Employment-based final action dates did not move in September. The family-sponsored chart moved a great deal. Here is the category-by-category read.
The State Department confirmed a worldwide pause on immigrant visa interviews on August 25. Nonimmigrant visas are not affected, and adjustment of status inside the United States continues.
USCIS will reject the current edition of the green card application if it is filed on or after September 18. The revised form carries the new public charge questions.
A DHS final rule replaces open-ended admission with a fixed Admit Until Date on the I-94. Four years is the maximum for a single admission, not a lifetime cap.
The post-completion grace period halves under the new admission rule. Transition provisions mean current students keep 60 days until they travel or file an extension.
The September bulletin warns that several employment categories may retrogress or go unavailable before the fiscal year ends. A short guide to what the terms mean.
The family-sponsored chart carried almost all the movement, led by an F2A jump of more than eighteen months. The employment chart inched.