𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠, 𝑓𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒́ 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced significant fee increases for immigration applications, effective April 1, 2024. This major fee revision, the first since 2016, aims to address the financial challenges faced by the agency. All applications submitted after […]
Category Archives: USCIS
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May
May
USCIS processing times are inaccurate, but how can you get the best results? Disturbing Historical Trend The USCIS backlog has grown significantly in the past 10 years, with 5,709,833 cases growing by 191 percent in a decade (2013-2022). This is despite the fact that the number of forms filed annually has grown modestly. USCIS has […]
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Apr
Apr
The public comment period for USCIS’ proposed fee increase they ended on March 13, 2023, with more than 6,000 comments. The fee increases will not go into effect until the final rule is published. What’s happening? USCIS released a proposal in January that would raise application fees for almost every immigrant category to the US, […]
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Mar
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today new designs to improve the security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). USCIS will begin issuing the redesigned cards on Jan. 30, 2023. The new Green Card and EAD designs contain state-of-the-art technology that continues to safeguard national security […]