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Reminder: Premium Processing Fees Have Increased
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminded employers that fees for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, increased as of February 26, 2024. The new fees are: $2,805 if you are requesting premium processing of Form I-129 requesting E-1, E-2, E-3,...
Certain Updated Forms Take Effect April 1 With No Grace Period
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that under the new fee final rule effective April 1, 2024, the new 04/01/24 editions of several forms will be required, including: Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. Form I-129 CW,...
FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens Soon; USCIS Issues Reminders for Employers About Online Filing, Other New Requirements for Cap and Non-Cap Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminded employers that the initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 6, 2024, and run through noon ET on March 22, 2024. A USCIS online account is required to register...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Possible New Border Executive Actions
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by CNN in Biden Considering New Executive Action to Restrict Asylum at the Border, Sources Say. He said, "President Biden has broad powers under the immigration statute, but they are not unlimited. Section...
DOS Signs MOU With Germany on Exchange Visitor Program
The Department of State (DOS) announced on February 20, 2024, that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Federal Republic of Germany. The MOU waives certain regulatory provisions to establish an exchange of German principals to secondary schools...
Reminder: Premium Processing Fees Will Increase February 26
The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers is reminding its clients that fees for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, will increase on February 26, 2024. The table below summarizes the increases by type of petition. Related Links: USCIS alert (Dec. 27, 2023)...
E-Verify to Pilot ‘Next Generation’ Service in Spring 2024
E-Verify announced on February 22, 2024, that it will launch its "next generation" service, E-Verify+, as a pilot in spring 2024. E-Verify said the "plus" in E-Verify+ represents benefits the new service will provide to employers and employees, including "added...
CIS Ombudsman Releases Tips on How to Avoid Getting Locked Out of Your USCIS Account
On February 14, 2024, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman released a tip sheet on how people with individual U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) online accounts can maintain access and avoid getting locked out of their...
ETA Extends Comment Period for Responses to PERM Schedule A Request for Information
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has extended the comment period for responses to its PERM Schedule A Request for Information (RFI). ETA said it has received "a very limited number of comments, only a few of which have responded...
President Orders Deferred Enforced Departure for Palestinians in the United States
On February 14, 2024, President Biden directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to Palestinians in the United States for 18 months, with some exceptions. He further directed the Secretary to authorize employment for...
