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New edition dated 05/19/16. Starting 08/08/2016, USCIS will only accept the 05/19/16 edition. Until then, you can use the 12/17/12 edition.
New edition dated 05/05/16. We will also accept the 03/04/15 edition.
New edition dated 05/19/16. Starting 08/08/2016, USCIS will only accept the 05/19/16 edition. Until then, you can use the 12/17/12 edition.
New edition dated 05/05/16. We will also accept the 03/04/15 edition.
USCIS today expanded the capabilities of “Emma,” a virtual assistant that allows customers to quickly find accurate immigration information. Now, Emma can answer questions and direct users to relevant USCIS web pages in Spanish as well as English.
On July 1, 2016, the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) will begin accepting Form I-129 for H-1B and H-1B1 (Chile/Singapore Free Trade) petitions if the petitioner requests a “Continuation of previously approved employment without change with the same employer”.
On February 26, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) International Operations (IO) Division in Bangkok, Thailand, met with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) representatives.
New edition dated 05/11/16. Starting 07/26/2016, USCIS will only accept the 05/11/16 edition. Until then, you can use the 01/03/13 edition.
USCIS has posted a new Web page on the H-1B and L-1 fee increase required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113). Pub. L. 114-113 requires certain petitioners to submit an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H-1B petitions and an additional $4,500 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions.
As of April 21, 2016, petitioners who filed Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting an extension of stay or change of employer, can submit an inquiry after their petition has been pending for 210 days or more. Petitioners may now submit this inquiry online by selecting “case outside normal processing time.”