Year: 2024

  Premium Processing Fee to Increase on 02/26/24   Effective 02/26/2024, all Form I-129 nonimmigrant worker petitions and I-140 Immigrant Petitions filed with the USCIS Premium Processing service will require a filing fee of $2,805. This new fee will be required for all of USC’s H-1B, E-3, O-1, TN and I-140 petitions filed on or…Continue Reading New Premium Processing Fee Implemented for USCIS Filings

Welcome back, faculty and staff! We hope you have a fulfilling and healthy year. DOS Pilot Program to Allow for Limited H-1B Visa Renewals from Within the US   Beginning January 29, 2024, a limited number of H-1B beneficiaries will be able to renew their visa stamps from within the US without needing to travel…Continue Reading Domestic Visa Pilot Program Launch and I-94 Errors

Winter Travel – Schedule your Visa Appointments ASAP  If you are planning to travel internationally and do not have a visa stamp in your passport that is valid beyond your anticipated return date to the US, you will need to apply for a new visa stamp before returning to the country. This does not apply…Continue Reading FSVS Winter Closure, Travel Guidance, Initiating 2024 Hires