USCIS will now issue green card-based work permits (EADs) for only 18 months instead of five years for all applications pending or filed on or after December 5, 2025. Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made an official announcement discussing a major change to work permits (Employment Authorization Documents, or “EADs”) for many […]
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DHS proposes to rescind the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations, signaling a major shift toward a more flexible and balanced “totality of the circumstances” standard for admissibility. Introduction On November 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register. The NPRM proposes […]
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Nov 18 2025
The Department of State has released the December 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for December […]
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Oct 28 2025
The Department of State has released the November 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action dates for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for November 2025. […]
Read MoreI. Introduction U.S. immigration law provides a variety of ways to become a lawful permanent resident through employment in the United States. Two of these employment-based (EB) “preference immigrant” categories are the second preference (EB-2) and third preference (EB-3) categories. Applicants under both the EB-2 and EB-3 categories (excluding EB-2 NIW) require an employer to […]
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Jun 12 2025
The Department of State has released the July 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action dates for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for July 2025. […]
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Apr 22 2025
The Department of State has released the May 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action dates for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for May 2025. […]
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Feb 17 2025
The Department of State has released the Mar 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action dates for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for March 2025. […]
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Jan 21 2025
The Department of State has released the Feb 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action dates for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for February 2025. […]
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Dec 16 2024
The Department of State has released the Jan 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS has designated the Dates for Filing for Employment-Sponsored adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for January 2025. […]
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