed fee rule, the filing fee for common employment-based applications...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

USCIS Proposes Rule to Increase Certain Immigration Fees

Earlier this month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, proposing to increase the filing fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests, with...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

USCIS proposes fee increases, work-related petitions hit hardest

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with fee increases for immigration filings. Under the proposed rule, the most dramatic increases would apply to employment-based...more

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Increase to H-2A Visa Fee May Dissuade Employers from Seeking Essential Foreign Labor

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Adding to the burden on employers leveraging the H-2 visa, the Department of State just published its own proposed rule outlining that this H-category of visa fees will jump from $190 to $310. This mimics additional burdens...more

Baker Donelson

More Premium Processing is Congress' Solution to USCIS Financial Woes

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A stopgap funding bill to avoid a U.S. federal government shutdown temporarily extends otherwise expiring immigration categories, but also includes an interesting permanent provision to solve the ongoing financial problems of...more

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USCIS Fees Set to Change on October 2, 2020

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On August 3, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule that makes sweeping changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule. It also removes certain fee exceptions,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: February 2020

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China - Expedited Permit Processing for Highly-Skilled Foreign Nationals in Shanghai and Coronavirus Related Travel Restrictions - Effective immediately, certain Category A (highly-skilled) applicants seeking permission to...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-1B, H-4, Fees On Latest Regulatory Agenda From DHS

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According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda, changes to business immigration are on the way, particularly with regard to H-1B visas. It is unclear, however, when these rules will actually...more

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México: Nuevas tarifas para el pago de Derechos Migratorios 2018

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Por medio del presente hacemos de su conocimiento las nuevas tarifas de pago de derechos por trámites migratorios 2018, las cuales ha publicado el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) a través de la Secretaria de...more

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Mexico: New Immigration Fees for 2018

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Mexico’s Ministry of Interior recently adjusted the fees for immigration applications and processes that are effective in 2018. The new fees were published by the National Institute of Migration (“Instituto Nacional de...more

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