On December 20, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance regarding F and M nonimmigrant students...

Establishment of Worldwide employment-based first preference (EB-1) final action date. An EB-1 final action date will be established for Rest of World countries, Mexico, and Philippines in August.

On May 12, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance on its Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health webpage on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for civil surgeons...

The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is expected to be updated by November 30, 2023 to facilitate this change.

On February 26, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security will increase premium processing fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...

On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced that all immigrant visas in the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) category for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 have been issued.

On February 9, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced new procedures for accessing the EOIR Courts & Appeals System...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is seeking information from the public to potentially consider revisions to Schedule A of the permanent labor...

Employers will have an additional 30 days to comply with Form I-9 requirements after COVID-19 flexibilities sunset on July 31, 2023, ...

The Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines EB-3 final action dates have retrogressed to 01FEB22. EB-3 applicants from India are subject to a final action date of 01JAN09.

The Department of State's (DOS) Visa Bulletin for June 2023 reports a retrogression for the India EB-5 category and a likely retrogression soon for the India EB-3 category...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced new audit measures under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, affecting all designated regional centers. Under the 2022 law.

The Department of Labors Office of Foreign Labor Certification has issued Round 4 of its frequently asked questions related to the Labor Condition Application for the H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 visa programs.

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) will soon require users to review a new tutorial that "provides up-to-date guidance to help SAVE...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy guidance, effective immediately, on new provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that cover consequences ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update about the partial stay of the recent Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) decision by a Texas federal judge.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has created a filing guide for the new "Keeping Families Together" spousal parole process that begins August 19, 2024.

Effective May 22, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance on family-based immigrant visa petitions.

The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for August 2024 shows no further retrogression in the EB-3 visa category following retrogression in July.

A federal district court has approved an agreement to allow certain visa applicants who were refused visas under Presidential Proclamation 9645...