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Foreign Workers Processing Fees

Jackson Lewis P.C.

USCIS Final Rule Increasing Filing Fees Expected Soon

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USCIS previously deferred its proposed filing fee increase until early 2024 – and the increase might be coming out very soon! This increase will come on top of the increased premium processing fees that will go into effect on...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Fees for Premium Processing to increase starting February 26

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that fees will increase for all requests for Premium Processing. The increases will apply to all requests for premium processing that are postmarked on or after...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Increases Premium Processing Fees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule to increase premium processing fees. The new fees will start on February 26, 2024. On December 27, 2023, USCIS announced an inflation adjustment...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Premium processing now available for more I-140 petitions, and will soon be available for some I-765, I-539 applications

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has expanded premium processing to certain I-140 petitions, and premium processing of certain I-765 and I-539 applications is expected to be in place this spring....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

Amundsen Davis LLC

USCIS Lengthens Work Permit Automatic Extensions and Expands Premium Processing Options

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When Ms. Ur M. Jaddou became the new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director in August 2021, she inherited a huge backlog of visa and document applications. While the Biden Administration signaled early that...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

USCIS expands premium processing, but only for certain previously filed petitions

This week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it would soon expand the availability of premium processing for certain petitions that have already been filed. ...more

Cozen O'Connor

USCIS to Implement Premium Processing for Certain Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions

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On May 24, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it is implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker under the EB-1 and...more

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USCIS to Implement Premium Processing for Certain Pending EB-1, EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions

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In March 2022, USCIS published a final rule expanding its premium processing service to include additional immigration petition and application types. This announcement was welcome news to businesses and foreign nationals...more

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USCIS Premium Processing Fees: Bad News, Good News

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Premium processing fees are going up (the bad news), but premium processing will be available for more types of cases (the good news) according to changes included in the recently passed Continuing Resolution (CR) that will...more

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Immigration Fee Increase: It's time to have your say - quickly!

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If you have applied for an immigration benefit lately (temporary visa, permanent residence), you know the indignities of the process - especially in recent times. Slower decisions, outlandish requests for evidence, and no...more

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