On August 3, 2020, USCIS published a final rule that will significantly change forms and increase fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests effective October 2, 2020. Any application, petition, or request postmarked on or after ...

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 Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise, and ...

There are many reasons that a student may become out of status with USCIS. Once a student is out of status with USCIS, they must leave the US immediately, choose to remain out of status, or apply for reinstatement with USCIS. There are many reasons that a ...

After the United States (U.S.) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recognized that E and L nonimmigrant spouses are entitled to work in the U.S. “incident to status” on November 12, 2021, a new Category of Admission (COA) codes were created ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today launched a new online tip form to help the public provide the agency with information about immigration fraud. The new online form, available on the USCIS public website, prompts the form user for the ...

In an effort to streamline operations and the legal process, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched an updated website easier for users to navigate. The goal is to reduce wait times for immigrants applying for benefits like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reversed itself by eliminating language from its website aimed ...