USCIS
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (used to be BCIS, INS)
USCIS to Launch Organizational Accounts, Enabling Online Collaboration and Submission of H-1B Registrations
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Will Also Introduce Online Filing for I-129 H-1B Petitions and H-1B I-907 Premium Processing Service
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the upcoming launch of a package of customer experience improvements for H-1B cap season. The measures are expected to increase efficiency and ease collaboration for organizations and their legal representatives.
Updated USCIS Forms
USCIS recently updated the following form(s):
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Form I-907 for Pending Form I-140
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, when filed for a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, from the service centers to appropriate USCIS lockboxes on Dec. 15.
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
USCIS will send non-selection notices to registrants through their online accounts over the next few days. When USCIS finishes sending these non-selection notifications, the status for properly submitted registrations that USCIS did not select for the FY 2024 H-1B numerical allocations will show:
USCIS Forms Update Notice - G-884 and I-134
USCIS recently updated the following form(s):
Form G-884, Request for the Return of Original Documents
11/09/2023 03:22 PM EST
Edition Date: 11/09/23. Starting Jan. 29, 2024, USCIS will only accept the 11/09/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 12/02/21 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.
Tampa Asylum Office Moving to New Location
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USCIS’ Tampa Asylum Office is moving to a new location. Effective Dec. 11, 2023, the new address will be:
3924 Coconut Palm Drive
Tampa, Florida 33619
The current location will close to the public on Nov. 29, and the new location will open to the public on Dec. 11. USCIS will begin accepting mail at the new location on Nov. 29. However, the Tampa Asylum Office will not have walk-in hours until Dec. 13.