On April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began implementing a newly overhauled fee schedule, along with substantive changes to several of its forms used to petition or
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How EB-5 Regional Centers Can Prepare For USCIS Audits
On April 9, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services introduced audit guidelines for EB-5 regional centers as part of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. Prior to the RIA passage in
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USCIS Updates I-526E Filing Fee Schedule to Include $1,000 Integrity Fund Fee, Bringing Total Filing Fees to $12,160
In an update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule, USCIS updated the Form I-526 fee table to include the EB-5 Integrity Fund Fee, adding an additional
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USCIS Adds ‘Months of Inventory’ Data Point to Form I-526 Processing Times Page
Earlier this month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would be publishing a “Months of Inventory” data point on its Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor
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April 2024 Visa Bulletin Updates for the EB-5 Category
On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the April 2024 Visa Bulletin. The April 2024 Visa Bulletin reflects no advances in final action dates for
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March 2024 Chart B AOS Filings Disallowed by USCIS
The U.S. State Department has published the March 2024 Visa Bulletin. For EB-5 cases, the Chart A priority dates for the new “set aside” visa categories of rural areas
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USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Initial Registration Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2025
On Jan. 30, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule regarding the H-1B cap electronic registration process for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The announcement also included
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5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Business Immigration
This 5 Trends piece covers USCIS filing fee increases, ongoing immigration compliance, the DOL, the H1-B Visa Program, and nonimmigrant workers and green card process changes.
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EB-5 – Filing Tip for Form I-526E Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor
This blog post provides stakeholders with a filing tip regarding Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor. When filing Form I-526E, if the applicant has an existing My
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180-Day Extensions for EAD Renewals
As we reported in August 2023, the temporary increase of 540 days to the automatic extension period for employment authorization and employment authorization documents (EADs) for certain renewal applicants expired
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