Tech and other employers are finding it very hard to find, hire and keep foreign workers. The backlog of immigration applications, increasing immigration fees and the wait time to get approvals are all reasons the businesses are having a difficult time hiring foreign workers. To address labor shortages and immigration obstacles, some employers are now offering immigration benefits to attract and maintain their immigrant workforce. And, these aren’t just tech employers!
“A lot of these people occupy key jobs in these agricultural establishments. We want to give them an opportunity to be able to become an employer of choice in their community.”
USCIS does offer a fee waiver for financial hardship to process immigration applications for qualified applicants. However, fee waivers are only available to very low income immigrants whose annual income is below 150% of the federal poverty level—roughly $20,000.
The Department of State released a proposed rule on December 29, 2021, to raise the fees for several nonimmigrant visas. The last time the State Department increased fees on most nonimmigrant fees was in 2012. The State Department expects the fee increases to go into effect sometime before September 2022.
Immigration law can be confusing, and it changes frequently. It is important to have legal guidance from a knowledgeable attorney. The immigration attorneys at Godoy Law Office in Chicago and Lombard can help you with your immigration case. If you need help with an immigration issue, please contact our office or call us at 630-912-0322.
AREAS WE SERVE: Godoy Law Office Immigration Lawyers serves the entire Chicago, Illinois area including DuPage, Cook, Kane, Will and Lake Counties
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.
