Form I-140 News
Rajiv's Comments in the News - Trump's New Immigration Policy: 1 Million Indians in Green Card Backlog Face Citizenship Crisis
Published by: The Vocal News - Nov 06, 2024
https://thevocalnews.com/world/trump-immigration-policy-green-card-back…
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
It will run into the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which grants citizenship to all children born on U.S. soil. This has been interpreted by the Supreme Court and legal challenges will certainly come," said Rajiv S. Khanna, immigration attorney, Times of India.
Guidance on Paying Fees and Completing Information for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
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Be sure to provide the correct payment and complete information when filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. Since publishing both a new edition of this form and a new fee rule in April 2024, USCIS has had to reject an unusually high number of Form I-140 petitions at intake because of incorrect fees and missing information.
Reminder: Certain Updated Forms Take Effect on April 1 with No Grace Period
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With the new fee rule that goes into effect April 1, 2024, you must use the new 04/01/24 editions of the following forms:
USCIS Issues Final Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Fees
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a greater share of its operating costs and support more timely processing of new applications.
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Form I-907 for Pending Form I-140
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, when filed for a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, from the service centers to appropriate USCIS lockboxes on Dec. 15.
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Form I-907 With Form I-140
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, when filed with Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, from the service centers to the USCIS lockbox on Nov. 13.
USCIS Issues Guidance on Analyzing Employers’ Ability to Pay Wages
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance (PDF, 313.21 KB) on how USCIs analyzes an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions in certain first, second, and third preference employment-based immigrant visa classifications.
USCIS Announces Final Phase of Premium Processing Expansion for EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions and Future Expansion for F-1 Students Seeking OPT and Certain Student and Exchange Visitors
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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.