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 […]
December 2025 Visa Bulletin
The December 2025 visa bulletin has been published. USCIS will be accepting cases in December 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 Certain Religious Workers Rest of World: […]
Government Funding Stopgap Passed
On Wednesday, November 13, 2025, a short-term spending bill was signed that will temporarily fund federal agencies through January 30, 2026. Please note that negotiations regarding the FY 2026 budget will continue and the government may shut down again on January 31, 2026, if a permanent solution is not reached. Most immigration services were either […]
OFLC Announces Extensions and Emergency Procedures of Certain Application Processing Actions Impacted by the Government Shutdown
On November 5, 2025, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) within the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would make the following temporary changes to its standard procedures related to applications and documents that were impacted by government shutdown from October 1, 2025, through November 2, 2025: 1. New submissions mailed to the […]
PERM Processing Times Update: November 2025
The Department of Labor has resumed processing Prevailing Wage and Labor Certification applications for temporary and permanent employment in the US. The FLAG system is no accessible and permits system users to prepare and submit new applications as well as submit and receive information associated with applications pending final determination. The DOL anticipates increased […]
Client Alert: EAD Automatic Extension
The Department of Homeland Security has announced an interim final rule ending the practice of automatically extending employment authorization documents for aliens filing renewal applications in certain employment authorization categories. Aliens who file to renew their EAD on or after Oct. 30, 2025, will no longer receive an automatic extension of their EAD. The USCIS and […]