Nueva tasa del programa de asilo del USCIS para las peticiones I-129 e I-140
Kyle Huffman • June 6, 2024
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A partir del 1 de abril de 2024, USCIS ha aplicado un ajuste por inflación en las tasas de presentación de solicitudes de inmigración. Estos aumentos de tasas se aplican a la mayoría de los diferentes tipos de solicitudes, incluidas las peticiones basadas en la familia, de no inmigrante y de inmigrante. Como parte de estos aumentos de tasas, USCIS también ha instituido un nuevo programa diseñado para proporcionar financiación al Programa de Asilo de los Estados Unidos, con el fin de abordar mejor la enorme acumulación de solicitudes de asilo pendientes que actualmente están a la espera de ser adjudicadas. Lamentablemente, estos cambios han generado confusión entre los solicitantes sobre cuándo deben pagar la tasa del programa de asilo y cuándo pueden beneficiarse de una exención del 50% o de una exención total de la tasa.
La Tarifa del Programa de Asilo debe ser presentada por los empleadores en todas las peticiones I-129 y I-140 presentadas a partir del 1 de abril de 2024. La Tarifa del Programa de Asilo es de $600, sin embargo, se aplican ciertas exenciones.
Los pequeños empleadores, definidos como aquellos que tienen 25 o menos empleados en total, califican para una reducción de la Tasa del Programa de Asilo, pero aún se les requiere presentar una tasa reducida de $300. Los solicitantes individuales, o las auto-peticiones, como en el caso de una Exención de Interés Nacional EB-2, se consideran pequeños empleadores a efectos de la Tasa del Programa de Asilo y también están obligados a presentar la tasa reducida de 300 dólares.
Las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
están exentas de la tasa del Programa de Asilo y no están obligadas a presentar fondos adicionales con la tasa de presentación ordinaria I-129 o I-140. Además, las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro pueden acogerse a una reducción del 50% de la tasa de presentación ordinaria en determinados tipos de solicitudes, con lo que la carga total de la tasa de presentación se reduce sustancialmente para las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro.
Con estos cambios en el programa de tarifas de presentación de USCIS, se espera mejoras significativas en la eficiencia y el procesamiento de los solicitantes de asilo pendientes. Si usted o su organización peticionaria necesita cualquier tipo de asistencia en la preparación de una solicitud para un beneficio de inmigración, incluyendo asegurar el correcto cumplimiento de los nuevos requisitos de tasas, ¡nuestra oficina está lista y esperando para ayudar!
Este blog no pretende ser una asesoría legal y nada aquí debe interpretarse como el establecimiento de una relación abogado-cliente. Programe una consulta con un abogado de inmigración antes de actuar sobre cualquier información que aquí lea.
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