On June 8, 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a sweeping decision (PDF copy) striking down the $100,000 H-1B visa payment requirement originally instituted under Presidential Proclamation 10973. The court declared [...]
The Department of Labor (DOL) will implement its annual update to the prevailing wage data used for employment-based immigration programs on July 1, 2026. Because the prevailing wage serves as a required minimum salary for several visa categories, these updates routinely result in higher wage floors across the country. Employers planning to file new or [...]
The U.S. State Department, working in close collaboration with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has announced that all available immigrant visas in the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) category for applicants chargeable to [...]
On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum (“PM-602-0199”), which lays out the agency’s view that Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) under INA § 245(a) is an “extraordinary” [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the June 2026 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the May 2026 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is the noticeable lack of movement [...]
A marriage-based I-485 interview is a structured but conversational process designed to confirm key aspects of the application and the eligibility for I-485 approval. While every interview follows a similar format, each case is unique — and preparation makes a meaningful difference. Understanding the questions, [...]
USCIS has officially completed the lottery, and selection notices are actively populating in employer and attorney myUSCIS accounts. This year marks a historic and highly anticipated shift: it is the very first selection process [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the April 2026 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is the continued and significant forward movement across several employment-based [...]
The Department of State recently announced a significant update regarding immigrant visa processing. Effective January 21, 2026, the government has paused all immigrant visa issuances for nationals of over 70 countries deemed at [...]
