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 October 2, 2025!
Update to Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. New Edition Dated 10/02/25.
On Friday, August 29, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a News Release, “USCIS to Modernize Fee Payments with Electronic Funds“! This News Release announced an update to its fee payment process and that USCIS will phase out paper checks and money orders by October 28, 2025. You can only use forms G-1650 and G-1450 after October 28, no more personal checks, corporate checks, no money orders, no cashier’s checks, only ACH bank accounts and credit cards will be accepted!
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1. I have a Hearing at Immigration Court scheduled for next Monday, October 6, 2025. Are the Courts open or will my hearing be rescheduled due to the shutdown?
The Immigration Courts are fully operational during this government shutdown. You should plan on attending your hearing. If you fail to appear without proper and prior notice, an in-absentia order will be issued for your failure to appear at your hearing, ordering your removal from the country.
A professor and immigration lawyer Charles Kuck joins WIRED Magazine to answer questions about basic immigration law in an online Q&A! Charles Kuck is a past President of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), an adjunct Law Professor at Emory University and still a practicing Immigration attorney! His video is very informative and a little bit over 28 minutes, but it answers a lot of questions about today’s immigration environment!
Please view the Wired Mag. Channel on YouTube Video, “Immigration Lawyer Answers Immigration Questions“!
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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the October 2025 Visa Bulletin
List of some of the Top News Stories related to “Latino voters and Immigration”:
Newsweek (newsweek.com), 9/25/25 update, News Article:
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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On Friday, September 19th, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria. The TPS designation for Syria is set to expire September 30, 2025, and will terminate 60 days later on November 21, 2025! The Secretary has decided that they do not qualify for TPS, and she will terminate it.
For more information, please review the USCIS News Release, “Secretary Noem Announces the Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Syria“!
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On Friday, August 29, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a News Release, “USCIS to Modernize Fee Payments with Electronic Funds“! This News Release announced an update to its fee payment process and that USCIS will phase out paper checks and money orders by October 28, 2025. You can only use forms G-1650 and G-1450 after October 28, no more personal checks, corporate checks, no money orders, no cashier’s checks, only ACH bank accounts and credit cards will be accepted!
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