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How Employer Name Initials Influence PERM Processing Order

Form ETA‑9089 submission fixes a PERM priority date and enters a daily DOL queue. Reports indicate same‑day cases are then…

H-4 EAD Delays Beyond 12 Months: What Applicants Should Do Now

H-4 EADs typically take 2–8 months in 2025, but cases over 12 months need active steps: check status, open a…

H-4 to H-1B Change of Status: Process, Lottery, and Timing Insights

Transitioning from H‑4 to H‑1B requires a sponsoring employer, an approved LCA, and usually lottery selection. File Form I‑129 and…

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…

Central Ohio Advocates Alarmed by 2025 Immigration Changes

Policy changes in 2025 have pushed many Franklin County immigrant families toward crisis: SNAP benefits ended for over 4,000 residents,…

F-1 OPT Corrected Notices Spark Anxiety Among Post-2025 Filers

USCIS issued corrected receipt notices saying the 180-day automatic employment extension does not apply to OPT filings after October 30,…

DHS Watchdog Expulsions Raise Alarm on Immigration Detention Abuses

DHS closed three internal watchdogs in March 2025, reassigning about 300 employees and shrinking CRCL to nine staff amid 500+…