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K&L Gates LLP

USCIS Increases Fees for Employer-Based Petitions

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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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Implications of Priority Date Retrogression for R-1 Religious Worker Visas

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A change in calculating the availability of immigrant numbers means some foreign national ministers who are in the United States on temporary R-1 religious worker visas and waiting in lines for green cards will have to wait...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Cap-Exempt H-1B Petitions Once Again Eligible for Premium Processing

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Effective immediately, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will resume premium processing for select cap-exempt H-1B petitions. Cap-exempt petitioners who are eligible for premium processing can file...more

Burr & Forman

School Districts Taking Advantage of New H-1B Cap Exemption Regulations

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With the increased focus on foreign language programs — particularly the popularity of immersion programs in which the foreign language is used for instruction rather than as the subject of instruction—schools districts are...more

Littler

Proposed Rule Would Expand Cap Exempt Status for Non-Profit Entities that are 'Related or Affiliated' with Institutions of Higher...

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On December 30, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposed rule to amend certain regulations related to employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs. One of the key proposed changes is an...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

When Is Paying an Honorarium Permissible?

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Determining when is appropriate to pay an honorarium to a foreign national on a visitor’s visa often presents a conundrum. Our immigration system is nothing short of complicated with its alphabet soup of visas, but paying a...more

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