Headlines: Trump Administration Plans to Restart and Expand Travel Bans β The travel ban would likely include Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, along with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and possibly others. USCIS Changes Many Forms With No Notice, Adds Grace Periods After Complaint Filed β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) […]
Headlines: President Trump Proposes ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program to Replace EB-5 Visa β President Trump said he wants to sell a “gold card” visa for $5 million to noncitizens, including both individuals and companies. The visa would include permanent residence with work authorization and a path to U.S. citizenship. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said […]
Headlines: Trump Administration Roundup: Highlights of Recent Immigration Developments β The Trump administration has been busy. This article provides a non-exhaustive summary of selected immigration-related highlights. DHS Partially Vacates Haitian TPS Notice, Reduces Extension and Redesignation Period β The Department of Homeland Security reduced the period of extension and redesignation of Haiti for TPS from […]
Headlines: March Visa Bulletin Announces Retrogression of EB-4 Category, Religious Workers Expiration β The bulletin announces retrogression of the final action date in the EB-4/SR categories. OFLC Announces Deletion of Older Records in FLAG System β Records more than five years old will be deleted from the Foreign Labor Access Gateway System beginning on March […]
Headlines: FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens March 7 β The initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 7, 2025, and run through noon ET on March 24, 2025. DHS Terminates 2023 But Not 2021 Venezuela TPS Designation β The Department of […]
FEATURE ARTICLE CLAWBACK CLAUSES: AN OVERVIEW βThis article provides an update on clawback clauses in several countries. COUNTRY UPDATES EUROPEAN UNION β This article takes a look at the European Union’s (EU) stance on citizenship by investment, and temporary protection permits for Ukrainian nationals. ITALY β This article discusses what constitutes a “business” for visa […]
DHS Pauses Humanitarian Parole Programs On January 23, 2025, the top official at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reportedly ordered a pause of various humanitarian parole programs while the agency assesses them, following an email order from the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct such a review. The New […]
Headlines: The First Week: Round-Up of Key Trump Immigration Actions β This article summarizes key highlights among the flurry of immigration-related actions since President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. Senate Confirms Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary β The U.S. Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. She will oversee U.S. Citizenship […]
Headlines: Inauguration Eve: A Nation Holds Its Breath β What will actually happen and when, in the short term and over the long term? Only time will tell. Discussion and preparation on both sides have been wide-ranging. This article summarizes select highlights. USCIS Updates Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waivers β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration […]
Headlines: USCIS Updates O-1 Guidance on Extraordinary Ability Evidence β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its policy guidance, effective immediately, to clarify how it evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrants of extraordinary ability, including adding examples of evidence for individuals in critical and emerging technologies. Cap Reached for Additional H-2B Returning Worker […]
