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USCIS Implements New Immigration Parole Fee Required by H.R. 1

Release Date 10/15/2025 The Department of Homeland Security is publishing a Federal Register notice to implement a new immigration parole fee required by the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill. The fee is $1,000 for FY 2025 and is subject to annual adjustments for inflation. You must pay this fee when you are paroled into the United States, unless you qualify […]

USCIS Updates Guidance on Military Naturalization

Release Date 09/26/2025 We are issuing guidance to explain that uncharacterized discharges that occurred on or after Aug. 1, 2024, do not meet the requirement of a separation “under honorable conditions” for former alien service members to naturalize under Sections 328 and 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). We also announced we will no […]

Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers

Last Updated: September 21, 2025 Presidential Proclamation (PP) Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, issued on September 19, 2025, restricts the entry of aliens into the United States as H-1B nonimmigrants if they are seeking to perform services in a specialty occupation.  This restricts the issuance of H-1B visas, except for those aliens whose petitions filed with U.S. […]

RESTRICTION ON ENTRY OF CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS

Proclamations September 19, 2025 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The H-1B nonimmigrant visa program was created to bring temporary workers into the United States to perform additive, high-skilled functions, but it has been deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor.  The large-scale replacement […]

H-1B FAQ

The White House September 21, 2025 On Friday, September 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” that took an important, initial, and incremental step to reform the H-1B visa program to curb abuses and protect American workers. This Proclamation: Requires a $100,000 payment to accompany any […]

H-1B FAQ

September 21, 2025 On Friday, September 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” that took an important, initial, and incremental step to reform the H-1B visa program to curb abuses and protect American workers. This Proclamation: Requires a $100,000 payment to accompany any new H-1B visa […]

H-1B FAQ

Release Date 09/21/2025 On Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” that took an important, initial, and incremental step to reform the H-1B visa program to curb abuses and protect American workers. This Proclamation: Requires a $100,000 payment to accompany any new H-1B visa petitions […]

Adjudicating Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants in Their Country of Residence – September 6, 2025

Last Updated: September 6, 2025 Effective immediately, the Department of State has updated its instructions for all nonimmigrant visa applicants scheduling visa interview appointments: Applicants for U.S. nonimmigrant visas (NIV) should schedule their visa interview appointments at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their country of nationality or residence. Nationals of countries where the U.S. government is […]

DHS Terminates 2021 Designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status

Release Date 09/05/2025 The Department of Homeland Security today posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of the 2021 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions in Venezuela no longer meet the statutory requirements for TPS. The […]