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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

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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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USCIS Set to Increase Premium Processing Fee (Again) For Qualifying Immigration Petitions In February 2024

On December 27, 2023, USCIS announced it will increase the premium processing government fee to $2,805. Currently, the premium processing fee is $2,500, so it is an increase of $305. The new fee will go into effect...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

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Year, New Fees: Proposed USCIS Fee Increases

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On January 4, 2023, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule to increase fees for most immigration benefit requests. If implemented, employers will pay significantly more for...more

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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

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Global Immigration Updates: Asia, the Americas, Europe, and More

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Recent developments regarding immigration across the globe include changes to temporary and permanent resident application procedures in Canada, an increase in the minimum salary for S Pass applicants in Singapore, and the...more

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Proposed Fee Increase for Certain Visas Will Impact Immigration in 2020

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On November 14, 2019 the Trump Administration proposed increasing the cost of filing many types of non-immigrant and immigrant visa applications. The proposed rule to implement these fees increases is currently open for...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

USCIS To Increase Premium Processing Filing Fee As Of October 1, 2018

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that effective October 1, it will increase the premium processing fee charge for I-129 nonimmigrant worker petitions and I-140 immigrant petitions. Premium...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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Reminder: USCIS Filing Fees Will Increase on December 23, 2016

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Beginning on December 23, 2016, filing fees for many United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) visa petitions and applications will increase.  This is the first time since 2010 that USCIS has increased its filing...more

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