USCIS Clarifies Special Immigrant Juvenile Age Rule for Those Under 21 Years of Age
USCIS ruled that a Special Immigrant Juvenile petition must be received before the applicant’s 21st birthday. Filing on…
USCIS Deadlines After October 23, 2026: Which Paper-Filing Dates Roll to the Next Business Day
USCIS’s updated guidance takes effect October 23, 2026. It preserves a next-business-day extension for qualifying paper filing or…
USCIS Policy Alert PA-2026-15: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Age-Sensitive Filings
Starting October 23, 2026, USCIS will no longer let applicants wait until the next business day to file…
USCIS Policy Alert PA-2026-15 Ends Weekend Grace for Age-Based Filing Deadlines
Starting October 23, 2026, USCIS will not extend age-based or other substantive eligibility cutoffs that fall on weekends…
USCIS Ends Next-Business-Day Extension for Online Filings Under Policy Alert PA-2026-15
Starting October 23, 2026, USCIS will require online filings to arrive by the actual deadline, even when it…
Pakistan Ends Machine-Readable Passports on October 15 as E-Passport Applications Open at Pakistani Diplomatic Missions
Starting October 15, 2026, Pakistan will issue e-passports only for new passport applications, both domestically and at diplomatic…
Trump Administration Weighs Passport Records in Voter Eligibility Checks
The State Department is considering a proposal to let election officials compare voter files with passport records when…
CBDT Amends Form 141 to Add Schedule E for TDS Reporting on Non-Resident Property Deals
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has created a PAN-based route for resident individuals and Hindu undivided families…
IRS Adds Citizenship Question to Draft 2026 Form 1040 for First Time
A draft 2,026 Form 1040 includes a proposed citizenship and work-authorization question, but it is not final. The…
TDS Credit Denied Under Income-Tax Act, 2025? File Form No. 102 and Check Your Annual Information Statement
TDS credit under the Income-tax Act, 2025 depends on the cause of the mismatch. Form No. 102 applies…
Philippine Passport Fee May Rise to ₱1,500 from ₱950 Under APO Production Unit Proposal
The DFA is asking to postpone a proposed passport fee increase until mid-2028, when the next-generation passport is…
Aliens Exempt from Alien Employment Permit Must Secure Certificate of Exemption Under DOLE Department Order No. 248-B
DOLE now requires exempt foreign workers to secure a Certificate of Exemption before immigration filing. From September 3,…
U.S. Travel Ban: Kenya Exempt from 39-Country Ban, But Visa Denials Still Possible
Kenya is not included in the 39-country travel ban, but applicants can still face visa denial for fraud…
NTSB Preliminary Report on Tampa Executive Airport Crash Examines IFR Clearance
A plane departing Tampa Executive Airport crashed after acknowledging IFR clearance and making a steep left turn. Two…