A new Ministerial Direction (MD 119) has been implemented in Australia, significantly changing the order in which skilled nominations and visa applications are being processed by the Department of ...

For audio listeners, you can listen to our audio version of the News Digest here. You can also join our Immigration News Digest Newsletter here. The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has ...

There has been a lot of recent interest from prospective immigrant investors in direct EB-5, including “pooled direct” investments. This is partially because the more popular EB-5 Regional Center ...

This blog focuses on outlining the USCIS regulations regarding L-1A managerial or executive qualifications for new office applications and provides tips on how applicants can strengthen their ...

• Modernize technology systems supporting the EB-5 petition lifecycle. DHS emphasizes that reduced fees will not compromise program integrity or funding, but rather streamline operations and enhance ...

The U.S. Department of State’s June 2026 Visa Bulletin delivers a significant setback for Indian employment-based applicants, with steep retrogressions in both the EB-1 and EB-2 categories as ...

On June 11, 2025, the DOJ Civil Division outlined new enforcement priorities under the Trump administration that could affect employers and sponsored talent. The memo emphasizes increased civil ...

With the reduction in available U.S. jobs due to the pandemic and a slowdown in hiring, ways to create “good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced” are a high priority, as President Joe Biden told ...

The U.S. Department of State has significantly revised the Foreign Affairs Manual which provides guidance to consular officials to implement a stricter interpretation of the law which bars immigrant ...

Foreign nationals considering an EB-5 investment often ask whether U.S.-based retirement assets can be used as a lawful source of funds (“SOF”). While USCIS has approved many cases involving ...

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has confirmed that the court order previously preventing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti is no longer in effect following the U.S.

The federal court decision striking down USCIS’s immigration benefits freeze policies is now officially headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. On June 5, 2026, the U.S. District ...