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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.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, May 2, 2025. Act now and submit your questions!

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, that they have received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2025!

For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2025“

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USCIS has a Social Media Directory on its website, they state that they are making information more accessible, their actual words are “more widely available”! This directory contains USCIS accounts for X, Facebook, Instagram and many others including regional. Please use the link below to view the directory.

USCIS Link to Social Media Directory

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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.

The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated April 18, 2025!

Update to Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. New Edition Dated 04/15/25.
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  1. What will happen if I do not register under the new 4/11/2025 Registration requirement? There are three (3) components to this registration requirement, and thus three (3) different penalties. (1) If you do not register and provide fingerprints, the penalty is a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment up to 180 days, or both. (2) If you do not carry evidence of compliance (18 and over), the penalty is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. (3) If you do not notify DHS in writing of each change of address within 10 days of moving, the penalty is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. There are serious consequences involved for not complying with the registration requirement, as well as serious risks involved in complying with the registration requirement. YOU SHOULD SPEAK WITH A QUALIFIED IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY AND/OR CRIMINAL ATTORNEY BEFORE SUBMITTING A REGISTRATION FORM ONLINE.

  2. Is Venezuela TPS still valid? Yes, on March 31, 2025, Judge Edward Chen, a federal judge in San Francisco, ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to continue TPS for Venezuelans. See National TPS Alliance, et al., v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 3:25-cv-01766 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2025).
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UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact!

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; New Jersey, New Mexico and New York!

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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the May 2025 Visa Bulletin

The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).

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