The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) announced on January 14, 2026, that it is indefinitely suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries. This new directive, which becomes effective on January 21, 2026, marks a significant [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the February 2026 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is the modest movement compared to January 2026. The most significant [...]
The new H-1B work visa “cap” season is set to begin on March 4 with significant changes to how USCIS will allocate the available visa numbers. Under the new final rule, the H-1B [...]
With the approaching H-1B cap filing season, one of the most common concerns we are hearing from both prospective H-1B employers and candidates is about the H-1B cap lottery and the fact that the random lottery does not provide a great chance of an H-1B application being selected for review. Selection Rate for the Prior [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) has just announced their final rule “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions” which will become effective on February 27, 2026 and will apply to the upcoming [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the January 2026 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is the modest forward movement in a few [...]
Effective immediately, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published new policy guidance that significantly limits the reuse of photos for immigration documents, including Green Cards, Reentry Permits and Certificates of Citizenship. This client alert [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the December 2025 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is the minor forward movement in EB Final Action which means [...]
Our clients often want to get a sense of what kind of interaction and questions are asked during the N-400 interview. Below is a realistic sample script for a typical N-400 Naturalization Interview for the applicant Mr. John Michael Doe who is called from the waiting room [...]
Starting October 16, 2025 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented a new statutory $1,000 fee for immigration parole, applicable to most individuals granted parole into the United States. Subsequently around and after November 1, 2025 [...]
