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Department of State Proposes New Rule to Allow Online Passport Renewals

August 11th, 2021
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Heather Sivaraman
Current Passport Renewal System: The current system for passport renewal is a mail-in application form. This application is then processed through the Lockbox. The Lockbox captures photo images and processes fees and application data. After it has co… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: department of state, federal register, Lockbox, Online Passport Renewal, OPR, Passport
USCIS Proposes to Increas…

USCIS Proposes to Increase Fees

November 11th, 2019
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Heather Sivaraman
USCIS announced on November 8, 2019 that DHS will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to adjust the USCIS Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA) fee schedule. The proposal would increase fees by an average of 21 percent. USCIS last updated i… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: cuccinelli, DHS, federal register, fees, iefa, , uscis
H-1B Registration Updates

H-1B Registration Updates

November 6th, 2019
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Heather Sivaraman
On January 31, 2019, USCIS issued a final rule which made substantial changes to the H-1B visa lottery process. The rule added an electronic registration component for petitioners submitting H-1B cap-subject petitions. It also changed the order in wh… Read More
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Categories: H-1B
Tags: AILA, federal register, Fy2020 cap season, FY2021 cap season, H-1B, H-1B Cap, H-1B Rule, uscis
New Registration Fee for…

New Registration Fee for H-1B Petitioners

September 4th, 2019
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Heather Sivaraman
On January 31, 2019, DHS published a rule which requires petitioners to electronically register with USCIS prior to filing H-1B cap-subject petitions. Yesterday, September 3, 2019, DHS announced a proposal to impose a $10 fee for each electronic regi… Read More
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Categories: H-1B
Tags: DHS, federal register, fee, fees, H-1B, H-1B Cap, uscis
Proposed H-1B Registratio…

Proposed H-1B Registration Fee Regulation Pending Review at OMB

June 26th, 2019
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Heather Sivaraman
On May 22, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its Spring 2019 Fall Unified Agenda of Regulatory and De-regulatory Actions. This list is a public overview of anticipated federal regulatory actions. It is important to note that t… Read More
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Categories: H-1B
Tags: DHS, federal register, h1b, uscis

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