Washington, D.C. U.S. The Department of State updated the countries as needing visa bonds. The implementation dates are in parentheses: Pursuant to Immigration and Nationality Act (“Act” or “INA”), a consular officer may require the posting of a visa bond prior to visa issuance. The Final Rule issued August 3, 2026 establishes the visa bond[Read More]
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By operation of federal statute Temporary Protected Status TPS for Ukraine is renewed by at least 6 more months
Вашингтон, округ Колумбія. Відповідно до положень федерального законодавства, дію тимчасового захищеного статусу (TPS) для України продовжено щонайменше ще на шість місяців. Станом на сьогодні Міністерство внутрішньої безпеки США (DHS) не оприлюднило жодних нових повідомлень щодо статусу тимчасового захисту (TPS) для України; отже, згідно із законом, дія TPS для України автоматично продовжується щонайменше ще на 6[Read More]
U.S. District Court grants a Nationwide Preliminary Injunction barring the government in implementating new rule concerning Duration of Status for F, J, and I nonimmigrants
Washington, D.C. Duration of Status or also known as D/S is a policy that allows F international students and their dependents and J exchange visitors to remain in the United States so long as they are making normal progress towards completing their academic programs or exchange objectives or are engaging in options practical training (OPT/STEM)[Read More]
The court sets aside USCIS action which had removed automatic extensions of H-4 EAD for these plaintiffs
The U.S. District Judge in Jane Doe 1 v. United States Department of Homeland Security, 8:26-cv-00060, (C.D. Cal. Sep 11, 2026) has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against DHS’ action as applicable to seven (7) named plaintiffs. The case concerns the government’s decision to terminate automatic extensions of employment authorization document (EAD) for certain[Read More]
SEVP’s Broadcast Messages to DSOs and PDSOs of universities seek to restrict Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Authorization policy
Washington, D.C. On August 12 and August 24, 2026 the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) published two broadcast messages that significantly narrowed the F-1 Curricular Practical Training (CPT) eligibility standards. The first Broadcast Message 2608-01 says that CPT may be granted if the CPT training “is indeed a core and essential part of the[Read More]
DHS is proposing to impose a $103,265 extra fee for new H-1Bs which will likely be tested in courts
DHS is proposing a new rule imposing an extra fee of $103,265 for each of H-1B cap-subject petition, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The proposed fee would be paid at the time of filing and would be imposed in addition to all other applicable fees or payments. The government hopes that the[Read More]
The Court of Appeals denies Trump Administration’s appeal seeking pause of the effectiveness of the District Court’s order which had vacated and set aside H-1B Proclamation imposing $100,000 additional fee terming it as unlawful act exceeding Presidential power
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has denied the Trump Administration’s appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ judgement of June 8, 2026. Now the Judge Leo Sorokin judgement which vacated the H-1B fee policy last month stands as a final resolution of the case unless the[Read More]
DHS Publishes Final Rule on Elimination of Duration of Status for F-1 International Students, J-1 Exchange Visitors, and I-1 Representatives of Foreign Media
Today DHS published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on Elimination of Duration of Status (D/S) and establishing a fixed time period of admission for F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, I-1 visa holders and sets procedure for extension of F status . The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule in the[Read More]
Supreme Court Rules DHS Can Continue the Termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled DHS can continue with termination of Haitian and Syrian TPS, as Section 1254a(b)(5)(A) bars judicial review of non-constitutional claims related to TPS and Miot respondents’ equal protection claim is unlikely to succeed. (Trump v. Miot (25-1084) was consolidated with this case, Mullin v. Doe (25-1083)). The Court held,[Read More]
Judge pauses the effectiveness of his order which had vacated and set aside President Trump’s H-1B Proclamation imposing $100,000 additional fee terming it as unlawful act exceeding Presidential power
U.S. District Court in Massachusetts had found the President Trump’s H-1B Proclamation imposing $100,000 as unlawful and vacated it entirely. However, the judge has paused the effectiveness of his order until the Court of Appeals weighs in, therefore, the additional H-1B tax fee is not fully phased out as of yet. The government has filed[Read More]