On April 8, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security published a temporary final rule (89 FR 24628) that temporarily increases the automatic extension period of employment authorization and/or Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766 or EAD) validity from up to 180 days to up to 540...
Washington, DC, April 10, 2024: Donoso & Partners, a leading business immigration law firm focusing on the EB-5 program, is delighted to announce its first I-829 approval for the 76-11 Project in Manhattan, New York. This complex case was achieved through the work of our...
Washington, DC, April 9, 2024: Donoso & Partners successfully filed dozens of new EB-5 I-526E visa petitions before the USCIS fee increase of April 1, 2024. Our dedicated team worked tirelessly throughout February and March of 2024 to enable our clients to file their I-526E...
Washington, DC, April 8, 2024: IIUSA (Invest in the USA), the oldest and largest industry association for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, filed a lawsuit against the USCIS seeking to force USCIS to lengthen the sustainment period for EB-5 investments from 2-years to 5-years. A copy...
Washington, D.C., April 2, 2024: Donoso & Partners, a law firm renowned for its work in the EB-5 program, has been receiving a steady flow of I-526E approvals for new EB-5 visa petitions filed in 2022 and 2023 (after passage of the EB5 Reform and...
On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule that increases the fees for many EB-5-related forms. The new fee structure will take effect starting April 1, 2024. A press release from USCIS can be read here. Just over...
Announces FY 2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period and Online Filing of H-1B Petitions WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a final rule to strengthen the integrity of and reduce the potential for fraud in the H-1B registration process, including by reducing the potential...
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...
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. The new fees would allow USCIS to more fully recover its operating costs, reestablish and maintain timely case processing, and prevent the...
Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2023: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services launched a new Enterprise Change of Address (E-COA) self-service tool to allow customers to update their address with USCIS more easily. With E-COA, most individuals with a USCIS online account can update their mailing and physical...
