The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported yesterday that effective November 23, 2010, the filing fees for processing applications for immigration benefits will be raised by approximately 10%. The USCIS is a fee-based organization with approximately 90% of its budget comes from fees paid by applicants. The filing fee increase establishes three (3) new fees.  First, [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that as of its most recent count, 37,400 H-1B visa applications have been accepted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  The USCIS will continue to accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 authorized by Congress is reached. In our last post concerning the H-1B visa application count on September 1st, 2010, we reported that [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that as of yesterday’s count, 34,900 H-1B visa applications have been accepted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  The USCIS will continue to accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 authorized by Congress is reached. The application period for FY 2011 H-1B visas began on April 1, 2010.  Based on the [...]