Final Reminder: The final deadline for July Visa Bulletin
Final Reminder: The final deadline for July Visa Bulletin related employment based filings is Aug. 17, 2007, this Friday!
We have moved!
We have MOVED …
Progress Report for the Texas Service Center
USCIS yesterday announced its recent efforts in processing the overwhelming number of cases it received and its progress in catching up on the issuance of the receipts for those filings.
Rep. Lofgren Introduces Bill to Void Immigration Fee Increases
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today introduced a bill to void the recent increases in immigration fees by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The bill would void the new fee structure set to take effect today and reinstate the previous fee structure. The bill also states that USCIS has consistently failed to reduce application backlogs and has suffered from a lack of transparency and effective management.Rep. Zoe Lofgren played a critical rule in the most recent successful reinstatement of the July Visa Bulletin on the availability of employment based visa numbers and has been an active figure of a unique and important role in immigration reform. She is actually the Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, among other important positions.
USCIS new and increased filing fee
Today is the day for the USCIS new and increased filing fee schedule finally becoming effective and Yu, South & Associates posts this notice here to serve as a reminder that any cases you file or plan to file from now on with the USCIS will be subject to the new filing fee rates. It is very important that your own filings must be accompanied by correct fees to avoid being rejected by USCIS and this becomes critical if your case has a deadline or fast approaching expiration date within 2 to 3 weeks time because that’s normally how long it takes the USCIS to reject a filing in most cases. So, if you are planning to “Do It Yourself” please double check on the exact filing fees before sending the package out.Also, as announced on July 17, 2007 by USCIS, certain employment based filings will be treated as sepcial exemption from this new fee schedule and you can find more on the new fee schedule as well as those exceptions and limitations by clicking here: