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January 14, 2026
U.S. Suspending Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Nations
The U.S. State Department is indefinitely suspending immigrant (permanent residency) visa processing from 75 countries in another expansion of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. This temporary suspension does not affect nonimmigrant visa processing (e.g., F, H, L, O, E, B visas).
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January 08, 2026
Update: Hold and Review of USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Applicants from “High-Risk Countries”
This is a follow up to our December 5th, 2025 article USCIS Halts Asylum and Other Benefit Applications from "High-Risk" Countries.
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December 30, 2025
Wage-Based System for H-1B Lottery Finalized
This is a follow up to our October 3rd article regarding changes coming for the H-1B lottery by adopting a wage-based lottery system.
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December 16, 2025
New Photo Policy Helps Prevent Immigration Fraud Through Enhanced Identity Verification
Effective immediately, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has limited the use of photos to those that were taken within three years of the date a person files a USCIS form.
Alerts
December 09, 2025
Visa Appointment Cancellations for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants
This is a follow up article to our December 4th alert regarding Expanded Screening and Vetting for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants.
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December 05, 2025
USCIS Halts Asylum and Other Benefit Applications from "High-Risk" Countries
USCIS has announced that, effective immediately, it is placing a hold on asylum applications, as well as other benefit applications, filed by applicants from the 19 countries impacted by the Travel Ban instituted in June of this year.
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December 05, 2025
USCIS Reduces Validity Periods of Certain EADs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Policy Manual to reduce the maximum validity period for certain categories of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).
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December 04, 2025
Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced today that starting on December 15th, it will expand the requirement that an online presence review be conducted for all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants, in addition to the students and exchange visitors already subject to this review (F, M, and J nonimmigrant classifications).
Alerts
December 01, 2025
Travel Ban Expansion Taking Effect on January 1, 2026
The Trump administration has announced an expansion of the June Travel Ban with the expansion taking effect on January 1, 2026.
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