Backlog reduced by 15%; more than 192,000 employment-based immigrant visas issued in FY2023
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H-1B petitions fee will increase from $460 to $780 and L-1 petitions rise from $460 to $1,385 from April 1, 2024
Initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap will begin on March 6 and run through March 22
Also plans to introduce online filing for I-129 H-1B petitions and H-1B I-907 premium processing service
Indian students constitute more than 25% of the over one million foreign students studying in the United States
Improve the Dream founder Dip Patel hopes a new definition of ‘compelling circumstances’ can protect all children from aging out
Thousands of applicants get another chance as USCIS prepares to select additional H-1B registrations
New policy allows individuals to obtain work permits at hard times like a job loss, serious illness or disability
Premium processing service is only available for change of status into students/exchange visitors (F, M, J)
Record registrations raise “serious concern that some may have tried to gain an unfair advantage” with multiple entries
Lawmakers including Ro Khanna say forcing them to leave “harmful to our nation’s long-term economic competitiveness”
Selected registrations may file H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2024 starting April 1
New online-filing procedures announced for F-1 students seeking OPT or STEM OPT extensions
Green card backlog community views it as significant, while advocating much broader changes to help documented Dreamers
Under new policy age will be calculated on the basis of dates for filing instead of final action date
New design for PRs, EADs adds a series of new security measures for the immigration documents
Set to expand premium processing for students seeking OPT and exchange Visitors from March
New rule to establish separate fees for each nonimmigrant classification covered by Form I-129
Its processing time 2 to 10 times longer than counterparts in other English-speaking nations, says Manhattan Institute.
Policy change starting Dec 12 to extend green cards for up to 24 months for such applicants
Immigration agency issues double the normal number to clear massive backlog
Immigration agency will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap
Form split into two versions, one for standalone investor, and the other for regional center investor
Workload transfer will help USCIS issue receipt notices for properly filed H-1B petitions more quickly
Expanded grace period may benefit spouses of H-1B visa recipients, green card and asylum applicants