USCIS Issues Wide-Ranging Filing Fee Increases

On January 31st, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule that increased specific benefit request fees charged by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  During its biennial fee review, USCIS determined the current...

USCIS Filing Fee Increases are coming

On November 14, 2019, the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to increase filing fees.  This USCIS proposed fee chart was published after an internal review concluded that the current USCIS fee structure does not...

USCIS Updates Rejection Criteria for I-129

Beginning August 5, 2019,  the USCIS will reject Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, petitions that do not include the petitioner’s or applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address in Part 1 of Form I-129. DHS Regulations require that all forms are...