USCIS Premium Processing Fee Increase In Effect
As of February 26, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has increased its fees for Premium Processing services. These increases require those filing to account for these increased...
Error Causes E-Verify System To Display Incorrect Photos
Recently, a business had an issue with E-Verify in which the photo-matching tool did not work correctly. The photos that E-Verify transmitted did not match those on employees’ documents....
USCIS Reports Record Breaking Immigration Case Processing Reduces Backlog
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released data for its fiscal year 2023 (FY2023) operations. This data disclosed that the agency processed an unprecedented...
DHS Plans Sweeping Employment Based Visa Reforms for Late 2024
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced an interest in updating several rules. According to the DHS, the agency will introduce sweeping changes to regulations...
DOJ Settles Citizenship Status Discrimination Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement agreement with a Maryland-based staffing and recruitment company. According to the results, they addressed claims that the company committed...
USCIS Publishes Final Rule Increasing Filing Fees
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it published the final rule concerning employment-based petitions. This rule will increase the cost of many petitions. These increases...
Emergency National Security Supplemental Act Introduced in Senate
A new Senate bill covering various topics could significantly affect employment-based immigration. This new bill includes a provision that could relieve the enormous backlog of those...
H-1B Dates for Filing and Final Rule Modernizing Program Announced
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the dates for H-1B filing in 2024. It also mentioned a final rule to modernize the process. This announcement...
DHS Re-Designates and Extends TPS Status for Syria
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an extension and redesignation for Syrian Temporary Protected Statuses (TPS). They will receive an additional 18 months to their TPS. This...
H-2B Cap for FY 2024 for Returning Workers Has Been Reached
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received enough petitions to reach the cap. This cap includes the additional 22,716 visas for workers returning for the first half...