Immigration News

USCIS Filing Fees To Increase Effective July 30, 2007

May 29, 2007

USCIS announced today that a new filing fee schedule will take effect on July 30, 2007. The fee increase is significant. See the following for more information.

Fee Increase Announcement

New Fee Schedule

(4/29/2008)
Update on OPT Extension

(4/28/2008)
Update on H-1B "Cap-Gap"

(4/14/2008)
USCIS Runs Random Selection Process for H-1B Petitions

(4/10/2008)
USCIS Releases Preliminary Number of FY 2009 H-1B Cap Filings

(4/08/2008)
USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap

(4/04/2008)
17-Month Extension of Optional Practical Training for Certain Highly Skilled Foreign Students

(4/02/2008)
USCIS and FBI Announces Joint Plan to Eliminate the Backlog of Name Checks Pending with the FBI

(3/20/2008)
Naturalization Interviews to be Conducted on Saturdays, Sundays and After Normal Business Hours on Weekdays

(3/19/2008)
USCIS issues Interim Final Rule on H-1Bs

(3/19/2008)
Three High-Skilled Visa Bills Introduced into the House

(3/17/2008)
Regulation on H-1B Duplicate Filings Cleared for Publication

(3/05/2008)
USCIS Biometric Changes for Re-entry Permits and Refugee Travel Documents

(2/27/2008)
DOS Announces Visa Section Closed at U.S. Embassy in Belgrade

(2/22/2008)
Higher Civil Fines Against Employers for Immigration Violations

(2/20/2008)
More on Processing of Adjustment Applications

(2/15/2008)
USCIS Consolidates Biometrics Appointment Letters for Adjustment of Status Applicants

(2/14/2008)
USCIS Update on EAD Extension Applications

(2/13/2008)
DHS Collects 10 Fingerprints at SFO

(2/07/2008)
US ICE Issues An Advisory For Employers To Increase Awareness Of Employment Authorization Fraud

(2/04/2008)
New CIS Policy On Name Checks In Adjustment Cases