Browsing: USCIS

Kriti Patel came to the US as a kid. Her world came crashing down years later.

Purpose of immigration system is to improve U.S. economy first, says acting director.

The premium processing fee would be raised to $1,440 beginning November 29, 2019.

Houston law firm Reddy & Neumann says USCIS is misusing authority when it issues a short-term H-1B visa.

Petitioners would be required to pay a $10 fee for each electronic registration they submit to USCIS.

With OMB completing its review last week, the new electronic registration for H-1B visas is likely to be introduced next April

Should the USCIS decides to terminate H4 EAD, there will be a public comment period.

What does the new OPT lawsuit update say about the future of STEM OPT in the US.

Everything that you need to know about the new H4 biometric requirement.

 ITServe Alliance challenges high rate of H-1B rejections and partial denials.

For the seventh year in a row, the 65,000 congressionally mandated cap reached within the first few days.

USCIS says the two-phase approach will make the process more effective and efficient.

More RFEs and rejections? Fewer filings? Will H4 EAD holders take the H1-B route? Here’s what Immigration lawyers say.

The answer is “No,” says Houston-based immigration attorney Emily Neumann.

Petitioners who have received a request for evidence “should include the RFE response with the premium processing request,” USCIS says.

New Jersey resident Neeraj Sharma submitted 11 fake H1-B applications.

The current system is delaying my freedom to enhance my career in this country, where I have spent almost half of my life.

DHS proposes new electronic registration and increase in number of visas for petitioners with US master’s degree.

ITServe Alliance challenges USCIS policy of approving short-term visas.

Suspension of premium processing to cover more H-1B petitions; The agency says the move is to reduce delay.

The suit, filed in a New Jersey court, the policy memo harms their “ability to compete.”

USCIS report says Indian nationals received nearly 63 percent of new H-1B approved and 80 percent of H-1B extensions.

The move to sue the federal government is seen as the latest in a long series of measures adopted by organizations that feel H-1B workers are stealing American jobs.

Crackdown and increased scrutiny result in fewer cold hiring.

According to a report, the DHS is considering new regulations that “potentially could stop” H-1B holders from keeping “visas while their green card applications are pending.”