Practice Alert: USCIS Announces Increase to Premium Processing Fees Effective March 1, 2026
Practice Alert: USCIS Announces Increase to Premium Processing Fees Effective March 1, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a final rule increasing USCIS premium processing fees, reflecting inflation from June 2023 through June 2025. These fee adjustments are authorized under the USCIS Stabilization Act, which permits DHS to update premium processing fees […]
USCIS Announces Weighted H-1B Selection Process Favoring Higher-Skilled and Higher-Paid Workers for the FY 2027 (2026) H-1B Lottery
By Vishal Chander On December 23, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to the cap-subject H-1B selection process which prioritize higher-paid and higher-skilled workers. USCIS will utilize the Department of Labor Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage levels to multiply the number of registrations entered for each beneficiary by the wage […]
Firm News: Vishal Chander Presents Second Session of Immigration CLE for Pro Bono Attorneys
On December 3, 2025, Vishal Chander, Principal Attorney of The Chander Law Firm PC, presented the second session of the two-part CLE series, Immigration Basics for Pro Bono Clinic Lawyers, at the AABANY Queens Pro Bono Clinic, held at the AAFE One Flushing Community Center. This session built on the foundational training provided in Part […]
AABANY Members Attend Federal Habeas Training Hosted by Coalition of Immigrant Justice Groups
On Saturday, November 22, 2025, AABANY members attended the 2025 Immigration Justice Conference, a full-day convening dedicated to strengthening legal and community responses to immigration enforcement. The conference was held at the Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center in Washington Heights and organized by a coalition of immigrant justice organizations alongside the Dominican Bar Association. This year’s […]
Firm News: Vishal Chander Presents Immigration CLE for Pro Bono Attorneys
On November 19, 2025, Vishal Chander, Principal Attorney of The Chander Law Firm PC, presented the first session of a two-part CLE series titled Immigration Basics for Pro Bono Clinic Lawyers at the AABANY Manhattan Pro Bono Clinic. The training was designed to equip volunteer attorneys with the core skills necessary to advise clients facing […]
Firm News: Solo & Small Firm Bootcamp Concludes Successfully at NAPABA Convention
On Day One of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Convention, the Solo & Small Firm Network successfully concluded its Solo & Small Firm Bootcamp, delivering practical, high-impact programming for solo practitioners and small firm attorneys from across the country. The Bootcamp was led by the Network’s Co-Chairs—Vishal Chander, Beatrice Leong, and Linh […]
Firm News: Vishal Chander Inducted as At-Large Board Member of NAPABA
The Chander Law Firm PC is pleased to announce that Vishal Chander, Principal Attorney, has been inducted as an At-Large Board Member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). NAPABA is the national voice of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students, representing tens of thousands of legal professionals across […]
Department Labor Resumes PERM and PWD Processing Amid Government Shutdown; LCA Processing Appears to Resume
On October 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has resumed processing of Labor Certification (PERM) and Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) applications through the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system. The FLAG portal was disabled by the Department of Labor when the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025. PERM and PWD […]
Relief for Companies: USCIS Clarifies H-1B Change of Status Petitions May Not Be Subject to $100K Fee
On October 20, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted updated guidance on how the agency will implement the $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions. On September 19, 2025, a presidential proclamation was issued requiring H-1B petitions for new H-1B beneficiaries filed on or after September 21, 2025 be subject to a $100,000 […]
Vishal Chander Reads the Role of Bhagat Singh Thind in Historic Reenactment at the 2025 AABANY Fall Conference
On September 27, 2025, Managing Attorney Vishal Chander participated in a powerful and educational reenactment of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases Ozawa v. United States and United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind as part of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) Fall Conference, held at New York Law School. The reenactment […]