New USCIS Rule Threatens H‑1B Dependents’ Education and Status
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS requires Final Action Dates to calculate CSPA age, reversing 2023 Dates for Filing…
Alert for Green Card and Visa Holders as US Eyes Deportation for DUI
H.R. 875 would make any DUI conviction or admission a ground for inadmissibility and deportation for non-citizens. Passed…
USCIS Reverses Expanded CSPA: Final Action Dates Now Control Age
USCIS will use only Final Action Dates to calculate CSPA age for adjustment of status effective August 15,…
DHS Condemns Violent Assaults on ICE Officers During San Francisco Protests
August 20, 2025 clashes outside San Francisco’s immigration courthouse saw officers use pepper spray, rubber bullets and batons;…
October 2025 Visa Bulletin Predictions: Detailed Analysis and Dates
Snapshot: What to expect in October Where things ended in September (baseline for October) The September 2025 Visa…
Opinion: USCIS’s Broad ‘Good Moral Character’ Rule Lets Officers Deny Subjectively
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS reinstated a broad Good Moral Character test, requiring a holistic review of applicants’…
Is a Clean Record Enough? Trump’s 2025 Rules Demand More From Immigrants
New rules effective August 2025 expand USCIS’s Good Moral Character review, limit automatic birthright citizenship after Feb 19,…
New 2025 vetting rules for green card applicants: what to expect
USCIS expanded security and social media vetting in 2025, lowering interview thresholds and adding document requests. Adjustment-of-status waits…
USCIS Warns Green Card Can Be Revoked Years Later for Mistakes
(UNITED STATES) As of August 22, 2025, U.S. immigration authorities warned that lawful permanent residents can lose their…
US Imposes New Fees on Foreigners Seeking Work Permits in 2025
Signed July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes broad fee hikes: asylum initial EADs $550,…
How Green Card Holders Can Prove Good Moral Character for Naturalization
Beginning August 15, 2025, USCIS applies PM-602-0188, imposing a holistic good moral character review for Form N-400. Officers…
US Citizenship Path Harder for Green Card Holders After New Rules
USCIS tightened procedural vetting for naturalization on August 21, 2025, adding mandatory Form N-400, social-media reviews, and stricter…
USCIS Warns: Lying About U.S. Citizenship Can Trigger Lifetime Ban
USCIS updated its policy August 21, 2025, incorporating Matter of Zhang to state a false claim to U.S.…
USCIS Tightens Policy on False Claims to U.S. Citizenship After Zhang
USCIS updated policy August 20, 2025, making Matter of Zhang controlling. Officers must evaluate age, knowledge, and mental…