Immigration News

On Dec. 4, 2025, USCIS decreased the maximum validity period from five years to 18 months for initial and renewal Form I-766, Employment Authorization Documents, (EADs) for the following categories:   Refugees (A03); Asylees (A05); Recipients of withholding of removal (A10); Applicants for asylum or withholding of removal (C08); Applicants for adjustment of status under […]

Release Date 01/09/2026 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing a final rule that will increase USCIS fees for premium processing to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June 2025. The USCIS Stabilization Act established the authority for DHS to adjust premium processing fees every two years to account for inflation. Fees will continue […]

U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services January 1, 2026 PM-602-0194 PurposeEffective immediately, this memorandum directs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) personnel to: Place a hold^2 on all pending benefit applications, for aliens^3 listed^4in Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10998, Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals ToProtect the Security of the United States, […]

Proclamations December 16, 2025 During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to prevent national security and public safety threats from reaching our borders.  The Supreme Court upheld these restrictions.  I reinstated these successful policies in Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025 (Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists […]

Release Date 12/04/2025 Maximum validity periods of some Employment Authorization Documents will be reduced WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its Policy Manual to reduce the maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain categories of aliens. This update also incorporates changes to EAD validity periods made by recent legislation to ensure proper vetting and […]

Last Updated: December 3, 2025 As of December 15, the Department will expand the requirement that an online presence review be conducted for all H-1B applicants and their dependents, in addition to the students and exchange visitors already subject to this review. To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for H-1B and their dependents (H-4), F, […]

Release Date 10/29/2025 New rule prioritizes vetting, screening to protect public safety, national security WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security has announced an interim final rule ending the practice of automatically extending employment authorization documents for aliens filing renewal applications in certain employment authorization categories. With this rule, DHS prioritizes the proper screening and vetting of aliens before extending the […]

On September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, an important initial step to reform the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program. Under the Proclamation, certain H-1B petitions filed at or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025 must be accompanied by an additional $100,000 payment as a […]

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 […]

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 […]