Highlights Include: I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) increases from $340 to $535 I-130 Petition for Alien Relative increases from $420 to $535 N-400 Application for Naturalization increases to $640 I-601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver increases to $630 For a complete list of new fees click here.

A Venezuelan woman who was charged with engaging in a $1.5 million immigration conspiracy and was arrested after unsuccessfully attempting to flee the U.S. for Caracas has been sentenced by a Florida federal judge to two and a half years of prison.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released FY2016 data showing border apprehensions are at 40-year lows. Far fewer individuals are trying to cross our borders than at any time since the 1970s. In October 2016, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that apprehensions at the Southwest Border in FY2016 were 408,870 – roughly one-third of what…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the launch of the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) website for early enrollments. Nationals of the People’s Republic of China with a 10-year visa will update their information every two years using EVUS. EVUS is the online system used by nationals of the People’s Republic of China…

The DOL Atlanta National Processing Center (ANPC) will begin issuing PERM notification letters via e-mail beginning December 1, 2016. Electronic notification e-mails will ensure PERM stakeholders receive ETA Form 9089 application determination notifications in a timely, cost effective manner without ‘in the mail’ delivery delays. To ensure this electronic notification delivery convenience works for all…

SUBJECT: Definition of Certain Classes of Medical Conditions and Other Updates Relating to Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility Purpose U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rulemaking updating Title 42 of the…

The USCIS fees for most applications and petitions will increase for the first time in 6 years by a weighted average of 21 percent. These include the costs associated with fraud detection and national security, customer service and case processing, and providing services without charge to refugee and asylum applicants and to other customers eligible…

On September 30, 2016, USCIS published new Form I-131A which allows lawful permanent residents to apply for a travel document (carrier documentation) if they are returning from temporary overseas travel of less than one year and their Permanent Resident Card was lost, stolen or destroyed; or returning from temporary overseas travel of less than two…

The VERMONT SERVICE CENTER has to date transferred to the NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER over 3,000 principals with their derivatives for a total of 11,000 U visa cases. Another transfer is likely in the first quarter of FY 2017 and transfer notices will be sent out for any cases sent to NSC.

Go to www.uscis.gov website. Click on the “Contact Us” button on the right hand corner. Click on “Get Email Updates” in the “More Information” section and fill out the request to sign up for updates. The website also has the latest news and updates. For example, a recent update that was sent out was a reminder on…