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In early 2024, USCIS changed the filing fees for certain immigration and naturalization forms and also released new versions of several forms. According to USCIS, the new fees will help to cover more of its operating costs and support faster processing of new applications. These updated fees and forms will become effective on April 1, 2024. USCIS will accept prior …

On January 30, 2024, USCIS announced a series of changes that will impact the FY2025 H-1B registration system and cap filing season. H-1B Registration Final Rule – DHS posted an advance copy of the final rule revising the H-1B Registration System and it is set to be published on February 2, 2024. USCIS published the revised Fee Schedule final rule, …

Release Date 01/30/2024 Announces FY 2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period and Online Filing of H-1B Petitions WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a final rule to strengthen the integrity of and reduce the potential for fraud in the H-1B registration process, including by reducing the potential for gaming the registration system and ensuring each beneficiary would have …

Release Date 01/30/2024 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a greater share of its operating costs and support more timely processing of new applications. The final rule is the result …

Release Date 01/12/2024 Will Also Introduce Online Filing for I-129 H-1B Petitions and H-1B I-907 Premium Processing Service WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the upcoming launch of a package of customer experience improvements for H-1B cap season. The measures are expected to increase efficiency and ease collaboration for organizations and their legal representatives. USCIS will launch organizational accounts …