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The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a proposed rule to sharply raise the prevailing wage requirements for H-1B and permanent labor certification (PERM) visa programs. Under the proposal (published March 27, 2026), all four wage tiers used in H-1B, H-1B1, E-3,...
The State Department announced that it is expanding its social media screening process to many more visa applicants. Effective March 30, 2026, consular officers will begin conducting an “online presence review” of applicants in 14 additional nonimmigrant visa...
The U.S. State Department has finalized a major update to the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) lottery regulations, effective April 10, 2026. Under the new rule, which applies starting with the DV-2027 program year, every entrant must provide detailed passport...
On March 5, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had removed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her post, citing months of controversy during her tenure. In a Truth Social post, Trump said Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin would replace Noem...
The U.S. Department of State has cut the administrative fee for officially renouncing citizenship by 80%. A final rule published March 13, 2026 slashed the fee from $2,350 to $450. The new fee takes effect April 13, 2026. In practical terms, this returns the...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced a proposed regulation that would significantly tighten rules for asylum-related work authorization. Published in the Federal Register on Feb. 23, 2026, the notice of proposed rulemaking would extend the...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation will end on March 17, 2026. Under this rule, Somali nationals with TPS will lose their legal status and work permits on that date unless they obtain...
In mid-January 2026, the U.S. Department of State announced an indefinite pause on immigrant-visa (green card) issuance for 75 countries. The suspension begins on January 21, 2026 and – as official guidance makes clear – will remain in effect “until DoS reassesses its...
Even as the United States prides itself on an ethos of “Everyone is Welcome,” changes in immigration procedures continue to occur. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that premium processing fees will increase beginning March 1, 2026. This...
The U.S. government has expanded its travel ban from 19 countries (announced in June 2025) to a total of 39 countries, effective January 1, 2026. President Trump’s Dec. 16, 2025 proclamation “expands on” the June 4, 2025 ban, continuing restrictions on the original 19...
