Tag Archives: legal status
USCIS Issues new I-9 Form
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised I-9 form for employment verification. Employers may continue to use the old form up until January 27, 2017. After January 27, all employers will be required to use the new form for all new employees. The I-9 form is used by USCIS to […]
USCIS to Increase Filing Fees
The new United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filing fees are increasing effective December 23, 2016. The new fees may be found here: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/our-fees, and below. Any applications filed before December 23, 2016 can submit the old filing fee. Immigration Benefit Request New Fee ($) Old Fee ($) G–1041 Genealogy Index Search Request 65 […]
Green Card Lottery Now Open
On October 4, 2016, The United States Department of State began accepting applications for the 2018 Diversity Visa Lottery, with a deadline of November 7, 2016. Eligible applicants are highly encouraged to apply as there are 50,000 immigrant visas available annually and drawn from random selection. Most lottery winners reside outside of the United […]