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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...
Immigration Report – May 12, 2015
USCIS announced on May 4, 2015 that initial data entry for all H-1B cap cases selected in the FY 2016 lotteries is now complete and adjudications are underway. Receipt notices for both premium and non-premium cases continue to be issued. USCIS is expected to return unselected cases over the course of the next few months.
Immigration Report
For international travel during the upcoming summer holiday season, it is important that foreign nationals are aware of the immigration requirements and documentation that will facilitate their exit from and entry into the United States in the correct status and for the correct duration.
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Recent immigration law news clips.
USCIS Customer Update: Form I-90 Applicants
The USCIS has advised that they are now accepting the new Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (edition date 12/24/2014). In a news release posted on April, 28, 2015, USCIS states the following: Over the next several weeks, all Form I-90...
Delivery Service Error Guidance for FY16 H-1B Cap Filings
USCIS would like to inform stakeholders about the proper action to take if cap-subject filings for fiscal year 2016 H-1B petitions are mishandled by delivery services.
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Law360: Immigration
- 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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