by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
Beginning on December 2, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will require an increased fee for premium processing for certain employment-based petitions. The fee will increase from $1,410 to $1,440 for Form I-129, Petition for a...
by admin | Oct 18, 2019 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its November 2019 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there have been steady advancements for nearly all chargeability areas. EB-1-Worldwide: China: Priority date of February 1, 2017 (Advancement of 93 days)...
by admin | Oct 18, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Visas
Beginning on November 3, 2019, according to a presidential proclamation, the U.S. Department of State will suspend issuance of immigrant visas to foreign nationals who are applying at U.S. consulates that are unable to show that they will have unsubsidized health...
by admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On October 9, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published new editions of Forms I-485, I-129, I-539/I-539A, I-864, I-864EZ, and I-944. On its website, USCIS stated that it would accept the previous edition of the forms if they are...
by admin | Oct 11, 2019 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
With the passing of a short-term spending measure, Congress temporarily extended federal government funding through November 21, 2019 while FY 2020 budget negotiations continue. This means that many key immigration programs, which are under federal functions, will...
by admin | Oct 4, 2019 | Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) announced that it would begin accepting online registrations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery starting on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at noon EDT. Foreign nationals will have until Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at noon...
by admin | Sep 20, 2019 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its October 2019 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, EB-1 India is available again and many chargeability areas for EB-2 and EB-3 are current again. EB-1-Worldwide: China: Priority date of November 1,...
by admin | Sep 13, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) filed a status report in response to a court order in Save Jobs USA v DHS, a lawsuit that challenges the work authorization for H-4 spouses of H-1B beneficiaries. According to the status report, the proposal for...
by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On September 3, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule requiring petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to pay a $10 fee for each electronic registration they submit to the United States Citizenship and Immigration...
by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On August 15, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has finished returning all H-1B petitions that were unselected for the FY 2020 cap. Petitioners should receive their returned petitions with filing fee checks by...
