Week: April 1 - 5, 2024
In this week’s BAL News Weekly, USCIS began accepting cap-subject H-1B petitions and announced an increased automatic extension period for some employment authorization documents. The agency also began accepting citizenship applications with ‘X’ as a gender option.
The U.S. Embassy in India moved to streamline its interview process and BAL experts analyzed H-1B denial rates and how immigration programs can approach increases to filing fees.
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USCIS has opened the 90-day filing period for petitioners whose registrations were selected in this year’s H-1B lottery.
USCIS announced a temporary final rule Thursday increasing the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization documents to up to 540 days.
USCIS revised N-400 to provide a third gender option, "X."
The U.S. Embassy in India recently announced new measures to consolidate B1/B2 interview waiver appointments.
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