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04 Dec 2025

New USCIS Guidance on Country-Specific Facts and Discretionary Benefits Requests

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced new policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on how country-specific facts and circumstances may impact the adjudication of discretionary benefit requests. Presidential Proclamation 10949 The new guidance follows the framework of the 04.Jun.2025 Presidential Proclamation 10949, "Restricting...

14:58 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Student / Travel / USCIS News / Worker
04 Dec 2025

Online Presence Screening H1B/H-4 Visa Applicants

The U.S. Department of State will expand online presence reviews to all H-1B and H-4 applicants starting 15.Dec.2025. Applicants must set all social media profile privacy settings to “public” for the vetting process. More here....

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03 Dec 2025

My L-1 petition was filed using premium processing, and an RFE was issued. My employer just submitted the RFE response. Will that also be reviewed using premium processing?

Answer Yes, generally speaking, the case will remain in the premium processing track until it is approved or denied. The USCIS normally will issue a final decision – or, less likely, issue a second RFE or a notice of intent to deny (NOID) – within 15...

11:57 / FAQs / For Employers / For Individuals / Worker
03 Dec 2025

USCIS Orders Nationwide Hold on Asylum & High-Risk Country Cases

USCIS is halting all pending asylum applications & benefit requests from individuals tied to the 19 “high risk” countries listed in PP 10949. Agency will re-review past approvals, require interviews, & reassess national security vetting across the board. Read more....

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02 Dec 2025

New Update from O*Net

The O*NET framework has been revamped: The old 5 “Job Zones” are being replaced by a 4-level structure. Entry-level roles that once fell under Zone 1 or 2 are now grouped into a unified “Job Zone 1-2” to reflect rapidly rising skill and training requirements....

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