Visa Verge
Are U.S. Consulates Abroad Operating Normally for Visas and Passports?
Consular visa and passport services continue during the 2025 shutdown due to fee funding, but expect longer waits,…
Automatic Rescheduling After Shutdown: Check Your Interview Date
USCIS is reassigning interview dates for appointments canceled by the shutdown and will mail official updated notices; check…
Are Delays in Employment-Based Green Cards Likely to Continue?
Employers and foreign workers are bracing for longer waits on employment-based green cards after a federal shutdown halted…
Shutdown Effects on Visa and Passport Processing Times and Recovery
Fee-funded passport and visa services are still operating during the shutdown; routine passport processing is 4–6 weeks. DOL…
South Korea Halts All Flights Nationwide for CSAT Listening Window
On November 13, 2025, South Korea will freeze takeoffs and landings for 35 minutes (1:05–1:40 p.m.) to protect…
Pittsburgh International Readies $1.7 Billion Landside Terminal Opening
The $1.7 billion landside terminal at Pittsburgh International opens November 18, 2025, unifying check-in, TSA screening, and baggage.…
Bags to Boarding: How Etihad Rail’s DWC Stop Redefines UAE Travel
Starting in 2026, Etihad Rail will offer station luggage check-in and a direct stop at DWC, cutting Abu…
Nationwide Flight Reductions Continue, Ramping to 6% Amid Shutdown
Facing controller staffing shortfalls from the government shutdown, the FAA cut operations to 6% at 40 major airports…
UK visa changes set to cut university income, Home Office warns
UK visa reforms — an 18‑month Graduate Route, a 6% tuition levy, and higher maintenance (£1,171/month outside London)…
Wealden Green Councillors Press Legal Challenge to Asylum Barracks
On November 10, 2025 Wealden councillors approved legal action challenging the Home Office plan to place 600 asylum…
Trump’s Raids Drive Hispanic Shoppers Toward Safer Online Buying
In 2025, worries about ICE enforcement led many Hispanic consumers to prefer online shopping, raising online Hispanic spending…
When Immigration Agents Detained a 15-Year-Old White Teen in Chicago
Federal agents detained a 15-year-old U.S. citizen on Chicago’s East Side after a November 5 chase and crash.…
Mexico Immigration Fees to Rise in 2026; 50% Reduction Details Await
Starting January 1, 2026, Mexico will raise many immigration fees—temporary and permanent residency costs will nearly double. The…
Newsom Adviser Democrats Should Lean In on Immigration, Citing Prop 50
Newsom adviser Juan Rodriguez urges national Democrats to embrace immigration messaging after Proposition 50. California’s September 2025 laws…
Trump Softens Notion of Talent Gap as H-1B Crackdown Tightens
The September 19, 2025 proclamation (effective September 21) adds a $100,000 fee for many new H-1B petitions and…