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Workload Transfer Updates - L-1 Cases
USCIS transferred some of the following cases from the Vermont Service Center and California Service Center to the Texas Service Center:
- Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for petitioners seeking L nonimmigrant classification
USCIS Clarifies Proxy Vote Use for Certain Intracompany Transferee Visa Petitions
WASHINGTON —U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance today clarifying that a proxy vote must be irrevocable to establish the requisite control of a company in an L-1 visa petition.
New Web Page on the H-1B and L-1 Fee Increase
USCIS has posted a new Web page on the H-1B and L-1 fee increase required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113). Pub. L. 114-113 requires certain petitioners to submit an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H-1B petitions and an additional $4,500 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions.