19 Feb
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Click here to view 2019 March Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the Monthly Visa Bulletin for March 2019, showing modest progress for EB-1 for all chargeability areas as well as EB-2 for China and India, EB-3 and Other Workers China, India, and the Philippines, and EB-5 […]
19 Feb
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the agency will resume premium processing Tuesday, February 19, 2019, for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. For petitions that have received a Request for Further Evidence (RFE), petitioners should include their request for premium processing, along […]
13 Feb
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On February 11, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will implement a new Form I-539, Application to Change/Extend Nonimmigrant Status, effective March 11, 2019. Additionally, I-539 Applicants will be required to pay an additional biometrics fee of $85 per applicant regardless of age, and each […]
28 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the cessation of diplomatic ties with the United States and gave all U.S. Department of State (DOS) personnel located at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, 72 hours to leave the country of Venezuela. This announcement followed U.S. President Donald […]
