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Immigration News

New Expanded Premium Processing Services and Increased Costs Effective October 19

USCIS announced today that the new expanded premium processing services will take effect on October 19. Premium processing guarantees that USCIS will take adjudicative action on the application within 15 days. If USCIS fails to do so, the agency will…

Jenny ZhanOctober 16, 2020

Immigration News

Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Measure and Premium Processing Services Expanded

Congress has passed a stopgap spending measure to ensure that the US government and several immigration operations will be extended through to December 11, 2020. The spending measure extended the four expiring immigration programs including the E-Verify, the EB-5 Regional…

Jenny ZhanOctober 9, 2020

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

Premium Processing Fee to Increase on December 2

Fees for Form I-907 Premium Processing will increase from the current $1410 to $1440 on December 2. Premium Processing Service means that USCIS will issue a decision (approval, denial, Request for Evidence, or Notice of Intent to deny) within 15…

Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

H-1B Visa Registration Fee Implemented

USCIS has announced today that a $10 non-refundable fee for each H-1B registration submitted by petitioning employers will be implemented once the electronic registration system is in place. The registration system, which is slated to go into effect for fiscal…

Jenny ZhanNovember 7, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

DHS Proposes Fee for H-1B Registration

Today, the Department of Homeland Security has announced a proposed rule that will require employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitioners to pay a fee of $10 for each electronic registration submitted to USCIS. In the new proposed system, which…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 3, 2019

Immigration

ICE Increases Fee for International Students, Exchange Visitors, and SEVP-Certified Schools

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) petition and application fees will increase on June 24, 2019. Foreign nationals who enter the United States to pursue educational degrees are admitted as F-1…

Jenny ZhanMay 24, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration

You Can Now Check Your Asylum Application Status Online

USCIS has announced today that applicants who have a pending asylum application with USCIS can now check their case status online here. Only asylum applicants with an application pending with USCIS will be able to use this new feature to…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration

Planned Proposal to Charge Fee for Asylum Applications

News on Tuesday reports that the Trump Administration is considering charging a fee of $50 to asylum applications submitted while the applicant is already residing in the United States. Stated in the proposal, this fee would not apply to those…

Jenny ZhanDecember 5, 2018