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8 tools, about 3,358 tokens to load them all · tool set 0e489f1a165b · tools last changed 2026-10-19 · checked 2026-10-20 18:38 UTC

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• 2026-10-19get_feechangeddescription, input schema, output schema
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  Returns the general filing fee for a USCIS form and filing method, in US cents, with the date it took effect. Use it when the user asks what a form costs to file. Only the general fee is on file: category-specific fees are unavailable, so omit category. Covers I-90, I-130, I-140, I-485, I-539, I-765, and N-400, paper and online; any other form returns not_found. For the form's current edition, use check_form_edition. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Without a plan it returns subscription_required. Limit: 30 calls per minute per account, shared by all paid tools, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Sources: the USCIS fee schedule (Form G-1055) and the 2024 USCIS fee rule (89 FR 6194).

  after · 62% of words in common

  Returns a published government fee and its effective date. For US (the default), the general filing fee for a USCIS form and filing method; category-specific US fees are unavailable, so omit category. US covers I-90, I-130, I-140, I-485, I-539, I-765, and N-400, paper and online; any other form returns not_found. For GB, the fee for a published Home Office fee category; pass the section heading as category when the name appears in more than one section. amount_cents is in the minor unit of currency. filing is "unspecified" when the source states no filing channel. It does not say which fee applies to a case. For a USCIS form's current edition, use check_form_edition. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Without a plan it returns subscription_required. Limit: 30 calls per minute per account, shared by all paid tools, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Sources: for US, the USCIS fee schedule (Form G-1055) and the 2024 USCIS fee rule (89 FR 6194); for GB, the Home Office visa regulations revised table on gov.uk, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

• 2026-10-17list_form_changeschangeddescription, input schema, output schema
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  Lists every form edition change and every USCIS or Federal Register alert published on or after a date, newest first. Use it to catch up on what changed since a last check. For one form's current edition, use check_form_edition. To find alerts by keyword, use search_alerts. Returns all matches in one response with no paging; empty lists mean nothing changed. Free, no sign-in required. Limit: 20 calls per minute per IP, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Sources: uscis.gov form pages or dated web.archive.org captures of them, USCIS newsroom alerts, and Federal Register notices. The top-level source URL identifies the exact aggregate query. Each alert and form change keeps its own source URL and content hash.

  after · 81% of words in common

  Lists form edition changes and USCIS or Federal Register alerts published on or after a date, newest first. Use it to catch up on what changed since a last check. For one form's current edition, use check_form_edition. To find alerts by keyword, use search_alerts. Returns at most 100 form edition changes and 100 alerts per page. Pass next_cursor as cursor, with the same since, to continue until next_cursor is null. Empty lists on the first page mean nothing changed. Free, no sign-in required. Limit: 20 calls per minute per IP, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Sources: uscis.gov form pages or dated web.archive.org captures of them, USCIS newsroom alerts, and Federal Register notices. The top-level source URL identifies the exact aggregate query, including the page cursor. Each alert and form change keeps its own source URL and content hash.

• 2026-10-15get_visa_bulletin_noteschangeddescription, input schema
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  Every current lettered advisory note published in a month's Visa Bulletin (the forward-looking text, e.g. "EB-1 India may become unavailable"). An empty list means the month was loaded and had no notes; a month not on file returns an error. Free, no sign-in required. Not legal advice. Source: the Department of State Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov).

  after · 60% of words in common

  Returns every lettered advisory note in a month's Visa Bulletin: the forward-looking text, e.g. "EB-1 India may become unavailable". Use it when the user asks whether dates are expected to advance, hold, or retrogress. For the chart dates themselves, use get_visa_bulletin or get_visa_bulletin_dv. An empty list means the month was loaded and had no notes; a month not on file returns not_found. Free, no sign-in required. Limit: 20 calls per minute per IP, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Source: the Department of State Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov).

• 2026-10-15get_visa_bulletin_dvchangeddescription, input schema, output schemameaning changed
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  Diversity Immigrant (DV) lottery cutoff or status for a region, and any listed country-specific exception within it. Free, no sign-in required. Not legal advice. Source: the Department of State Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov).

  after · 42% of words in common

  Returns the Diversity Visa (DV lottery) rank cutoff for one region in a month's Visa Bulletin, or a country exception the bulletin lists within that region. Use it when a DV selectee asks whether their case number is current. For family and employment chart dates, use get_visa_bulletin. For the bulletin's advisory notes, use get_visa_bulletin_notes. A month or region not on file returns not_found. Free, no sign-in required. Limit: 20 calls per minute per IP, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Source: the Department of State Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov).

• 2026-10-15search_alertschangeddescription, input schema
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  Search USCIS and DOS alerts and notices by keyword. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Not legal advice. Sources: USCIS newsroom alerts and Federal Register notices. Returns at most 100 matches per page, newest first. Pass next_cursor as cursor to continue until next_cursor is null. The top-level source URL identifies the exact aggregate query, including the page cursor; each result preserves its government URL, source, and content hash.

  after · 57% of words in common

  Searches USCIS newsroom alerts and Federal Register notices by keyword, newest first. Use it to find announcements about a form or topic, e.g. "I-765" or "fee". To list everything published since a date without a keyword, use list_form_changes, which is free. Returns at most 100 matches per page. Pass next_cursor as cursor to continue until next_cursor is null. No match returns an empty list, not an error. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Without a plan it returns subscription_required. Limit: 30 calls per minute per account, shared by all paid tools, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Sources: USCIS newsroom alerts and Federal Register notices. The top-level source URL identifies the exact aggregate query, including the page cursor; each result preserves its government URL, source, and content hash.

• 2026-10-15get_visa_bulletinchangeddescription, input schema, output schemameaning changed
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  Monthly Visa Bulletin final-action or dates-for-filing chart entry. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Not legal advice. Source: the Department of State Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov).

  after · 31% of words in common

  Returns one family- or employment-based cutoff from a month's State Department Visa Bulletin: the Final Action Date or Date for Filing for a preference category and chargeability country. Use it when the user asks whether a priority date is current. date_or_status is a YYYY-MM-DD cutoff, "C" (current), or "U" (unavailable). For Diversity Visa lottery cutoffs, use get_visa_bulletin_dv. For the bulletin's advisory notes on future movement, use get_visa_bulletin_notes. A month or combination not on file returns not_found. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Without a plan it returns subscription_required. Limit: 30 calls per minute per account, shared by all paid tools, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Source: the Department of State Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov).

• 2026-10-15get_processing_timechangeddescription, input schema, output schemameaning changed
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  USCIS processing-time estimate for a form (a percentile-basis figure, e.g. "80% of cases completed within N months"; unit varies by category). Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Not legal advice. Source: the USCIS processing times tool (egov.uscis.gov).

  after · 37% of words in common

  Returns the USCIS processing-time estimate for one form, eligibility category, and office: the time within which 80% of cases were completed, in months, weeks, or days. Use it when the user asks how long USCIS takes to decide a form. Pass form, category, and office exactly as the USCIS processing times tool lists them. Every estimate on file has both a category and an office, so omitting either returns not_found. For Visa Bulletin waits, use get_visa_bulletin. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Without a plan it returns subscription_required. Limit: 30 calls per minute per account, shared by all paid tools, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Source: the USCIS processing times tool (egov.uscis.gov).

• 2026-10-15get_feechangeddescription, input schema, output schemameaning changed
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  Returns the general filing fee and effective date for a USCIS form; category-specific fees are unavailable in the current dataset. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Not legal advice. Sources: the USCIS fee schedule (Form G-1055) and the 2024 USCIS fee rule (89 FR 6194).

  after · 41% of words in common

  Returns the general filing fee for a USCIS form and filing method, in US cents, with the date it took effect. Use it when the user asks what a form costs to file. Only the general fee is on file: category-specific fees are unavailable, so omit category. Covers I-90, I-130, I-140, I-485, I-539, I-765, and N-400, paper and online; any other form returns not_found. For the form's current edition, use check_form_edition. Requires sign-in at https://immigrationlayer.com/login and an active plan. Without a plan it returns subscription_required. Limit: 30 calls per minute per account, shared by all paid tools, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Sources: the USCIS fee schedule (Form G-1055) and the 2024 USCIS fee rule (89 FR 6194).

• 2026-10-15list_form_changeschangeddescriptionmeaning changed
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  Form edition and alert changes published since a date. Free, no sign-in required. Not legal advice. Sources: uscis.gov form pages or dated web.archive.org captures of them, USCIS newsroom alerts, and Federal Register notices. The top-level source URL identifies the exact aggregate query. Alerts preserve their government URL, source, and content hash; form changes preserve their source URL (the uscis.gov form page or a dated web.archive.org capture of it) and content hash.

  after · 47% of words in common

  Lists every form edition change and every USCIS or Federal Register alert published on or after a date, newest first. Use it to catch up on what changed since a last check. For one form's current edition, use check_form_edition. To find alerts by keyword, use search_alerts. Returns all matches in one response with no paging; empty lists mean nothing changed. Free, no sign-in required. Limit: 20 calls per minute per IP, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Sources: uscis.gov form pages or dated web.archive.org captures of them, USCIS newsroom alerts, and Federal Register notices. The top-level source URL identifies the exact aggregate query. Each alert and form change keeps its own source URL and content hash.

• 2026-10-15check_form_editionchangeddescription, input schema, output schemameaning changed
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  The edition of a form USCIS accepts today, its accepted-from and rejected-from dates. When USCIS has announced a future edition ahead of its own accepted-from date, announced_edition carries that edition and the date it takes effect; announced_edition is absent once that date arrives or when none has been announced. Free, no sign-in required. Not legal advice. Source: the form's page on uscis.gov, or a dated web.archive.org capture of that page.

  after · 36% of words in common

  Returns the edition of one USCIS form that USCIS accepts today, with its accept-from and reject-from dates. Use it to confirm a filer has the right form version before filing. If USCIS has announced a newer edition it does not accept yet, announced_edition gives that edition and its accept-from date. For edition changes across all forms since a date, use list_form_changes. Covers I-90, I-129, I-130, I-131, I-140, I-485, I-539, I-765, and N-400; any other form returns not_found. Free, no sign-in required. Limit: 20 calls per minute per IP, then rate_limited. Not legal advice. Source: the form's page on uscis.gov, or a dated web.archive.org capture of that page.

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