USCIS announced that the agency has canceled a scheduled administrative furlough of more than 70% of their workforce, around 13,000 employees! The USCIS furlough was scheduled to begin August 30th, but because of spending cuts and a steady increase in daily revenue they claim they are now solvent enough to…
On Friday, August 21, many committee leaders from the House and Senate have sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to Acting DHS Secretary Wolf and USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Edlow! The Letter requests a delay of the possible USCIS furloughs at least into the beginning of FY2021 and Congress has…
The USCIS has announced that they need more than 500 million dollars to fill a budget gap! They claim that the budget problems were caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, others say it is a mixture of mismanagement and the Pandemic. USCIS management has notified 13,400 or their 20,000 employees that…
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
When former President George W. Bush (43) left office after two terms, one hobby he continued was painting and has become an enjoyed amateur artist. President Bush is releasing a book of 43 portraits of different immigrants that he has painted. This book will be released next March as part…
USCIS has raised its immigration filing fees effective October 2, 2020. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after October 2, 2020, must include these new fees. Please note that USCIS will reject your submission if the fees are not correct! New USCIS’ fees effective October 2, 2020: Immigration…
USCIS has raised its immigration filing fees effective October 2, 2020. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after October 2, 2020, must include these new fees. Please note that USCIS will reject your submission if the fees are not correct! New USCIS’ fees effective October 2, 2020: Immigration…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to USCIS fee Increases: Forbes, 8/3/20: New USCIS Immigration Fees Hit Businesses, Citizens And Students The Trump administration is imposing higher fees and this article feels it Is just part of the administrations actions to restrict immigration and burden businesses…
On Friday, July 31, 2020, DHS released their final rule on the changes to the USCIS fee schedule. Most of the USCIS fee changes are increases and for the first time a $50 fee for some Asylum seekers. These fees changes will take effect on Friday, October 2nd. Link…
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…