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 2026. 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 November 2026. USCIS November [...]
October 2026 Visa Bulletin 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 2026. 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 [...]
The USCIS Website has been updated with this latest update: On June 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order that vacated agency guidance implementing the $100,000 payment requirement for certain H-1B petitions. See State of California v. Mullin, 1:25-cv-13829 (D. Mass.). DHS strongly disagrees with the court’s order [...]
Employers should distinguish between changes that require an amended H-1B petition and changes that can be handled through LCA posting, short-term placement rules, or other compliance documentation. This Blog post helps analyze the requirements and provides guidance. READ MORE
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07/16/trump-administration-issues-final-rule-end-foreign-student-visa-abuse In an extremely short-sighted move, the current administration is ending the Duration of Status rule that allowed students to pursue higher education and contribute to the innovation and growth of the United States. The following changes will go into effect: Fixed Admission Caps: Nonimmigrant students (F visas) and exchange visitors (J visas) will be [...]
https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-reaches-fiscal-year-2027-h-1b-cap U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.
Ms. Blackburn is a “a transformative leader and a first-generation Afro-Latina with over 20 years of experience in business immigration law” who has “demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion” within AILA. Ms. Blackburn serves as the chair of AILA’s Equity and Belonging Committee and was lauded by her nominators for her [...]
Dear Clients, We are writing in response to the May 22, 2026, announcement by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that it will treat adjustment of status as relief to be granted only in what it describes as extraordinary circumstances, while emphasizing consular processing as the ordinary path in many cases. USCIS paired that announcement [...]
This blog post explores the sudden increase in EB-1A profile builders and “specialists” and why using them could harm your petition and even lead to charges of misrepresentation and fraud. READ MORE
This is a candid conversation between an attorney from Kidambi & Associates and the HR Director of a mid-sized IT company who recently navigated their first H-1B cap season under the new weighted-selection rules. The HR Director has chosen to remain anonymous but was gracious enough to share their experience to help other HR teams [...]