The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.
There are (23) form updates from April 29th through April 30th! To view these form updates and any others, review the USCIS Web Page: Forms Updates!
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, January 10, 2025, that they have received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2025! They will continue to accept petitions for H-2B workers for the other 20,000 additional visas which have been allotted for nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.
For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the First Half of FY 2025“
UPDATE – Federal Register (federalregister.gov) : Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2025 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Trump’s Self-Deportation:
BBC News (bbc.com), 5/5/25, Article:
You can now check USCIS processing times online at the USCIS web site. All you need to enter is your form number, and the office processing your case. USCIS has made processing times easier to understand and provide a more realistic date range.
The processing time range is how long it is taking for USCIS to process your type of case from the date they received it. USCIS processes cases in the order they receive them, and they normally update this information monthly. The estimated time range displayed is based on data captured over the last two months. Frequently Asked Questions About Processing Times
This is a video and transcript of a PBS News Hour interview with David Bier, Director of Immigration Studies, Cato Institute about Trump’s actions on immigration during his first 100 days in office. The PBS News Hour White House Correspondent, Laura Barron-Lapex conducted a six-minute interview with Bier which gave some interesting insight into Trump’s actions.
For more details and to view the video, review this link, “Analyzing Trump’s actions on immigration during his first 100 days“.
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The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.
There are (23) form updates from March 24th through April 28th! To view these form updates and any others, review the USCIS Web Page: Forms Updates!
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the May 2025 Visa Bulletin
The Trump administration through the Department of Justice (DOJ) has restored thousands of student visa registrations for foreign students studying in the United States who had minor legal infractions which they received notice of termination over the last couple of weeks!
Many of these students were just weeks away from graduation, some lost their ability to go to classes or conduct college research when they received notice!
For more details about this subject, review the Politico News Article, “Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students’ US visa registrations“!
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
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