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Adam Frank

📍 Bethesda, MD http://www.immigrationbriefs.com

Premium Fees Go Up Next Monday.

This is a reminder to everyone that as of next Monday, February 26, 2024, premium processing fees have been increased by USICS to account for inflation over the last several years. If you are filing an application using the premium service and wish to pay the old premium fee, it

New USCIS Fees will be in Effect as of April 1

USCIS has, at last, published the final rule creating the new filing fees for all application types. Before looking into some of the actual changes, here is some general information about the changes (these are facts and figures from USCIS): * In the past fiscal year, USCIS received 2 million more

H-1B Season Starting with Some changes

The H-1B Cap Filing season will reopen in March of this year with some significant changes. The USCIS is introducing organizational accounts and adjusting how the lottery is conducted to ensure fairness. A. Organizational Accounts For both non-cap filings and the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap season, USCIS will introduce

Update on Immigration Fee Increases

This is just a short update. It appears that OIRA completed their review of this final rule on Friday, January 19, 2024. This means that the final rule could be published any time now. As soon as we hear anything about the final rule being published we will let you

February 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

The February 2024 visa bulletin has arrived and there are some changes of note. Before getting to the summary of the current bulletin, here is a little bit about what the Visa Bulletin is and the information it contains. Every person who becomes a permanent resident in the US is

Increased Visa Application Fees: A Deeper Look

In a follow-up to our previous blog post, the White House is currently reviewing a rule to update visa application fees for the first time since 2016. The implications of this increase, particularly for companies seeking to sponsor workers for employment-based visas, are significant and deserve a closer look. Draft

January 2024 Visa Bulletin is Out and Finally Some movement

The Department of State released the new Visa Bulletin for January 2024 just yesterday. This blog post will try to provide a summary of any movement in this bulletin of relevance. Before getting to the summary of the current bulletin, here is a little bit about what the Visa Bulletin

November 2023 Visa Bulletin: Not Much Change

The Visa Bulletin is like a monthly newsletter for immigrant visas. It tells us whether family and employment-based categories are current or backlogged. The Department of State (DOS) and USCIS team up to publish it every month. It's has two charts: the Final Action Chart (shows priority dates

New Fiscal Year, New Visa Bulletin - Uncertain Backlogs

Below is a recap of what the October 2023 visa bulleting showed in terms of movement in all categories. It should be noted that this is the first visa bulletin for the new 2024 fiscal year. A. FINAL ACTION DATES AND DATES FOR FILING FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES Family based

Anti-Immigration Laws passed in Florida - what are they and what has the reaction been?

Florida has enacted two new anti-immigration bills in the last couple of weeks – Senate Bill 264 and Senate Bill 1718. In summary, Senate Bill 264 says the following: – Mandates that a foreign principal may not directly or indirectly own, have a controlling interest in, or acquire agricultural land or any