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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2026 first quarterly completions; October 2025 to December 2025. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office to completion.

AAO Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 1/16/26. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.

Note: Starting with the January 2017 Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times Report, the AAO has changed how it presents processing time data. The AAO will now provide, by form type, the total number of case completions for the fiscal year quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, cases completed divided by their projected case goal.

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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; Mississippi, Missouri and Montana!

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SCOTUSblog is dedicated to covering the U.S. Supreme Court without bias. They have published a blog post explaining Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This post, which was written by their Managing Editor, Kelsey Dallas goes on to explain the Trump Administration’s changes and how the Supreme Court views the subject!

To read the post, please review the SCOTUSblog post, “Temporary Protected Status and the Supreme Court: an explainer“!

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  1. Are H-1B applicants still subject to the online presence review prior to attending an interview and receiving a nonimmigrant visa at a Consulate abroad?

 Yes. In addition to H-1B, F, M, and J applicants, effective March 30, 2026, the Department of State will expand online presence review to include applicants in the following additional nonimmigrant visa classifications: all A-3, C-3 (if a domestic worker), G-5, H-3, H-4 dependents of H-3, K-1, K-3, Q, R-1, R-2, S, T and U. To facilitate this vetting, all applicants are instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all their social media profiles to “public” or “open.”

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The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. There is a cap limit of 33,000 for the first half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year. If the cap is not reached during the first half of the fiscal year, the extra numbers are then made available for the second half.

The H-2B cap limit for first half of FY 2026 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of the last count (8/12/25) – USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2026!


The H-2B cap limit for second half of FY 2026 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (3/10/26) – USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026 and Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visa Allocations!

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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, March 27, 2026. Act now and submit your questions!

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