U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during August for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
This guidance supersedes the SAVE Termination of TPS for Somalia message posted on July 1, 2026. The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of Somalia and related benefits was set to terminate on March 17, 2026. However, on March 13, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order staying the TPS Somalia termination. African Communities Together et al. v....
STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during July for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
The Trump administration updated its travel restrictions amid the Ebola outbreak to temporarily include the entry of lawful permanent residents who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in the past 21 days. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued this advisory on Friday,...
The U.S. government has introduced a major policy shift requiring most immigrants seeking permanent residency to leave the country and apply from a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday that applications to adjust status must now be processed overseas “except in extraordinary circumstances.” The change — part of the Trump...
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during June for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's policy of making many of the immigrants it is trying to deport subject to mandatory detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years. A panel of judges from the New York-based 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals called the policy the "broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing an interim final rule to implement immigration fees and requirements from the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Act of 2025 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act). H.R. 1 created new fees to increase funding for immigration enforcement operations and ensure aliens pay for immigration services. On July 22, 2025, USCIS published a Federal Register notice...
The U.S. House voted on Thursday to extend temporary protected status for Haitian migrants through 2029, with several Republicans supporting the Democratic-endorsed measure to curb President Trump's immigration crackdown. The vote was split 224-204, with 10 Republicans joining the Democrats in approving the resolution. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), who led the effort, used a congressional...