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Month: February 2018

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expanded credit card filing fee payments to 41 most common fee based forms

The credit card payment option is available for the 41 fee-based forms processed at USCIS Lockbox facilities. Applicants may pay by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover by completing Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transaction (PDF, 260 KB). The completed G-1450 is placed on top of the filing sent to USCIS. USCIS will enter credit card data into the

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No Procedural Changes for H-1B FY2019 Cap Season

No Procedural Changes for H-1B FY2019 Cap Season Confirms SCOPS USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS) confirmed no procedural changes for the FY2019 H-1B cap season is anticipated The discussed pre-registration system procedures will not be implemented. The same procedures as were used for the FY2018 H-1B season will be followed. USCIS does not anticipate premium processing will be suspended

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DHS Announces Extension of TPS for Syria

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/01/31/secretary-homeland-security-kirstjen-m-nielsen-announcement-temporary-protected Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security announced that Syrians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) status will be eligible to re-register for an extension of status for 18 months, through 9/30/19. The decision to extend TPS for Syria was made after a review of the conditions upon which the country’s designation is based, which was ongoing armed conflict and

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USCIS Updates Policy to Ensure Petitioners Meet Burden of Proof for Nonimmigrant Worker Extension Petitions

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-updates-policy-ensure-petitioners-meet-burden-proof-nonimmigrant-worker-extension-petitions Versión en español Release Date: Oct. 23, 2017 WASHINGTON – Under updated policy guidance (PDF, 97 KB), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is instructing its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny to both initial petitions and extension requests for certain nonimmigrant visa categories. The guidance applies to nearly all nonimmigrant classifications filed using Form I-129, Petition

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