Ceremony in Lycoming County welcomes 34 new citizens from 23 countries
Thirty-four new U.S. citizens from 23 countries were sworn in at Williamsport’s federal courthouse by Judge Sean A.…
Articles by & updated by Elena Marquez
1996 Immigration Welfare Law: Persistent Loopholes in Child-Only TANF
PRWORA restricts many benefits to noncitizens, yet household-level mechanisms let benefits reach U.S.-born children in mixed-status families. Child-only…
H-1B Fee Jump to $100K Likely to Drive Global Team Hiring
A one-time $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions filed from September 21, 2025, plus higher prevailing wages and…
Could You Pass the New 2025 U.S. Citizenship Test?
Effective October 20, 2025, the civics test for Form N-400 requires 12 of 20 correct answers from a…
DV-2026 Eligible Countries: Complete List for U.S. Diversity Visa
The State Department’s DV-2026 list (as of October 2025) confirms most countries are eligible but excludes 19 high-immigration…
Why India Is Ineligible for the DV Lottery This Year
India is barred from DV‑2026 because its five‑year immigrant total exceeds the 50,000 limit. With large immigrant counts…
November 2025 Visa Bulletin: Country-by-Country Quick-Scan vs October
November 2025 shows stability for India in the Visa Bulletin: F2B advances nine days to 01DEC16 while employment-based…
India Employment-Based Green Card Outlook: November 2025 vs October 2025
The November 2025 Visa Bulletin for India shows no cutoff movement across employment categories. Filing windows depend on…
EB-3 China: November 2025 cutoffs unchanged from October 2025
No change occurred in EB-3 China between October and November 2025: Final Action cutoffs stayed at 01MAR2021 (Skilled)…