17 Jan
by Foster, on COVID-19 Updates, Immigration Updates, News
On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published Notice in the Federal Register of new parole processes introduced for Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians. These new processes are similar to the one that was instituted for Venezuelans last year. To be eligible as a principal applicant for […]
On January 3, 2023, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule that would raise the filing fees required for many applications and petitions, some significantly. According to USCIS, the increased fees would allow the agency “to more fully recover its operating costs, reestablish and maintain timely case […]
22 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates, News
Foster LLP Immigration Update © | December 22, 2022 January 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Retrogression with Almost No Other Movement The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2023 revealing new backlogs in the EB-1 category for individuals born in China (PRC) and […]
23 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency had received enough H-1B petitions to meet both the H-1B Regular Cap (65,000) and H-1B U.S. Master’s Cap (20,000). USCIS received 483,927 H-1B registrations and initially selected 127,600 registrations to meet the FY 2023 numerical allocations. USCIS […]
