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On January 9, 2026, The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an increase in Premium Processing fees (Form I-907) for certain immigration benefits applications including Forms I-129, I-140, I-539, and I-765. The rule is effective on March 1, 2026, and will apply to any request for premium processing postmarked on or after March 1, […]
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Under the H-1B Modernization and Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Rule published on December 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) codified its current deference policy for nonimmigrant petitions. Under U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) policy, when a nonimmigrant petition involves the same parties and the same underlying facts, USCIS adjudicators should generally defer to […]
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Through our colleagues at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), we have learned of a possible extension and expansion of President Trump’s April 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation 10014, “Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued […]
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On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a variety of executive measures that his administration will undertake in order to improve and enhance the current immigration system in the United States and to positively impact the U.S. economy. One of these measures is to clarify “specialized knowledge” for purposes of the L-1B Intracompany Transferee Program. […]
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