USCIS Increases Premium Processing Fee | What You Need to Know

The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act was signed into law on October 1. This required the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to increase its fees for premium processing. Premium processing provides expedited processing for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. To receive […]

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What Changes Did the Department of Homeland Security Make to the H-1B Program?

On October 6, 2020, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would make changes to the H-1B program. According to DHS, this was done to “protect U.S. workers” and restore “integrity to the H-1B program.” The H-1B program exists to help foreign workers looking to receive employment in the United States. […]

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