Policy changes to immigration, work visas and student visas. Every item links to the official text in the Federal Register or from USCIS, so you can check it yourself. When nothing is worth reporting, this page does not update.
The November 3 midterm elections are over, and your group chats are probably already asking: if Congress changes hands, will my vi…
If your green card case runs through Microsoft, Adobe, or an outsourcing firm like Cognizant or Infosys, your group chats are prob…
If you hold H-1B or L-1 status and your next extension is coming up, you have probably seen messages in chat groups like "H-1B ext…
Update (November 10): The public comment period closed on November 9. DHS will now review the comments it received and decide whet…
If your I-485 is still pending, you've probably seen messages in your group chats over the past couple of days like "Someone sued …
The short version: EB-5 (the employment-based fifth preference, the investor green card) filing fees roughly double on November 30…
If you plan to enter the H-1B lottery next spring, you've probably seen claims like these in your group chats over the past few da…
The short version: On September 18, the White House signed a new executive order, and the idea is simple: when H-1B petitions are …
October 9 update: The government has appealed the September 30 order to the Ninth Circuit (notice of appeal). We will update this …
On September 8, USCIS released Form I-140 (the core petition for an employment-based green card) processing data for the third qua…
Updated October 1, 2026: The October visa bulletin is out. In our seven years of records, it was the latest October bulletin to ap…
If you're working on OPT right now, or your child is about to apply for CPT, you've probably seen claims like this lately: AI will…
On September 4, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new rule on birthright citizenship that took effect the same da…
Update (October 14, 2026): The final rule ending automatic extensions of work permits was published in the Federal Register today …
Over the past few weeks, a lot of people have been hearing the same advice: while your I-485 (application to adjust status) is pen…
The answer to "Will getting Medicaid affect my green card?" changed on September 18. But not in the way many people describe it. T…
If you've ever looked at the China and India columns of the visa bulletin side by side, you've probably run into a question you ca…
Update (October 10): On October 5, four higher-education organizations sued in federal court in Massachusetts, asking the court to…
Update (September 25, 2026): The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on September 11 (document number 2026-18631),…
Major update (2026-09-14): A court blocked this rule the day before it was set to take effect. It did not take effect. Judge F. De…
The short version: Starting in August 2026, the US State Department paused immigrant visa (green card) interviews worldwide so con…
Update (September 18, 2026): The rule took effect today as scheduled. The same day, USCIS formally folded its August 18 adjudicati…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a new rule that would add a $103,265 fee to every selected H-1B cap petitio…
On July 30, 2026, the State Department published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to change the rules on termination, exten…
USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) has announced that the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2027 has been reached. USCIS says …
USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) will publish new editions of Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 10, 2026 that extends the 9-11 …
USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) will publish a new edition of the I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residen…
