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USCIS Increases Costs for U.S Employers with its New Asylum Program Fee
- 2024/02/19
- 再生時間： 6 分
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あらすじ・解説
On January 31st, USCIS published a new fee schedule (89 FR 6194), which will take effect on April 1, 2024, and significantly impact most employment-based petitions.
Most notably, the new fee schedule will add a mandatory Asylum Program Fee to every Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, filed by for-profit employers. USCIS has published a new fee schedule that will affect most employment-based petitions.
This episode of the podcast will explain what the Asylum Program Fee is, why it is being introduced and the consequences for U.S. employers.
Some topics covered:
- A new asylum fee has been introduced to fund part of the cost of administering the asylum process.
- US employers will be required to pay significantly higher filing fees, potentially costing hundreds or thousands of dollars.
- Employers should file petitions before April 1st, 2024, to avoid the new fees and ensure timely processing.