The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has initiated the process to increase the fee for its premium processing service by 14.92%, from the current $1,225 to $1,410. This fee increase will take effect on October 1, 2018, and all applications postmarked on or after that date must include this new fee. The USCIS premium processing service allows some employment-based immigration petitions to be processed in fifteen calendar days, instead of what can often be several months. The DHS’s … [Read more...]