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Jan. 8, 2019	New USCIS Tool Calculates Fees, Helps Avoid Incorrect Payments USCIS has launched a new Online Fee Calculator to assist members of the public in calculating the correct fee amount to include when filing their forms with USCIS at an agency lockbox facility. A list of forms processed at USCIS Lockbox facilities is available on the USCIS website.
Dec. 21, 2018	Update on Case Assistance by Service Centers As part of the agency’s efforts to streamline requests for case assistance, we are discontinuing the use of USCIS service center e-mail boxes for case-specific questions on Jan. 21, 2019.
Dec. 12, 2018	USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2019 We have reached the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2019.
Dec. 10, 2018	North Carolina Licensed Attorney Indicted for Aiding and Abetting Visa Fraud and False Statements in Immigration Proceedings Robert J. Higdon Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging Sarah Jane Brinson, age 34, from Clinton, North Carolina, with aiding and abetting visa fraud and false statements in immigration proceedings.
Dec. 7, 2018	Worcester Man Sentenced for Marriage Fraud A Worcester man was sentenced Tuesday in connection with entering into six fraudulent marriages in order to evade immigration laws.
Dec. 4, 2018	USCIS Offices Closed Wednesday President Trump has declared Wednesday, Dec. 5, a national day of mourning to remember the life and legacy of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
Dec. 3, 2018	Five Individuals Charged in Connection with Marriage Fraud Scheme John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Peter C. Fitzhugh, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Boston, and Christopher W. Fonda, supervisory immigration officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Fraud Detection and National Security, announced on Friday that five individuals have been charged with federal offenses related to their participation in fraudulent marriages so that non-U.S. citizens would receive U.S. immigration benefits.
Nov. 30, 2018	DHS Proposes Merit-Based Rule for More Effective and Efficient H-1B Visa Program The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to first electronically register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a designated registration period. Under the proposed rule, USCIS would also reverse the order by which USCIS selects H-1B petitions under the H-1B cap and the advanced degree exemption, likely increasing the number of beneficiaries with a master’s or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education to be selected for an H-1B cap number, and introducing a more meritorious selection of beneficiaries.
Nov. 20, 2018	Queens Immigration Attorney Found Guilty Of Operating Asylum Fraud Scheme The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Andreea Dumitru, also known as “Andreea Dumitru Parcalaboiu,” an immigration attorney based in Queens, New York, was found guilty in Manhattan federal court of asylum fraud, making false statements to immigration authorities, and aggravated identity theft on Nov. 19, 2018, following a two-week trial before United States District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.
Nov. 16, 2018	USCIS Simplifies Access to Online Data U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has consolidated the data pages on its website to include all data on one page.

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