The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a warning to employers andvisa applicants ahead of the upcoming H-1B filing period. The agency says it will soon begin ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new edition of Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, on February 27, 2026, in connection with the wage-weighted H-1B lottery ...

If any pages are missing or are from a different edition, USCIS may reject your form, the agency has warned.

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective April 1, USCIS will implement significant filing fee increases, in particular for petition and applications related to employment-based benefits. U.S. Citizenship and ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced updated policy guidance to clarify and conform with the revision of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released two new forms under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, which revised INA 203(b)(5). The new forms are: Form I-956F, Application for ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a revised Form I-9 on April 2, 2025, reflecting minor yet significant updates that employers should promptly integrate into their hiring processes.

As of April 1, immigrants seeking naturalization in the United States who do not identify as male or female will now have the option to choose “X” as their gender when completing the revised form ...

On March 31, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it is revising the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that benefit requestors may select their gender on USCIS forms (or ...

People applying for U.S. visas and permanent residence, along with their attorneys, have been left confused by sudden changes to application forms introduced Monday, backdated to the start of ...

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USCIS's introduction of the revised Form I-9 heralds a new era in streamlined employment eligibility verification for employers. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is set to release a revised ...