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USCIS Expands Green Card Interview Requirement β€” What Applicants Need to Know

USCIS has significantly broadened the pool of applicants required to attend in-person interviews for adjustment of status cases, creating longer wait times and new preparation demands for thousands of families and employment-based applicants.

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USCIS Policy

USCIS Lifts Asylum Freeze for Non-Travel-Ban Countries 2026

USCIS lifts its 4-month asylum adjudication freeze for non-travel-ban countries as of March 30, 2026. Roughly 4 million

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Employer / Work

FY 2027 H-1B Wage-Based Lottery Selection

The FY 2027 H-1B cap lottery introduces wage-based weighted selection effective February 27, 2026. Higher-paid positions

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USCIS Policy

DHS Asylum Work Permit Rule 2026

DHS proposes doubling the asylum work permit wait to 365 days and introducing a processing-time pause that could freeze

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Employer / Work

USCIS Premium Processing Fee Increase March 2026

USCIS premium processing fees increased on March 1, 2026. H-1B, L-1, O-1, and EB green card premium processing now costs

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USCIS Policy

TPS Terminations Face Court Battles: Haiti, Somalia, and Ven

Multiple TPS designations face termination as courts issue conflicting rulings. Haiti, Somalia, Venezuela, and other cou

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USCIS Policy

DACA in 2026: Renewals Continue But New Applications Remain

DACA renewals are being processed but no new applications are accepted. Advance parole suspended for DACA recipients. 60

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Employer / Work

H-2B Seasonal Worker Visas: Supplemental Cap Reaches 64,716

DHS adds 64,716 supplemental H-2B visas for FY 2026 seasonal workers. Three allocation windows address employer demand a

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Policy Watch β€” What's Changing Now

🚨 Enforcement & Security

  • Travel bans expanded to new countries
  • USCIS launches new vetting unit
  • Social media screening expanded
  • Employer site visits surge

πŸ“… Timing & Visa Bulletin

  • Visa Bulletin explained β€” what priority dates mean
  • Retrogression survival strategies for EB-2 & EB-3
  • When to file I-485 vs consular processing
  • EB-2 NIW vs EB-1 β€” which path is faster?

πŸ’Ό USCIS Adjudication Shifts

  • AI tools now used in case review decisions
  • RFEs and NOIDs increasing across categories
  • Public charge review returns
  • USCIS fee increases β€” full schedule 2026

🌍 Consular & Entry Controls

  • Visa interview waivers ended
  • Home ties review tightened for nonimmigrant applicants
  • H-4 and L-2 EAD delays impacting families
  • Entry refusals increasing at ports of entry

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