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Immigration Roundup: New H-1B Cap Season Updates for FY 2025 and Beyond

In this blog post, we share with you some new updates for the H-1B cap season for fiscal year 2025 and beyond.  H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period FY 2025 USCIS has announced that the initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap season will open at noon Eastern time on March 6,…

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USCIS Announces Increase in Filing Fees Effective April 1, 2024

On January 30, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register making significant fee increases for various immigration applications and benefit requests. This fee increase will be the first major adjustment in the filing fees since 2016. The increase is meant to address…

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USCIS Announces Increase in Premium Processing Filing Fees Starting February 26, 2024

As the new year approaches, we have some unfortunate news to report for certain employment-based applicants who may wish to file their petitions with premium processing service in 2024, including those filing: Form I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, as well as Certain…

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The Department of State Will Officially Launch the Domestic Visa Renewal Pilot Program for H-1B Nonimmigrants in the United States starting January 29th

The rumors are true. For the first time in nearly two decades, the Department of State (DOS) will process domestic visa renewals for certain H-1B visa applicants without requiring them to leave the United States. This is all part of a new pilot program starting January 29, 2024, through April…

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DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs

In continuance of the information provided in our blog post concerning additional visa allocations for the H-2B cap, we share new updates recently from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). On November 9, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), published…

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DHS Announces Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador

A new family reunification parole process has been launched, this time for qualifying nationals of Ecuador. Who is eligible? Nationals of Ecuador petitioned by family members who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and who have received approval on Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, to join their family…

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U.S. Government Designates Israel into the Visa Waiver Program Effective November 30, 2023

The long-awaited news is finally here. The Department of State has announced the designation of Israel into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) effective November 30, 2023. Beginning on that date, citizens and nationals of Israel will be able to apply to travel to the United States for tourism or business…

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Asylum News: USCIS To Require Interpreters for Affirmative Asylum Applicant Interviews starting September 13th

 “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 United Airlines Captain Jason Dahl In remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001 In this post, we would like to share with our readers…

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DHS Extends and Redesignates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months through April 19, 2025

In this post, we share with you some great news for Ukrainian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security has made the decision to extend Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainian nationals currently receiving protections under the program for 18 months from October 20, 2023 through…

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DHS Announces Modernization of Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Parole

We start the week with great news for Cuban and Haitian nationals. On August 10, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced new publications in the Federal Register introducing changes to the Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Parole processes. The FRP program allows eligible Cuban and Haitian nationals to seek…

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