1. Changes to the H1-B . work visa

The Biden administration's latest regulatory plans reveal that it will continue to reform the H-1B visa program for professional workers, including increasing wages for these workers. As predicted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), other upcoming 2022 immigration changes to the H1B visa program will:

• Redefining the H-1B employer-employee relationship.
• Set up new guidelines for visiting employer websites.
• Clarify rules for F-1 students awaiting change of status to H-1B.
• Clarify requirements to apply for a new or revised H-1B visa.

"We will also be looking at changes to existing salary rules for H1-B visas and allocating H1-B visas to wage requirements," Biden's presidential campaign promise. .

Population growth is at a record low in 2021 (about 400,000 people), barely moving within 12 months, according to the US Census Bureau, according to the US Census Bureau. The reasons for this decline are:

1. Birth rates fall as parents delay having children;
2. Lower immigration levels to the United States;
3. The mortality rate is higher due to the aging population.

Reform of the H-1B visa program for workers in the US

2. Increase in premium processing service

The premium processing service provided by USCIS ensures fast visa processing for some employment-based visa applications. USCIS guarantees that the petition will be processed within 15 days or will return the fee to the applicant.

This service is expected to be expanded into the US immigration plan in 2022. There is speculation that this expansion service will apply to Employment Authorization, I-539 petitions for renewal or change of status, and other applications. EB1, EB2 and EB3 green card applications.

3. Visa application fee increase

An earlier attempt to increase USCIS fees for various immigration applications was dropped by a federal court in September 2020. However, there is evidence that USCIS is not operating on a solid financial basis. and need more money to process backlogs.

For these reasons, in January 2022, the State Department is expected to increase the visa application fee for the 2022 US immigration at consular offices. On the other hand, in March, USCIS plans to increase sponsorship and filing fees.

The US visa application fee is expected to increase in 2022

4. Speed ​​up the visa processing

Due to the impact of the pandemic, jobs at embassies have had to double, leading to a large backlog of documents. To increase processing efficiency, the embassy will launch more online video interviews. Salary and other incentives for employees will increase to attract more employees to work, which will speed up the processing of applications.

5. Regional Center EB-5 Investor Support

The passage of a bill such as the Foreign Investor Fair Protection Act to assist foreign investors to invest in the regional center EB-5 program will take place in 2022. pass to these investors to enable them to receive a green card.

Due to the strong impact of the pandemic, the US immigration rate is very low in 2021. Therefore, the US immigration program in 2022 is expected to be more positive because the US government will introduce revenue policies. attract immigrants to improve population as well as increase investment capital from abroad.

You can refer to iCanfield's US immigration programs: here

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