Managing increased U.S. immigration filing fees for cross-border companies

By David J. Wilks ( September 3, 2024, 2:23 PM EDT) -- In April 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) enacted dramatic increases to U.S. immigration filing fees, with many employment-based categories exceeding $1,000 in government fees per employee. For Canadian companies with cross-border workforces, such fees create a new burden to doing business in the United States....