News Updates

On November 3, 2025 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Proposed Rule regarding the collection of biometrics.

On October 29, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule regarding the automatic 540-day extension of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), if the holder had filed for…

The U.S. Department of State issued an update regarding visa applications in “third” countries.

This is a proposed regulation to apply a weighted selection process based on wage levels to determine access to the H-1B lottery program. Instead of a purely random lottery, USCIS would assign…

The U.S. The Department of State (DoS) began scrutinizing social media postings and content of some student visa applicants during the visa application process. USCIS is now implementing a similar policy, to…

A proposed regulation was published on September 3, 2025, requiring additional data tracking for the F-1 I-20 form and the sponsoring school’s I-17 form.

Effective October 1, 2025, F and J student visa applicants are no longer eligible for visa application interview waivers. Previously, F and J students were able to waive out of the visa…

Changes to the Visa Reciprocity tables for certain countries. Changes were made to the duration of visas issued for certain countries, and the number of entries allowed per visa issued.

The Department of State issued updated nonimmigrant-visa interview waiver criteria, superseding the interview waiver update from February 18, 2025, and requiring more individuals to have in-person interviews at U.S. Consulates when processing…

The U.S. State department is amending the reporting requirements for J-1 exchange visitors to include a requirement that the J-1 program sponsors report to the State Department any J-1 who participates in…