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Kim G C Moody is quoted in the Investment Executive on the “misleading” June 30 press release regarding Bill C-208: Investment Executive, July 20, 2021
Bill C-208 has caused some confusion for business owners wanting to sell. Kim G C Moody joined Dave and Faisal on More Than Money (July 17, 2021), to break down what this bill is and its tax implications. Listen to the episode.
“I tend to think this is going to be a huge spend budget…” Kim G C Moody is quoted in an article in the Globe and Mail on what to watch for in the federal budget, April 15, 2021. (Subscription Required)
Kim G C Moody is quoted in an article in the Edmonton Journal about his keynote remarks at the Alberta Chamber of Commerce, March 24, 2021
“We need a budget. We need a plan.”
Kim G C Moody is quoted in an article, “Warn on 1.83T Debt Ceiling,” March 18, 2021, on Blacklock’s Reporter (Subscription Required).
Client Alert – USCIS Announces Expansion of Premium Processing Service for Certain Pending EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions
It isn’t often that US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) provides the opportunity to expedite case processing, but the agency has recently done just that. The only catches – it comes with a premium fee for the speediness and is only applicable to cases that have been pending for quite a while already.
On May 24, 2022, USCIS announced that it will begin accepting Form I-907 Premium Processing upgrade requests for Form I-140 EB-1(C) Multinational Executive and Manager Petitions received by USCIS on or before January 1, 2021.
USCIS also announced that, effective July 1, 2022, it will accept Premium Processing requests for Form I-140 EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petitions received on or before June 1, 2021, as well as EB-1(C) Multinational Executive and Manager Petitions received on or before March 1, 2021.
Please refer below for a summary of these expansions:
Date USCIS Begins Accepting Premium Processing Requests
Newly Eligible Petition Categories
June 1, 2022
EB-1 I-140 – Multinational Executive or Manager (EB-1C) petitions received on or before January 1, 2021
July 1, 2022
EB-1 I-140 – Multinational Executive or Manager (EB-1C) petitions received on or before March 1, 2021
EB-2 I-140 – Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability Seeking a National Interest Waiver (EB-2 NIW) petitions received on or before March 1, 2021
On May 23, 2022, USCIS also published a new version of the Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing, dated 05/31/2022. Prior versions of the form will be rejected effective July 1, 2022.
These expansions are an initial part of previously announced plans by USCIS to expand premium processing to additional form types that will eventually also include certain Form I-539 Applications to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status and Form I-765 Applications for Employment Authorization.
Stay tuned for the latest from the Moodys immigration team as we closely monitor these expansions and for any other significant changes in US and Canadian immigration!