A sweeping new proposed rule would expand both who must submit biometric data during immigration proceedings and the kinds of ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap season, start dates for premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, and the ...

On August 3, 2020, USCIS published a final rule that will significantly change forms and increase fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests effective October 2, 2020. Any ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement a new fee schedule on October 2, 2020 to account for increased costs in adjudicating immigration applications and petitions. The new ...

Social distancing requirements under the pandemic led to the acceleration of a modernization plan that included adding video feeds to the asylum interview process. COVID 19 USCIS Workforce Management ...

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A naturalization ceremony aboard "Old Ironsides" held in coordination with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on July 02, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Donovan Keller) U.S.

A new lawsuit alleges that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has acted in bad faith against the spouses of H-1B visa holders. The plaintiffs argue H-1B spouses cannot renew their H-4 ...

It's been a year since federal immigration authorities re-started what's known as medical deferred action after quietly trying to eliminate it without any public notice. Medical deferrals allow ...

The new civics test increased the number of potential civics test questions from 100 to 128. The number of test questions on ...

The revised test will apply only to naturalisation applications filed on or after October 20, 2025, according to a Federal ...

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