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Recent news
Unfortunately, new fees for work permits, asylum, and other applications are now in effect.
The fee to apply for an initial work permit as an asylum seeker is now $550.
The fee to renew your work permit as an asylum seeker is now $745 online, and $795 by mail.
The fee to apply for asylum is now $100.
Asylum seekers will be charged $100 each year their application is pending, starting later in 2025.
Unfortunately, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Nepal have ended. Immigrants are fighting the terminations through lawsuits.
USCIS processed more initial work permits this month, but delays continue.
Thanks to ASAP members, the government is currently required to recognize the U.S. citizenship of all babies born in the U.S.!
Watch ASAP’s new video about biometrics (fingerprint) appointments.
ASAP forced USCIS to release information through the Freedom of Information Act.
See a list of more than 900 private immigration lawyers who have been recommended by nonprofits across the U.S.
Watch ASAP’s new video about how to send documents by mail.
Read more news about changing laws – we update this page every week.
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ASAP aims to provide factual information about current immigration laws. This information is not legal advice.