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A regulation that will increase U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services filing fees, change premium processing time frames and require petitioners to use new versions of commonly used forms is set to take effect Monday, April 1.
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BAL Analysis: The fee regulation will substantially increase costs and change filing procedures for employers. The change to premium processing time frames will prolong adjudications in some cases. While litigants are hoping to halt the fee rule, it is still set to take effect on April 1. BAL will provide additional information as it becomes available.
BAL has shared several resources related to the fee rule, including a USCIS fee calculator and analysis of how the increases will affect small- and medium-sized companies. The BAL Government Strategies team provided detailed information on the fee rule and changes to the H-1B program in a webinar last month. The webinar is available on-demand here.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.
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