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18 Sep 2025

EB5 Unreserved Category Reaches Limit for Current Fiscal Year

The U.S. Department of State announced on September 16, 2025, that all available immigrant visas in the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) unreserved category have been issued for fiscal year (FY) 2025. Accordingly, consular posts temporarily cannot issue immigrant visas in this category and the U.S....

15 Sep 2025

October 2025 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the October 2025 Visa Bulletin, which is the first visa bulletin of fiscal year (FY) 2026. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference...

11:58 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

13 Aug 2025

September 2025 Visa Bulletin

Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the September 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is no movement in the latest visa bulletin from the previous month. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based,...

12:37 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

11 Aug 2025

USCIS Policy Change Puts More Children at Risk of Aging Out

On 08.Aug.2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual, rescinding the policy that allows a child’s age calculation under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) sometimes to be based on the more favorable dates-for-filing chart (Chart B),...

09:55 / Family Based / For Families / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin

14 Jul 2025

August 2025 Visa Bulletin

Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2025 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category There is no change in the EB1 category for August...

17:13 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

10 Jun 2025

July 2025 Visa Bulletin

This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the July 2025 Visa Bulletin. As with recent months, movement remains limited in the employment-based categories. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First...

12:42 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

13 May 2025

June 2025 Visa Bulletin

This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the June 2025 Visa Bulletin. As with recent months, movement remains limited in the employment-based categories. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First...

18:06 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

11 Apr 2025

May 2025 Visa Bulletin

This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the May 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is little-to-no movement in the employment-based categories. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1)...

13:20 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

10 Mar 2025

April 2025 Visa Bulletin

This evening, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the April 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is some forward movement in most of the oversubscribed categories, and retrogression in the EB5 unreserved category. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart (i.e.,...

17:38 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

20 Feb 2025

Qualifying as a Cap-Exempt Nonprofit Research Organization Under New H1B Rule

Last month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implemented a final rule that updates the criteria for nonprofit and governmental research organizations sponsoring H1B visa beneficiaries under the cap-exempt category. This change is expected to expand the number of organizations that qualify as cap...

13:49 / For Employers / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin / Worker

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