The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the March 2025 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins)…
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Mississippi, Missouri and Montana – Update
UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact! The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact…
FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap will start Friday, March 7, 2025, and run through March 24, 2025. USCIS stated, “During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/7/25
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Update – Visa Bulletin – February 2025
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the February 2025 Visa Bulletin UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: February 2025 The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the…
DHS Terminates the 2023 Designation of Venezuela for TPS
The new Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem has decided that the conditions in the country of Venezuela no longer support the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for that country. TPS will end in 60 days after the Federal Register publishes the USCIS notice, today dealing with the subject. For more…
Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota – Update
UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact! The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 7, 2025
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types (FY2024, Qtr. #4) – Statistical Table
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released their fourth quarter, Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) performance data for all Application and Petition Form Types as a statistical table. They have divided the forms by category: Family Based, Employment Based, Humanitarian, Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) , Citizenship and Naturalization, Other, and…
President Trump’s Executive Order – Securing Our Borders – Read it!
From Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, until today, President Trump has signed many Executive Orders! One of the orders signed on the first day was, “Securing Our Borders“! It deals with his objective and layouts out his plan related to U.S. immigration. For more details and to read the Executive…