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K-1 Visa Trends 2024–2025: USCIS Processing and Global Shifts
K-1 visa activity peaked in FY2024, but FY2025 brings a processing slowdown and stricter vetting. The Philippines remains the primary…
Gold Card Replaces EB-1/EB-2: $1M/$2M Path to Green Card
The Gold Card replaces EB-1/EB-2 with a cash-for-status model: $1 million individual or $2 million employer contribution plus $15,000 vetting…
EB-5 Visa Allocations Under the Reform and Integrity Act
The unreserved EB-5 visa cap was reached on September 17, 2025, pausing new unreserved green card issuances through September 30,…
State Department Rule Adds $1 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Fee
A $1 registration fee for the Diversity Visa lottery will take effect September 16, 2025, implemented 30 days later. Collected…
Why Indian Professionals Turn to EB-5: Path to a Green Card
With EB-2/EB-3 backlogs persisting, many Indian H-1B and F-1 holders opt for EB-5 in 2025, investing $800,000 in TEAs to…
Indian EB-5 Jump as Oct 2025 Bulletin Advances 15 Months
October 2025’s bulletin advances India’s unreserved EB-5 Final Action Date to Feb 1, 2021, enabling many investors with earlier priority…
India EB-5 Dates Jump 15 Months in October 2025 Visa Bulletin
October 2025’s Visa Bulletin moves India’s EB-5 Final Action Date to Feb 1, 2021, enabling approvals for cases before that…
October 2025 Visa Bulletin: India Gains in EB-2, EB-3 & F2A
October’s Visa Bulletin posts key advances for India: EB-2 to April 1, 2013; EB-3 to August 22, 2013; EB-5 to…