USCIS Will End Automatic EAD Extensions on October 30, 2025
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish an interim final rule (IFR) on October 30, 2025, that seeks to discontinue the automatic extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) granted to certain foreign nationals who have filed...
USCIS Provides Guidance on the Applicability of the Presidential Proclamation $100,000 H-1B Fee; Only Certain Types of H-1B Petitions Are Subject to the Fee; Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Will Not Incur the Fee if Requesting a Change of Status
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted on its website yesterday a statement that provides some clarification on the applicability of the Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers Proclamation of September 19 of this year. As we...
USCIS May Excuse the Late Filing of an H-1B Petition Because of the Federal Government Shutdown
Since the federal government’s shutdown that has been in effect since October 1st of this year, many employers wishing to employ foreign nationals in H-1B status have been unable to file H-1B petitions with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services...
New $1,000 Fee to be Collected from Foreign Nationals Granted Parole; Adjustment of Status Advance Parole Applicants Exempted
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, starting on October 16, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin collecting the new immigration parole fee of $1,000 required by the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill passed by...
November 2025 Visa Bulletin Issued: Dates for Filing EB Cut-Off Dates Will Apply; No Movement in Any EB Category
The U.S. Department of State has released its November 2025 Visa Bulletin imposing per-country cut-off dates that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications and consular Immigrant Visa application interviews and...
The Potential Federal Shutdown on October 1, 2025 and its Effect on the U.S. Immigration Process
What is Happening? The deadline for Congress to pass a new budget to keep funding the federal government agencies is Tuesday, September 30, 2025, before midnight Eastern Time. The federal agencies responsible for administering the United States immigration process are...
USCIS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Create a Wage-Based Weighted Selection Process for H-1B Cap Registrations
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to introduce a new wage-based “weighted” selection process to replace the current random selection process, or lottery, through which H-1B cap...
White House and State Department Comment on $100,000 H-1B Fee Proclamation
On Sunday, the White House issued an “H-1B FAQ” communication that seeks to clarify the scope and applicability of the September 19, 2025 Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers proclamation that imposes a $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions. In...
CBP Issues Memo Addressing Applicability of 9/19/2025 Proclamation on H-1B Restrictions
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted on X a redacted image showing an internal memorandum related to the 9/19/2025 Presidential Proclamation entitled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. That Proclamation restricted admission to...
USCIS Issues Memo Addressing Applicability of 9/19/2025 Proclamation on H-1B Restrictions
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued today a memorandum that attempts to explain the agency’s interpretation of the 9/19/2025 Presidential Proclamation entitled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. That Proclamation...