POLICY & ANALYSIS
Follow U.S. immigration policy, filing changes and official announcements.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 4 and run through noon Eastern on March 19, 2026.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing a final rule that will increase USCIS fees for premium processing to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June 2025.
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) reminds employers and other interested stakeholders that the filing window to submit an H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification (Form ETA-9142B and appendices) requesting work start dates of April 1, 2026, or later, will open on January 1, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a Federal Register notice that clarifies when aliens may be ineligible for asylum or withholding of removal because they pose a danger to the security of the United States due to certain public health emergencies.
We are updating guidance in Volume 3 of the USCIS Policy Manual related to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) program—a program where certain immigration benefits can be provided to survivors of domestic abuse.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify policies and requirements for aliens seeking classification as a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitioner.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the applicability of 8 U.S.C. 1367(a)(1) and (a)(2) provisions. This revision also resolves minor technical errors in previously published safe address procedures for aliens protected under 8 U.S.C. 1367.
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has released a comprehensive set of public disclosure data (through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025) drawn from employer applications requesting prevailing wage determinations and labor certifications for the PERM, LCA (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), H-2A, H-2B, CW-1, and Prevailing Wage programs.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is rescinding policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual related to expedited processing of naturalization applications for certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.
This technical update to Volumes 2 and 6 changes the name of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to TruMerit and adds an explanatory footnote.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today issued policy guidance in Volume 6 of the USCIS Policy Manual to address the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) adoption of the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system, and its effect on certain immigrant visa petitions filed on behalf of professional athletes.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) adoption of the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system and its impact on certain immigrant visa petitions filed on behalf of professional athletes.
