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Visa Bulletin for November 2025

kidambil2025-10-16T19:07:27+00:00Oct 16, 2025|

Visa Bulletin for November 2025 https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_November2025.pdf For Family-Sponsored Filings: For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for November 2025. For Employment-Based Preference Filings: For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin [...]

US Department of Labor launches Project Firewall to protect America’s highly skilled workforce

kidambil2025-09-26T14:35:48+00:00Sep 26, 2025|

On September 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the launch of Project Firewall, an H-1B enforcement initiative that will safeguard the rights, wages, and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers by ensuring employers prioritize qualified Americans when hiring workers and holding employers accountable if they abuse the H-1B visa process. As authorized by [...]

USCIS Notice of Implementation of 2025 Naturalization Civics Test

kidambil2025-09-26T14:33:06+00:00Sep 26, 2025|

USCIS notice that it is reimplementing the 2020 Naturalization Civics Test with some modifications. This 2025 Naturalization Civics Test will include fundamentals of American history and of the principles and form of the U.S. government. This notice does not change the English language parts of the naturalization test. This notice is effective on 9/18/25. USCIS [...]

ADDITIONAL UPDATES – CBP Clarifies Travel Ban & DOS Provides FAQ (9/22/2025)

kidambil2025-09-22T12:50:39+00:00Sep 22, 2025|

**ADDITIONAL UPDATE** On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of anyone seeking to enter or reenter the U.S. in H-1B status without payment of a new $100,000 fee. The proclamation, titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers is effective date is 12:01 a.m. EDT Sunday, September 21, 2025, and is set to [...]

IMPORTANT UPDATE – USCIS Clarifies Travel Ban

kidambil2025-09-21T12:11:50+00:00Sep 21, 2025|

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of anyone seeking to enter or reenter the U.S. in H-1B status without payment of a new $100,000 fee. The proclamation, titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers is effective date is 12:01 a.m. EDT Sunday, September 21, 2025, and is set [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Travel Ban on H-1B Nonimmigrants Takes Effect at 12:01 am on September 21

kidambil2025-09-20T15:01:48+00:00Sep 20, 2025|

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Travel Ban on H-1B Nonimmigrants Takes Effect on 12:01 am on September 21 On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of anyone seeking to enter or reenter the U.S. in H-1B status without payment of a new $100,000 fee. The proclamation, titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers is [...]

Visa Bulletin for October 2025

kidambil2025-09-20T15:03:56+00:00Sep 18, 2025|

Visa Bulletin for October 2025 https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-for-october-2025.html For Family-Sponsored Filings: For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for October 2025 For Employment-Based Preference Filings: For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for [...]

September 2025 Visa Bulletin

kidambil2025-08-13T20:00:31+00:00Aug 13, 2025|

Visa Bulletin for September 2025 https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_September2025.pdf For Family-Sponsored Filings: For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for September 2025. For Employment-Based Preference Filings: For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin [...]

CONGRATULATIONS TO ATTORNEY YASMIN A. BLACKBURN ON BEING ELECTED TO AILA’S BOARD OF GOVERNORS

kidambil2025-06-20T17:44:28+00:00Jun 20, 2025|

KIDAMBI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. is proud to announce that the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has elected Yasmin Blackburn, a Senior Attorney with the Firm as an Elected Director for the 2025-2028 term. As you are aware, Attorney Yasmin Blackburn leads the PERM Practice Group at Kidambi & Associates, PC; she guides companies, nonprofit [...]

FY 2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process Completed

kidambil2025-03-31T20:07:22+00:00Mar 31, 2025|

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). USCIS has randomly selected enough beneficiaries with properly submitted registrations projected as needed to reach [...]