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USCIS recently updated the lockbox filing location information for the following USCIS form(s).  Please see the “Where to File” section of the webpage for your form.

Filing Location Updates in 2021

Published by: The Economic Times - Date: September 20, 2021

Synopsis 

Lawyers said that this development would make it difficult for the reforms to be passed as part of this bill. Rajiv S Khanna, Managing Partner at immigration.com said that this barrier would be very difficult to overcome.

For more on this news please see the attachment below.

Release Date 

09/24/2021

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners and requestors who are responding to certain:

USCIS reminds employers of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Transitional Workers (CW-1) that, if you have a currently-approved CW-1 petition with a validity period of six months or more, you must file Form I-129CWR, Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers, with USCIS every six months after the petition validity start date. Employers use this report to certify the continued employment and payment of each worker under the terms and conditions of the approved petition.

Release Date

12/23/2025

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security is amending regulations governing the H-1B work visa selection process to prioritize the allocation of visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens to better protect the wages, working conditions, and job opportunities for American workers. The new rule replaces the random lottery for selecting visa recipients with a process that gives greater weight to those with higher skills. 

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

08/21/2025 09:29 AM EDT
Edition Date: 08/21/25. Starting March 5, 2026, USCIS will accept only the 08/21/25 edition. Until then, you can also use the 01/20/25 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

Published by: Financial Express - January 8, 2026
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-my-h-1b-approved-but-stuck-in-a-34-month-queue-attorney-shares-legal-fixes-for-missing-form-i-824-4100306/

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

USCIS recently updated the following form:
Form G-1055, Fee Schedule
01/01/2026 09:54 AM EST

Edition Date: 01/01/26. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page of Form G-1055, Fee Schedule.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

Published by: Financial Express - January17, 2026
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-lied-on-green-card-appetite-for-enforcement-has-changed-attorney-warns-old-errors-are-triggering-deportations-4108425/

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Release Date

01/14/2026

New rule eliminates one-year foreign residency requirement for thousands of religious workers abroad

Release Date

01/09/2026

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing a final rule that will increase USCIS fees for premium processing to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June 2025.

Although precise dates and processes for this year are not yet clear, we recommend planning and initiating the H-1B lottery registration now to ensure it is ready to submit when registrations open in March 2026. 

Release Date

01/30/2026

Published by: Financial Express - January 25, 2026
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-indian-h-1b-visa-delays-stretch-to-2027-no-realistic-alternatives-exist-says-immigration-attorney-4116711/

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

USCIS recently updated the following form:

Form G-1055, Fee Schedule 02/01/2026 02:16 PM EST
 

Edition Date: 02/01/26. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page of Form G-1055, Fee Schedule.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.