U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement, starting January 30, 2023, the final phase of the premium processing expansion of Form I-140 Immigrant Petitions filed under the employment-based EB-13 and EB-21 classifications. USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for premium processing for all pending and initial EB-13 multinational executive […]
On December 23, 2022, the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation concerning the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility went into effect. DHS implemented the rule along with a new Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. In publishing the rule, DHS emphasized the purpose is to […]
On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published Notice in the Federal Register of new parole processes introduced for Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians. These new processes are similar to the one that was instituted for Venezuelans last year. To be eligible as a principal applicant for […]
On January 3, 2023, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule that would raise the filing fees required for many applications and petitions, some significantly. According to USCIS, the increased fees would allow the agency “to more fully recover its operating costs, reestablish and maintain timely case […]