USCIS Expands Adjudication Policies for Travel Ban Nationals
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance expanding and clarifying adjudication policies for foreign nationals born in or citizens of countries subject to the U.S. travel ban. Impacted cases may continue processing but will not receive final decisions while adjudication holds remain in effect. What Has Changed • Adjudication holds apply to all pending benefit requests for […]
Social Security Number Requests No Longer Accepted on EAD Applications
DHS Changes: H-1B Cap Lottery, Wage-Based Weighted Selection Process
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District Court Judge Issues Opinion Upholding $100,000 H-1B Fee
New H-1B Visa Selection Rules: Weighted Selection
USCIS Suspends Approvals of Pending Diversity Visa Adjustment of Applications While Security Reviews Are Conducted
DOL Proposed Rule re H-1B and PERM Programs Sent to OMB for Review
On December 17, 2025, the DOL sent a draft of a proposed rule regarding Wage Protection for the H-1B and PERM programs to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. This rule would revise Prevailing Wage rules and likely increase the wage amounts, but no specifics have been released at this time. Once the […]
January 2026 Visa Bulletin
The January 2026 visa bulletin has been published. USCIS will be accepting cases in January based on dates for filing, not on final action, for employment-based cases. Changes are as follows for both charts. If a change is not listed here, the date remains the same. Dates for Filing EB1 China: moved from May 15, […]
PERM Processing Times Update: December 2025
PERM Applications As of December 1, 2025, the Department of Labor is conducting Analyst Reviews of PERM applications filed in or before July 2024 and is now conducting Audit reviews for cases filed in or before November 2024. The DOL is reviewing Reconsideration Requests to the Certifying Officers that were appealed in or before August […]