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I-693 Medical Report is Valid Indefinitely Source: uscis.gov Have questions? Contact the JCL Immigration Team today for help and answers. ✔️
H1B Cap Lottery Registration from March 6 to March 22, 2024 Source: uscis.gov Have questions? Contact the JCL Immigration Team today for help and answers. ✔️
“On Jan. 30, 2024, we published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. With the final rule, USCIS can recover its operating costs more fully and support timely processin
Premium processing fees to increase on Feb 26, 2024 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a final rule that will increase the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, to adjust for inflation. Link: tinyurl.com/
DOS Provides Instructions on Visa Renewal By Mail Highlights: • Only H1B visa • Only Renewal for Visa Issued in Canada or India • Apply online • 4000 application per week for 5 weeks starting on Jan 29 Link: tinyurl.com/258ksd57
H1B Cap for FY2024 Have Been Exhausted USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s
USCIS Provides FAQs for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status “The employment-based (EB) annual limit for fiscal year (FY) 2024 will be higher than was typical before the pandemic, though lower than in FY 2021-2023. We are dedicated to using a
H-1B Worker Domestic Visa Renewal Pilot to Start in January • Option will initially be open to 20,000 temporary visa holders • State Department also aims to extend interview waivers Link: tinyurl.com/2vtbf2ac Have questions? Contact the J
Understanding Visa Retrogression Have questions? Contact the JCL Immigration Team today for help and answers. ✔️
Time is Almost Up! Use the New Form I-9 by November 1! Starting Nov. 1, you can only use the 08/01/2023 edition of Form I‑9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Have questions? Contact the JCL Immigration Team today for help and answers. ✔️
DHS Issues Proposed Rule to Modernize the H-1B Specialty Occupation Worker Program Link: tinyurl.com/4wjcn3v7 Have questions? Contact the JCL Immigration Team today for help and answers. ✔️
Why Are USCIS Cases Taking So Long? Have questions? Contact the JCL Immigration Team today for help and answers. ✔️
USCIS Increases Employment Authorization Document Validity Period for Certain Categories Link: tinyurl.com/228b9e2a Have questions? Contact the JCL Immigration Team today for help and answers. ✔️
 
 

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