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06
Sep
2018
USCIS INCREASES PREMIUM PROCESSING FEE BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018
Posted On September 6, 2018  By Finnan Fleischut  And has No Comment

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the cost of its Premium Processing service will increase from $1,225 to $1,410 beginning October 1, 2018.  Under USCIS’s Premium Processing service, the petitioner pays an additional filing fee, for which USCIS is expected to adjudicate the […]

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30
Aug
2018
USCIS Alert: SUSPENSION OF PREMIUM PROCESSING FURTHER EXTENDED AND EXPANDED FOR H-1B CASES
Posted On August 30, 2018  By Finnan Fleischut  And has No Comment

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, USCIS posted an alert to its website announcing that USCIS will continue to suspend Premium Processing service for all H-1B petitions that are subject to the Fiscal Year 2019 Cap.  Beginning September 11, 2018, the agency will further expand the suspension […]

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30
Jul
2018
DHS Issues New Policy on Initiation of Removal Proceedings
Posted On July 30, 2018  By Finnan Fleischut  And has No Comment

On June 29, 2018 the Department of Homeland Security announced a new policy on the issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Removal Proceedings.  Issuance of an NTA is the first step in the process of removing (deporting) a non-US citizen from the U.S.   The new […]

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17
Jan
2018
Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Season is Here!
Posted On January 17, 2018  By Finnan Fleischut  And has No Comment

On Monday, April 2, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting ‘cap-subject’ H-1B petitions for the next Fiscal Year.  USCIS’ 2019 Fiscal Year (FY) begins October 1, 2018.  “Cap-subject H-1Bs” are H-1B petitions for persons who have not previously held H-1B status within the […]

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05
Jan
2018
Trends from 2017 signal changes in USCIS interpretation of H-1B eligibility
Posted On January 5, 2018  By Finnan Fleischut  And has No Comment

On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the Executive Order (EO), “Buy American and Hire American” which directed executive agencies to “propose new rules and issue new guidance . . . to protect the interests of United States workers in the administration of our immigration system.” […]

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