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DHS Proposes $70,000 Initial OPT Fee: What F-1 Students and Employers Need to Know
On October 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed significant new fees for F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT). Under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2026, DHS proposes a $70,000 fee for initial OPT a...
New Adjustment of Status Policy
As you may be aware, on May 22, 2026 USCIS published a new Policy Memorandum relating to adjudications of Adjustment of Status filings. While media coverage may suggest otherwise, the memorandum does not create new law or alter the statutory eligibility requirements for AOS. Rather, it reiterates...
GENERAL TRAVEL ADVISORY
Please notify the firm immediately if you have been charged with or convicted of a criminal offense, so we can assess the impact on your travel eligibility and provide appropriate guidance. H-1B and H-4 visa appointments require online presence review: As of December 15, 2025, the U.S. Department...
DHS makes changes to Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals
October 29, 2025, USCIS announced that EAD filings on or after October 30, 2025, will no longer receive an automatic extension of their EAD while the renewal application is pending. The new rule is effective October 30, 2025, and applies to individuals who file to renew their EADs on or after that...
Government Shutdown Immigration Report
IMPACT ON IMMIGRATION MATTERS IF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OCCURS Though Congress is continuing to negotiate on the FY2026 budget, if no agreement is reached, and/or no other stopgap method implemented, we will unfortunately be faced with a government shutdown on October 1, 2025. While there is hope...
TRUMP ISSUES PROCLAMATION REQUIRING $100,000 FEE FOR NEW H-1B PETITIONS
President Trump issued a proclamation on Friday imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. According to the White House, the fee does not apply to existing H-1B visa holders or those already selected in the 2025 lottery. The proclamation is aimed...
Registration Requirements for all Non-US Citizens
What Is Registration? Registration is the process of notifying the U.S. government of your presence as a noncitizen. Although this requirement existed in the law, it has rarely been enforced in the past. In an effort to enforce the above provisions of the regulation, the current administration has...
DOS Suspends Routine Visa Services at All U.S. Embassies and Consulates
In response to significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of State is temporarily suspending routine visa services at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Embassies and consulates will cancel all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant...
USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing service for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Effective today, March 20, 2020,...
Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus (UK and Ireland)
On 3/14/20, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective 11:59 pm (ET), March 16, 2020, that, with some exemptions, suspends and limits the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of individuals who were physically present within the UK...
Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus
On 3/11/20, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective 11:59 pm (ET), March 13, 2020, that, with some exemptions, suspends and limits the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of individuals who were physically present within the Schengen...
Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus
On March 4, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation that, with some exceptions, suspends and limits entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of persons who were physically present in the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 14-day period...
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- Feds Face Uphill Climb To Set Aside 20K Ballots In Calif. October 28, 2026A California federal judge indicated Tuesday he'll deny the Trump administration's request for an order requiring California to set aside mail-in ballots for some 20,000 voters the federal government says are "likely" noncitizens, noting that the government can prosecute any illegal voters before California's Dec. 3 ballot cure deadline.
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