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Strengthen Your EB-1A Profile While Waiting for Your Green Card

Use waiting time to strengthen an EB-1A petition: map achievements to USCIS criteria, improve publications and visibility, secure strong recommendation…

Can You Switch Visas and Still Apply for a Green Card?

You can pursue a Green Card on H-1B and continue after switching visas by maintaining lawful status, securing PERM and…

AC21 180-Day Rule: Preserving Green Card Eligibility Amid Job Changes

AC21 lets employment-based applicants port their green card if I-485 has been pending 180 days, I-140 is approved or approvable,…

January 2025 Visa Bulletin: Trends in EB-2, EB-3 and Indian backlog

January’s Visa Bulletin permits filings under the unchanged DF chart while FADs move forward modestly for some EB‑2/EB‑3 cases, with…

US Reviews 3.3 Million Green Card Holders Amid National Security Probe

The administration ordered a large-scale review of roughly 3.3 million green card holders from 19 countries, reopening approved cases to…

Green Card Interviews Turn to Detentions: ICE Arrests

ICE arrests during USCIS Green Card interviews in San Diego—reported in at least six marriage‑based cases—have sparked fear. Detainees were…

Administration freezes Green Cards, refugees, re-interview to tighten security vetting

The administration froze processing of about 235,000 refugee Green Cards admitted Jan. 20, 2021–Feb. 20, 2025, ordering mandatory re-interviews and…

DHS Shows More Green Card Denials Amid No Government Aid Policy

On Nov. 19, 2025 DHS proposed replacing the 2022 public‑charge rule with a broader standard allowing officers to consider non‑cash…