2. What exactly did the government announce? The Department of Labor announced that these companies are being suspended from the Permanent Labor Certification, or PERM, program. This is primarily an ...
Proposed $70,000 OPT Fee: A Regulatory Change That Could Effectively Shut Down OPT for Many Students
The Department of Homeland Security is scheduled to publish a major proposed change to Optional Practical Training in the Federal Register tomorrow, October 8, 2026, U.S. time. The proposal would ...
USCIS has changed an important rule governing immigration filing deadlines, and the distinction it is drawing could have serious consequences for employers and foreign national employees who wait ...
Over the past two weeks, many of our clients have received a letter from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services titled “FBI Privacy Requirements for Biometrics ...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is ending the routine use of passport admission stamps during primary inspection. Under an October 1, 2026 Carrier Liaison Program bulletin, most foreign ...
Vice President JD Vance’s October 8 announcement targeting Microsoft, Adobe, major IT companies, and prestigious universities such as Harvard, Yale, and MIT raises a fundamental question: Is America ...
If you are an F-1 student waiting on a post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) approval, or an employer waiting to onboard a recent graduate, you already know how stressful the wait can be.
On September 30, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filed a Federal Register notice announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2027 inflation adjustments to certain immigration fees created ...
Every October, the start of the federal fiscal year brings a fresh allocation of immigrant visa numbers, and with it the possibility of real movement in the Visa Bulletin. For many employment-based ...
Over the past 5 days, a large number of I-485 adjustment of status applicants have logged into their USCIS online accounts and found an unexpected change. Their case status now reads “Case requires ...
On September 18, 2026, President Trump issued two significant presidential actions affecting the H-1B program: a new Executive Order directing federal agencies to increase scrutiny of H-1B employers, ...
As of August 31, 2026, DOL stated the agency is processing PERM applications filed in November 2025, with an average processing time of approximately 336 (about 11 months). As DOL processing times ...
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