Immigrant visa interviews were paused worldwide. Here is what is known.
The State Department paused immigrant visa interviews worldwide in late August. A September 10 cable directed posts to resume, according to a…
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The new Form I-485 took effect September 18, with no grace period
USCIS now rejects the 01/20/25 edition of Form I-485. The 09/18/26 edition has been required since September 18, with no overlap window.
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Duration of status rule postponed: what it would change for F and J holders
A court postponed the DHS rule that would replace duration of status with a fixed Admit Until Date and a four year…
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The F-1 grace period would drop to 30 days, but the rule is on hold
The rule would cut the F-1 post-completion grace period from 60 to 30 days. A court postponed it, so the 60-day period…
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Fiscal year 2026 closes September 30. Here is what ‘unavailable’ would mean.
The FY2026 Visa Bulletin warns some employment categories may retrogress or go unavailable before September 30. Here's what those terms mean.
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The August 2026 visa bulletin: F2A leaps nineteen months, employment barely moves
The family-sponsored chart carried almost all the movement, led by an F2A jump of more than eighteen months. The employment chart inched.
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