Visa-Related News and Announcements
USCIS no longer accepting filing fee checks as of 10/29/25
October 2, 2025
USCIS has announced that it will no longer accept checks as a payment method for any filing fee as of October 29, 2025, and will transition entirely to electronic payment methods instead. Those methods include the Form G-1450 Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. ISO has experienced higher USCIS rejection rates with petitions filed using G-1450…
Effect of Federal Shutdown on ISO Visa Processing
October 2, 2025
As of October 1st, the U.S. federal government has entered a shutdown pending Congressional approval of a budget for the new federal fiscal year. ISO and government agency processes that will be affected: U.S. Department of Labor processing ISO cannot draft or submit ETA-9035 Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B/E-3 sponsorship, or ETA-9141 Prevailing Wage Determinations or…
New H-1B Visa Fee Updates
September 20, 2025
Pause on New H-1B Petitions Extended Through October 15th Posted 10/09/2025 In the absence of clear guidance from the relevant agencies, UW is extending its pause on filing new H-1B petitions through October 15 as we await additional information related to the new $100,000 fee announced on September 19. UW is monitoring professional networks and…