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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attention International Students in the U.S.! Latest Details on the H-1B Lottery for Fiscal Year 2026 Revealed
Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the registration period for the Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B quota will open from 12:00 PM (Eastern Time) on March 7, 2025, to 12:00 PM (Eastern Time) on March 24, 2025. Employers must complete electronic registration for each beneficiary through their USCIS online account during this period.
Breaking News! The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces Major New Regulations for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD)
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new rule for work permits, increasing the automatic extension period for EADs for certain foreign nationals from 180 days to 540 days. Effective January 13, 2025, it applies to eligible applicants who filed for renewal on or after May 4, 2022. The new rule provides convenience for those waiting for green cards and introduces the advantages of EB-5 projects, such as exemption from retrogression and concurrent filing, with some cases approved quickly.
USCIS Announces New Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents Starting May 1
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it will issue redesigned, more secure, and fraud-resistant green cards and employment authorization documents (EADs) to legal immigrants.
USCIS Introduces New Policy, Making H-1B Applications Increasingly Difficult
The H-1B visa has long been the twin brother of the EB-5 visa, representing the two most formal pathways for individuals without family or connections to remain in the United States. While I may not be an expert, I have been closely monitoring every move regarding H-1B policy. Over the past few weeks, almost every immigration law firm in the U.S. has been working overtime to rush H-1B cases, aiming to submit them by April 3rd to await the lottery.
New Trends in USCIS Adjudication: Strict Scrutiny of EB-5 Third-Party Currency Exchange
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is truly a diligent and authoritative department. Although the application requirements for EB-5 (U.S. investment immigration) are the most lenient among mainstream immigration countries (applicants must be at least 14 years old, with no requirements for language, education, or management experience, and only need to provide a reasonable explanation for the source of the $500,000 investment), the USCIS adjudication standards can be tightened at any time.
[Breaking News] USCIS Intensifies Crackdown: This Visa Category Faces Further Scrutiny
[Breaking News] USCIS Intensifies Crackdown: This Visa Category Faces Further Scrutiny. Recently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a series of new measures to further strengthen the detection and deterrence of fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa program. This follows the previously announced suspension of Premium Processing Service for all H-1B petitions effective April 3.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces EB-5 Case Processing Progress for December 2016
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the EB-5 average case processing progress as of December 31, 2016. On February 28 local time, USCIS released the EB-5 average case approval progress using the "cut-off date" format from the previous month. To determine whether an application has been approved, one can simply refer to the date.
Mixed News! USCIS Releases Latest EB-5 Data
Mixed news! The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just updated its official website with EB-5 filing and approval data for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 (June 1 to September 30, 2016). The published data shows a significant increase in I-526 filings in Q4 of FY2016, an improved approval rate for I-526 applications, and that I-829 applications continue to maintain a high approval rate.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Implement New Immigration Application Fees
According to reports, on December 23 local time, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement new fees. Many application fees have surged, with the highest increase being 258%.
Moving Forward! USCIS Releases EB-5 Processing Progress for September 2016
Moving Forward! USCIS Releases EB-5 Processing Progress for September 2016. Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated the average processing times for the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) as of September 30, 2016, as shown in the figure:
USCIS Releases New Form I-9: Is It Related to Trump?
USCIS has released a new version of Form I-9. Is it related to Trump? According to information provided by the Worldway Group Los Angeles Customer Service Center, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the new Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) on November 14, requiring all employers to use the new version starting January 22, 2017.