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In late October 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a major change to work permit renewals. An interim final rule published on October 30, 2025 immediately ends the automatic extension of employment authorization for most timely-filed...
In recent weeks, USCIS has issued guidance sharply narrowing a controversial new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, easing much of the confusion it originally caused. Last month’s presidential proclamation imposing the fee “sent shock waves through the immigration community”....
Big news from USCIS and DHS: starting October 16, 2025, most immigrants granted parole into the United States will be on the hook for a new $1,000 fee. This change comes from the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), a massive budget reconciliation law...
The White House has quietly announced a new incentive program: unaccompanied migrant children aged 14 and older will be offered a $2,500 stipend if they agree to return home voluntarily. According to news reports, a recent Department of Homeland Security letter to...
DHS Restores Hungary’s Full Visa Waiver Status In September 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that Hungary will have its Visa Waiver Program (VWP) status fully restored. Under this decision, Hungarian nationals will again be able to obtain...
The U.S. Department of State has announced a new rule requiring all Diversity Visa (DV) lottery applicants to pay a $1 electronic fee when submitting their entry. This is the first time the Green Card lottery will not be completely free to enter. Under the final rule...
H-1B visas allow U.S. employers to hire foreign professionals in specialty fields (typically STEM– science, technology, engineering and mathematics) on a temporary basis. Each fiscal year the U.S. grants up to about 85,000 new H-1Bs (65,000 plus 20,000 for holders of...
Until now, visa applicants often had flexibility to choose a consulate abroad. For example, traveling to a third country to find shorter wait times or more convenient appointments. Under the new policy, most applicants must interview in their own country of residence...
Earlier this year, the Trump administration ended the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation that had allowed more than 350,000 Venezuelans to remain in the U.S. Now, the axe has fallen again, this time on the 2021 TPS designation, which covered nearly...
In a sweeping new policy, the Trump administration announced that it is reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreign nationals with valid U.S. visas for possible violations. Officials say this step is part of “a growing crackdown on foreigners who are...
