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Judge Blocks USCIS Application Fee Increase

California District Court Judge White has blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s fee increase, originally slated to take effect on October 2, 2020. The October 2 fee increase would have significantly increased the costs for most employment-based applications and other…

Jenny ZhanOctober 5, 2020

Immigration News

USCIS to Increase Application Fees

The Department of Homeland Security has announced new application fees that will take effect on October 2, 2020. This new announcement will increase the application fees for most application types. USCIS is a for profit agency that uses application fees…

Jenny ZhanAugust 10, 2020

Immigration News

What are the U.S. visa fees? What is a visa reciprocity fee? Is the reciprocity fee already included in the visa fee?

If you want to come to the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa, you will have to apply for a U.S. visa at a Consulate abroad (unless you are visa exempt – for example Canadian are exempt for certain visa categories).…

Jenny ZhanJune 23, 2020

Immigration News

DHS Extends Deadline for Public Comment Period for Proposed Fee Changes

DHS has extended the public comment period for the proposed fee changes to December 30. This extension gives stakeholders more time to weigh in on the recent proposal that would significantly increase most USCIS filing fees. For the detailed breakdown…

Jenny ZhanDecember 9, 2019

Immigration News

DHS Proposal to Increase Visa Application Fees

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a fee schedule that would increase the filing fees for most applications. The proposal also seeks to increase the premium processing timeline to 15 business days instead of the current 15 calendar days.…

Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

Proposed H-1B Cap Registration Fee Under Review

The Department of Homeland Security have submitted a proposal to charge an unknown amount of fee for companies registering foreign nationals for the upcoming H-1B cap online registration system. Starting next year, employers have to register each individual foreign national…

Jenny ZhanJune 3, 2019

Immigration

Applying for a Visa is Getting More Expensive – USCIS Visa Fees will Increase in December

Are you thinking about applying for a visa? If so, you might want to consider filing your application quickly to save some money as USCIS is going to raise filing fees. In some cases, the increase in fees is almost…

IanScottNovember 1, 2016