U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will make a nearly 15% increase in the priority processing fee for Form I-129, Nonimmigrant Worker Petition and Form I-140, Immigrant Alien Worker Petition. The priority processing fee for Forms I-129 and I-140 will be raised from ... Read more
Today is the last day to submit petitions or applications to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to avoid the fee increase that goes into effect tomorrow. I recommend that you submit your petitions and applications using a service that provides you with a delivery receipt that confirms your ... Read more
When changes are proposed to regulations of certain U.S. government agencies, the public is entitled to comment on them. This is called "public comment," and the public comment process only opens after the notice of proposed changes is officially published. Yesterday ... Read more
Get ready for an increase in fees for several immigration applications. After evaluating the fees they charge for processing applications, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determined that what they currently charge is not enough to cover the services they provide to the public. Therefore ... Read more
New fees for processing immigrant and non-immigrant visas and other consular services are now in effect. Fees for several immigration procedures have increased, while others have been lowered. The U.S. Department of State announced that the increase is necessary to cover the costs associated with processing consular services. ... Read more
This week in my Consulta Migratoria® column, I explain how certain people can apply for a fee waiver when doing their immigration paperwork: Here is the column:Most immigration paperwork requires payment of fees to the government. To apply for U.S. citizenship, renew your green card, or obtain a work permit, among ... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has rejected many applications for the provisional waiver of punishment law (Form I-601A) because people are not following instructions. For example, many people have not sent proof that they have already paid the immigrant visa fee to the Department ... Read more
Most immigration procedures require the payment of fees to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - whether for renewing a permanent resident card, obtaining a work permit, or registering for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, among other things, or for the ... Read more
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[et_pb_section fb_built="1″ admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4″ _builder_version="3.25″ custom_padding="||||" custom_padding__hover="||||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.27.4″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]There are only 7 days left for TPS-eligible Salvadorans to re-register for the program. The last day is September 7. It is important that the process is done before the expiration date. If the problem ... Read more
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