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USCIS Fees Change Friday: Check Before Filing
Certain USCIS fees change October 16, 2026. See selected amounts, the postmark rule, and what to check before filing your immigration application.
EAD Renewal Pending? Check Your Work Authorization
A pending EAD renewal does not always extend work authorization. Understand the October 2026 rule, earlier-filing exceptions, and what to review.
Turning 21? Do Not Count on a Monday Extension
USCIS changes how certain age-based paper filing deadlines are treated starting October 23, 2026. Learn the SIJ example and which day-counted deadlines retain an extension.
Reported ICE Surge in California: Know Your Rights
Reports describe Operation Safe California lasting at least 45 days. Learn what is confirmed, how to prepare, and when to contact an immigration attorney.
Proposed OPT Fees: What Students and Schools Should Know
DHS proposes school-paid OPT fees of $70,000 and $30,000. These fees are not currently due. Read the proposed timing, transition rules and comment deadlines.
Advance Parole and Asylum Return-Travel Risks
A new BIA precedent addresses presumed abandonment of asylum, withholding and CAT claims after return to the country of claimed persecution under advance parole.
Does a BIA Remand Guarantee Another Hearing?
An October 2 BIA decision explains jurisdiction after remand and why another hearing was not required in that case. Learn what to review with counsel.
Asylum Fraud and Immigration Bond
A BIA precedent examines flight risk after intentional asylum fraud and denied relief. The ruling does not automatically bar bond after every asylum denial.
Immigrant Visa Pause Lifted for 75 Countries
DOS says the immigrant-visa issuance pause affecting nationals of 75 countries ended August 21, 2026. Learn what changed and what remains.
Drug Admissions and Immigration Inadmissibility
A 2026 BIA decision explains when a controlled-substance admission may cause immigration inadmissibility even without a conviction.
H-1B Employer Layoff Review
A new executive order directs immigration agencies to consider certain recent and planned employer layoffs when reviewing H-1B matters.
No Criminal Record: What It Means for Immigration Removal
A clean criminal record does not automatically prevent immigration removal. Learn why immigration status, case history and specific protections matter.
When the BIA Overlooks Voluntary-Departure Bond Evidence
A September 25 Ninth Circuit decision addresses a BIA failure to consider proof that a voluntary-departure bond was paid. Here is what the court decided.
I, TN and TD Visa Screening Expands October 1
A September 18 State Department announcement expands online presence review to I, TN and TD visa applicants from October 1, 2026.
Physician NIW: The Five-Year Service Path
Can U.S. medical service support your green card? Learn the physician NIW essentials and request a review of your qualifications and practice plans.
F-1 Duration of Status Rule Postponed: What Students Should Do
A Sept. 14 court order postponed the F-1/J-1 duration-of-status rule nationwide. What it means for OPT, travel and status, and when to request a review.
Ninth Circuit Rejects Duress Defense to Persecutor Bar
A new Ninth Circuit decision addresses forced service, duress, and the persecutor bar in asylum, withholding, NACARA, and CAT cases.
USCIS Ordered to Resume Certain Travel-Ban-Country Cases
A court ordered USCIS to resume certain cases previously held for applicants from 39 travel-ban countries, including qualifying Iranians.
$750 Paid Expedite for Certain B-1/B-2 Interviews
A temporary State Department pilot lets eligible B-visa applicants at participating posts pay an additional $750 for an interview within 10 business days, subject to availability.
Proposed $103,265 H-1B Fee: What Employers Should Know
DHS has proposed an additional $103,265 fee for cap-subject H-1B petitions. Learn what is proposed, who may be affected, and the September 24 comment deadline.
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