The final date for existing regional centers to pay the EB-5 integrity is May 31, 2023. Regional centers that do not pay the fee by that date face termination.

The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration released the O*NET 28.0 Database and updated its site on September 5, 2023, making updates to 90 occupation codes.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Qatar for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), to be implemented on December 1, 2024.

The rule would have prioritized H-1B visa selection based on wages.

The Department of State (DOS) has implemented a new visa restriction policy that "targets owners, executives, and senior officials of charter flight...

The EB-5 Integrity Fund fee for fiscal year 2025 is due October 1, 2024.

The Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman reminded employers to use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the edition date 08/01/23, starting November 1, 2023.

On December 23, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an order in United Farm Workers v. DOL enjoining the Department of Labor (DOL)

On March 12, 2021, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a final rule delaying until May 14, 2021, the effective date of a rule.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks comments on the Arrival/Departure Record (Form I-94) and the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

The Department of State issued a final rule on February 22, 2021, to revise the definition of "equivalent of a diplomatic passport" to include non-national passports ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended temporary travel restrictions among the United States, Canada, and Mexico through February 21, 2021

A group of green card seekers from India filed a motion for a temporary restraining order on September 15, 2022, in Datta v. Jaddou, asking a U.S. district court in the state of Washington...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued guidance that interprets certain confidentiality protections as ending at naturalization.

On September 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs announced it is developing and testing a digital visa authorization (DVA)...

The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has temporarily expanded the ability of consular officers to waive the in-person interview

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has provided a fact sheet on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) petition trends in the EB-2 and O-1A categories in fiscal years 2018 to 2023.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided questions and answers following a webinar presented by the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman in August 2022 on international student issues.

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that the CSC has three new post office boxes to intake U.S. Postal Service mail, while UPS, FedEx, DHL, and all other commercial carrier mail ...

USCIS issued updated policy guidance on October 2, 2024, for foreign nationals seeking classification as an EB-1 Individual of Extraordinary Ability. These updates are effective immediately and include the following: