Do USCIS Officers Check Your Phone During Interviews in 2025?
USCIS typically focuses on filed evidence and does not routinely search phones during interviews; requests are rare and…
Articles by & updated by Robert Pyne
DHS Proposes Ending Duration of Status for F and J Visa Holders
DHS’s June 27, 2025 proposal would end Duration of Status for F, J, and I classifications, imposing fixed…
2025 Immigration Law Brings Registration, $45B for Detention, and New Fees
Major 2025 changes: EO 14159 mandates alien registration for non‑citizens staying 30+ days via Form G‑325R and proof…
USCIS Policy Manual Update Expands Enforcement: Impact on H-1B, Family Beneficiaries
In 2025 USCIS enforced tighter standards: H-1B modernization requires the updated Form I-129 from January 17; family-based rules…
Khamzat Chimaev Says Donald Trump Helped Resolve His U.S. Visa
Khamzat Chimaev competed at UFC 319 after visa problems and credited President Trump, yet no public agency records…
Visa Renewals for DC International Students: Will Police Changes Affect Scrutiny?
From September 2, 2025, most student visa renewals require in-person consular interviews, amid expanded social-media screening and stricter…
US Ends ‘Dropbox’ Visa Waivers — Even Children Now Require Interviews
On July 25, 2025, the State Department announced that Dropbox interview waivers end September 2, 2025. Most nonimmigrant…
Factories Lose Immigrant Workers, Straining Remaining Shop‑Floor Staff
In 2025, USCIS moved to deny family-based filings without RFEs, the State Department piloted refundable bonds up to…
USCIS updates forms, tighter fraud rules reshape green card process
In 2025 USCIS requires 01/20/25 Form I-485 (mandatory April 3) and Form I-129F (mandatory May 1) and tightens…