At Brown Immigration Law, we strive to be your company's
partner in growth and innovation, on a global scale. We continue
our commitment to demystifying the complex immigration laws of the
United States and Canada to provide efficient and effective
immigration and global mobility support. Please find this
month's business immigration news below.
U.S. BUSINESS IMMIGRATION UPDATES
USCIS Asylum Fee Explained
On April 1, 2024, USCIS's updated fee schedule went into
effect. As we previously reported, many fees increased across the
board, containing a requirement that employment-based petitioners
include an Asylum Program Fee of either $600 or $300 (small
employers) with I-129 and I-140 cases. According to USCIS, this fee
"helps fund the asylum program... All the work at USCIS is
connected – when we have a more fully funded corps of asylum
officers, our non-asylum officers can concentrate more exclusively
on adjudicating cases from employers and other filers,
