On November 14, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would increase the government filing fees for most immigration benefits by a weighted average of 21%. Comments are due on or before December 16, 2019. The rule will not go into effect […]
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USCIS Published New Forms I-129 & I-539 with Public Charge and Public Benefits Questions
10 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
In August, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a rule requiring inquiry into whether immigrants in certain nonimmigrant classifications may have received public benefits that would render them inadmissible to the United States on “public charge” grounds. Because existing USCIS forms do not ask applicants about prior receipt […]
USCIS Delay in Publishing Forms to Cause Delays in Filing Certain Petitions and Applications
7 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
In August, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The final rule becomes effective October 15, 2019 and impacts nonimmigrants and intending immigrants. Because existing USCIS forms do not ask applicants about prior receipt of public benefits, USCIS will […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a final rule on July 24 that makes a number of significant changes to its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, marking the first significant revision of the program’s regulations since 1993. The final rule will become effective on Nov. 21, 2019. New developments […]