Form I-140 News
Rajiv's Comments in the News - US border officials target senior green card holders
Published by: The Times of India - March 17, 2025
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-border-officials-target…
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USCIS Updates Filing Procedures for Form I-140
Release Date
01/13/2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a Federal Register notice (FRN) providing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, accompanied by a permanent labor certification, application for Schedule A designation, or national interest waiver (NIW) request.
Rajiv's Comments in the News - Trump's New Immigration Policy: 1 Million Indians in Green Card Backlog Face Citizenship Crisis
Published by: The Vocal News - Nov 06, 2024
https://thevocalnews.com/world/trump-immigration-policy-green-card-back…
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Guidance on Paying Fees and Completing Information for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
Release Date
09/23/2024
Be sure to provide the correct payment and complete information when filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. Since publishing both a new edition of this form and a new fee rule in April 2024, USCIS has had to reject an unusually high number of Form I-140 petitions at intake because of incorrect fees and missing information.
Reminder: Certain Updated Forms Take Effect on April 1 with No Grace Period
Release Date
03/01/2024
With the new fee rule that goes into effect April 1, 2024, you must use the new 04/01/24 editions of the following forms:
USCIS Issues Final Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Fees
Release Date
01/30/2024
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a greater share of its operating costs and support more timely processing of new applications.
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on “Ability to Pay” Requirement When Adjustment of Status Applicants Change Employers
Release Date
01/05/2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today issued policy guidance (PDF, 322.3 KB) on how USCIS analyzes an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions in certain first, second, and third preference employment-based immigrant visa classifications, including instances when the sponsored worker is changing employers.
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Form I-907 for Pending Form I-140
Release Date
12/13/2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, when filed for a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, from the service centers to appropriate USCIS lockboxes on Dec. 15.
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Form I-907 With Form I-140
Release Date
11/09/2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, when filed with Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, from the service centers to the USCIS lockbox on Nov. 13.