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18 Aug 2026

NewsFlash! USCIS Issues Sweeping New Public Charge Guidance Effective September 18, 2026

On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued extensive new policy guidance explaining how the agency will apply the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The guidance implements the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule published on July 20, 2026, which...

13 Aug 2026

NewsFlash! BIA Holds Advance Parole Travel Can Trigger Unlawful-Presence Bar

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a precedential decision on August 13, 2026, holding that a departure from the United States under advance parole is a “departure” for purposes of the three- and ten-year unlawful-presence bars. In Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830...

10:36 / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News

13 Aug 2026

Responding to a Notice of Intent to Rescind an Employment-Based I-485 Approval

In some cases, USCIS approves an employment-based Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, but later determines that an immigrant visa number was not available when the application was approved. USCIS may then issue a Notice of Intent to Rescind (NOIR), even...

05:50 / Employment Based / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

07 Aug 2026

NewsFlash! President Issues Executive Orders Targeting Birth Tourism and Limiting Recognition of Birthright Citizenship

On August 6, 2026, President Trump issued two executive orders addressing birth tourism and the recognition of U.S. citizenship for certain children born in the United States. The orders direct federal agencies to restrict immigration benefits connected to birth tourism and to deny federal recognition...

20:39 / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Travel / USCIS News / Visitor

05 Aug 2026

NewsFlash! USCIS Revises Initial Evidence Requirements and RFE/NOID Guidance

On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert revising its guidance regarding the evidence required with initial benefit requests and the circumstances under which officers may issue, or decline to issue, Requests for Evidence (RFEs), and Notices of...

16:53 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

27 Jul 2026

NewsFlash! Federal Appeals Court Allows Block on $100,000 H1B Fee to Take Effect

On July 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Trump Administration’s request to stay a federal district court judgment that vacated agency actions implementing the $100,000 H1B payment requirement. As a result, the district court’s order blocking the $100,000...

09:19 / For Employers / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

17 Jul 2026

USCIS Reaches FY2027 H1B Cap; No Second Lottery Expected

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced in a blast email that they have received enough petitions to reach both the congressionally mandated 65,000 H1B regular cap and the 20,000 H1B U.S. advanced degree exemption, commonly known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027...

13:03 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

16 Jul 2026

NewsFlash! USCIS Rescinds 2022 Public Charge Rule; New Standards Take Effect 18.Sep.2026

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule rescinding the public charge regulation issued during the Biden administration, which has governed public charge determinations in adjustment of status applications since 2022. The new rule, published by the Department of Homeland Security...

21:19 / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

23 Jun 2026

Supreme Court: Border Officers Need No Heightened Proof to Treat Returning Green Card Holders with Criminal Issues as Seeking Admission

In a decision with real consequences for lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who travel internationally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on 23.Jun.2026, that a border officer does not need clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder committed a crime before treating that person as...

14:06 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News

23 Jun 2026

I noticed that the July 2026 Visa Bulletin shows a “U” for India in the EB2 and EB5 Unreserved categories. What does that mean?

Answer A "U" on the Visa Bulletin means the category is unavailable because all available immigrant visa numbers for that fiscal year have been used. As a result, USCIS cannot approve adjustment of status applications or issue immigrant visas in that category while it remains unavailable....

13:04 / Consulates / Employment Based / FAQs / Resident / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin

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