The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and government information systems to examine immigration applications. The ...

Many of our clients have told us about rude and disrespectful treatment at the CBP field office in Dallas, where people go, by appointment or in person, to resolve matters with CBP. In our years of ...

The most challenging EB-1A petitions are not those lacking substantive evidence. Rather, they involve candidates with a credible yet unspectacular professional history: a physician-scientist or ...

Compliance considerations for employers of new H-1B workers who changed status from F-1 OPT, STEM OPT, or another status For many employers, October 1 marked the day a new group of employees moved ...

USCIS has changed an important rule governing immigration filing deadlines, and the distinction it is drawing could have serious consequences for employers and foreign national employees who wait ...

Over the past two weeks, many of our clients have received a letter from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services titled “FBI Privacy Requirements for Biometrics ...

Association of American Universities v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, No. 1:26-cv-14520 (D. Mass. filed Oct. 5, 2026) A coalition of higher education organizations filed a federal lawsuit in ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is ending the routine use of passport admission stamps during primary inspection. Under an October 1, 2026 Carrier Liaison Program bulletin, most foreign ...

On September 30, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filed a Federal Register notice announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2027 inflation adjustments to certain immigration fees created ...

If you are an F-1 student waiting on a post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) approval, or an employer waiting to onboard a recent graduate, you already know how stressful the wait can be.

Every October, the start of the federal fiscal year brings a fresh allocation of immigrant visa numbers, and with it the possibility of real movement in the Visa Bulletin. For many employment-based ...

Over the past 5 days, a large number of I-485 adjustment of status applicants have logged into their USCIS online accounts and found an unexpected change. Their case status now reads “Case requires ...