WASHINGTON, DC-As part of efforts to strengthen national security and curb identity fraud, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on December 12 issued new policy guidance sharply ...

Starting April 1, 2026, the agency will accept only this version and will reject older editions received on or after that date. Forms using the prior 01/20/25 edition remain valid only if they arrive ...

Flashed as alert on its website, USCIS says:“On Feb. 27, 2026, USCIS published a new edition of Form I-129 (edition date 02/27/26).Starting April 1, 2026, we will accept only the 02/27/26 edition.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated the Form I-129 for the H-1B lottery. Check the details for H-1B Lottery Form I-129, the new employer job-detail requirements, FY 2027 registration ...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new Form I-129 as the H-1B cap lottery this time becomes wage-based instead of random. The USCIS has asked the employers who file this form as ...

Form I-956F approval means that the project’s documents have been reviewed by USCIS and were found to be compliant with the EB-5 program. “Form I-956F approval is an important milestone for any EB-5 ...

US visa applicants will need to pay an additional fee if they wish to expedite the processing of their application. Premium Processing fees for the issuance of several visa classifications will be ...

Form I-129 is to be used not only by H-1B petitioners, but also to file on behalf of any nonimmigrant worker to come to the United States. (Reuters ) US has modified the form filed by petitioners on ...

The new policy, announced onDecember 12, 2025, rescinds previous COVID-era allowances and demands a more rigorous approach to identity verification. By tightening photo requirements, USCIS aims to ...