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Release Date 

03/01/2024

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:

Release Date 

02/28/2024

USCIS recently updated the following form(s):

Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service

02/26/2024 08:35 AM EST

Release Date 

02/26/2024

As previously announced, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new inflation-adjusted premium processing fees take effect today, increasing the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing. USCIS published a final rule announcing the change on Dec. 28, 2023.

Release Date 

01/30/2024

Announces FY 2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period and Online Filing of H-1B Petitions

Release Date 

01/30/2024

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.

Release Date 

01/26/2024

What does Refugee, Asylum and International Operations (RAIO) do?

They are responsible for:

• Conducting protection screenings;
• Adjudicating asylum and refugee applications; and
• Adjudicating other immigration benefits both domestically and internationally.

RAIO is vigilant about fraud detection and national security, relying on careful vetting, innovative screening mechanisms, and sound adjudication.

Release Date 

01/24/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced an update to its Policy Manual providing that USCIS, in discretion and under certain conditions, may excuse a nonimmigrant’s failure to timely file an extension of stay or change of status request if the delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the applicant or petitioner.

Recently updated USCIS forms:

Form I-942, Request for Reduced Fee

12/20/2023 12:51 PM EST

Edition Date: 12/20/23. Starting March 25, USCIS will only accept the 12/20/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 12/02/21 and 02/13/19 editions. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Form I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to Section 203 of Public Law 105-100 (NACARA))