The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the second bulletin of the new fiscal year (FY 2027). Following the significant shifts seen at the start of the [...]
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the first bulletin of the new fiscal year (FY 2027). The headline in this month’s Visa [...]
Recently, many of our clients with pending U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) applications, including N-400 naturalization cases, have been receiving a document titled “FBI Privacy Requirements for Biometrics Collection by USCIS.” This article explains why these notices [...]
H-1B applicants who are submitting H-1B extensions beyond the six-year H-1B limit with a current priority date but who have not filed I-485 adjustment of status may face [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the September 2026 Visa Bulletin, which is the twelfth and final Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin [...]
Following the June 8, 2026 District Court decision striking down the $100,000 H-1B fee requirement in State of California v. Mullin (PDF copy), a major appellate development has occurred. On July 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit officially DENIED the federal government's emergency motion to stay the vacatur order pending [...]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a final rule in the Federal Register (8 CFR Parts 214, 248, and 274a) officially replacing the longstanding [...]
Our office has observed a troubling trend of the Department of Labor (DOL) issuing denials of PERM Labor Certifications (Form ETA-9089) based on allegedly “incomplete” explanations in Appendix C. This action frequently stems from how employers answer [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the August 2026 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa [...]
USCIS has announced that they have reached the H-1B cap limit for fiscal year 2027 (FY 2027) after the initial (and only) selection round. This means that they will not be conducting additional lottery rounds of selection after [...]
