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Friday, January 13, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing the final phase of the premium processing expansion for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Read more . . .
Friday, January 6, 2023
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a new fee schedule that would significantly increase the cost of filing for many immigration benefits, particularly for employment-based petitioners. The proposed rule includes significant increases for filing fees for H-1B, L-1, and other nonimmigrant visas on Form I-129. It also includes a significant increase in the fee for H-1B cap registration, from $10 to $215, and a new $600 "Asylum Program Fee" for Form I-129 and Form I-140 petitioners. Read more . . .
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is providing information for nonimmigrant workers whose employment has terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily. These workers may have several options for remaining in the United States in a period of authorized stay based on existing rules and regulations. Read more . . .
Thursday, July 28, 2022
When terminating a foreign worker in the United States, employers must consider several State and Federal immigration laws. Therefore, this guide by the NPZ Law Group will explain what employers must do when terminating certain types of noncitizen workers. Read more . . .
Friday, July 15, 2022
USCIS is implementing the second phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Similar to the first phase of the expansion, Read more . . .
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
USCIS is implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This expansion of premium processing only applies to certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as a member of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability seeking a national interest waiver (NIW). Petitioners who wish to request a premium processing upgrade must file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service. Read more . . .
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
USCIS is announcing a trio of efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system. USCIS will set new agency-wide backlog reduction goals, expand premium processing to additional form types, and work to improve timely access to employment authorization documents. Read more . . .
Friday, January 28, 2022
There are an exceptionally high number of employment-based visas available this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022). In partnership with the U.S. Department of State, we are committed to attempting to use all these visa numbers. There are many more visas available in the first (priority workers) and second (workers with advanced degrees or of exceptional ability) employment-based categories than pending adjustment of status applications pending with USCIS. Read more . . .
Friday, September 17, 2021
As part of our credit card payment pilot program, the Texas Service Center is now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for petitioners filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, with Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, or when filing Form I-907 to upgrade a pending Form I-140 to premium processing. Read more . . .
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the need for nurses. Due to the shortages of registered nurses in medically underserved communities and rural areas, more immigrant nurse visas have opened. Considering that, the Department of Labor (DOL) has determined that hiring immigrant professionals would not displace available US workers, and Schedule A occupations allowed employers to omit PERM Labor Certification, (i.e., the first step of the process of gaining employed-based green cards). Read more . . .
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
US Employers update from NPZ Law Group: Employment-Based Immigration Doubles Come October 1st Read more . . .
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