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H-1B U-Turn: What the Talent Shift Means for U.S. Employers
A new one-time $100,000 registration fee for H-1B petitions after September 21, 2025, signals a policy shift likely to favor…
EB-1 India Final Action Date Advances One Month in 2025 Bulletin
In December 2025 the EB-1 India Final Action Date moved one month to 15MAR2022, making priority dates 16FEB2022–14MAR2022 newly eligible.…
Mexico and Philippines F3 Cutoffs Retrogress in Nov–Dec 2025
December 2025 brought major F3 retrogressions: Mexico’s Final Action and Filing dates moved back over a decade, while the Philippines’…
F2A Final Action Dates Unmoved from November to December 2025
F2A Final Action Dates stayed fixed in December 2025: 01FEB24 for most areas and 01FEB23 for Mexico. Dates for Filing…
Why F2A Filing Dates Jumped to 22 November 2025 Across All Countries
December 2025 moved F2A Dates for Filing one month to 22NOV25 worldwide without changing Final Action (around 01FEB24). The advance,…
December 2025 Visa Bulletin: EB Chooses Up, Family Faces Delays
December’s bulletin favors employment categories with forward movement in Final Action Dates, notably for China and India, while family lines…
Future of OPT: International Students and U.S. Universities Must Do
OPT and its STEM-OPT extension face possible elimination or restriction via H.R. 2315 and DHS rulemaking. Ending FICA exemptions could…
U.S. Tax Residency: Resident vs Nonresident Aliens Explained
IRS residency rules use the Green Card Test and Substantial Presence Test to classify taxpayers. Exemptions exist for F‑1/J‑1 students.…