U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the exemption of the biometric services fee as part of the application requirements for Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, beginning Oct. 1. Background On April …
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Starting in January 2021, USCIS will replace the sticker that is currently issued to lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to extend the validity of their Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (PRC or “Green Card”) with a …
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the fee increase for premium processing for most eligible petitions from $1,440 to $2,500, for will be effective Oct. 19, 2020. Background The USCIS premium processing service allows petitioners …
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The legal cannabis business is currently seeing an enormous increase and several U.S. states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use. Investments in the cannabis industry are …
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On September 30, a bill significantly increasing the premium processing fees was signed. The bill would: Expand premium processing availability for the following categories: a) Employment-based nonimmigrant petitions and associated applications for dependents; b) Form …
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Great news! No USCIS fee increase for now. On September 29, 2020, a district court stayed the implementation of the USCIS fee increase rule that was supposed to go into effect on October 2, 2020 …
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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D – Vt. just announced that USCIS has agreed to postpone the furloughs of more than 13,000 USCIS employees from August 3 until August 31. However, that doesn’t mean AILA should take …
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ABC News reports that U.S. embassies and consulates around the world will soon resume visa services, though DOS did not provide details on where or when. After Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued an unprecedented …
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