US Citizenship Act of 2021 Proposed Policy Changes

Big Hopes for Employment-Based Green Cards

Source : Fact Sheet- US Citizenship Act of 2021

The U.S. Government granted more than 139,000 employment-based green cards to foreign workers and their families. The Current U.S. administration’s proposed legislation could uplift the number of employment-based green cards, which are capped at about 140000 per year. The proposal would help permit the use of unused VISA slots from previous years and allow spouses and spouses and children of employment-based VISA holders to receive U.S. Lawful Permanent Residency without counting them against the annual cap.

These proposed U.S. immigration Policy Changes could help clear the large backlogs of Green Card applicants. This proposed legislation also would remove the per-country cap that restricts skilled immigrants from any single country to account for more than 7% of Green Cards issued each year.

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I-907, Request for Premium Processing Fee hike

Effective Oct 19, 2020, USCIS has increased the Fee on Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing from $ 1440 to $2500 for all filings ($2,500 if you are filing Form I-140 requesting EB-1, EB-2, or EB-3 immigrant visa classification)

Premium processing provides expedited processing for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. EB1A, Aliens Extraordinary Ability EB1A applicants are Eligible for Premium Processing while EB2-NIW Not Yet Available. The Eligibility criteria for the designated classification within Form I-140 is provided at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/how-do-i-request-premium-processing

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