Twenty U.S. states have filed suit challenging the September 19 Presidential Proclamation and related federal agency policies that impose a $100,000 fee on U.S. employers for certain H-1B nonimmigrant petitions. The case, State of California, et al. v Kristi Noem, et al., 1:25-cv-13829 (D. Mass.,…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning to make several changes to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) application process used by business visitors and tourists to visit the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), including the addition…
During the holiday season, many government offices worldwide will close or have reduced staff and operating hours, likely resulting in processing delays for work permits, residence permits and visas over the coming weeks and into the new year. Albania Government…
Many H-1B and H-4 visa appointments originally scheduled for mid- to late-December 2025 in India are being cancelled and re-scheduled for March 2026, according to several reports from foreign nationals abroad. In cancelling and rescheduling the visa appointments, U.S. consular…
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the White House’s request to review and rule on the legality of President Trump’s January 20 Birthright Citizenship Executive Order (EO). The EO would deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to a mother in…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Policy Manual to reduce the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) maximum validity period to 18 months for several categories of EAD applications, down from a five-year maximum validity period under the agency’s prior policy that took effect…
All H-1B specialty occupation and H-4 dependent visa applicants will undergo a review of their online presence as part of their visa applications at U.S. consulates abroad starting December 15, according to a State Department announcement. A visa applicant’s online presence…
After the shootings of two National Guard members last week in Washington, DC, President Trump and federal officials announced new and forthcoming immigration restrictions that are to be imposed broadly on several groups of foreign nationals. Though in most cases…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not extending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti, which will expire on February 3, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice scheduled to be published on November 28. Haiti TPS beneficiaries will remain work-authorized…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not extending the Burma (Myanmar) Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, but will provide a 60-day transition period, according to a Federal Register notice scheduled to be published November 25. The Burma TPS designation expires on November…