13 Aug
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2025. Until September 1st, the August 2025 Visa Bulletin remains in effect. The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the priority dates that are current in each respective category, the categories […]
8 Aug
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On August 1, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a significant update to its Policy Manual, granting immigration officers expanded authority to initiate removal proceedings against certain immigrants applying for legal permanent residency through family-based petitions. Under the updated guidance in Chapter 5 of the USCIS Policy […]
On July 31, 2025, U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco granted plaintiffs’ motion and temporarily postponed the Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s June and July 2025 actions to terminate the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Hondurans, Nepalis, and Nicaraguans. The terminations had imposed a September 8, 2025 deadline […]
31 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Effective September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will impose stricter interview requirements for most nonimmigrant visas. The updated policy will generally require most nonimmigrant visa applicants, including applicants under the age of 14 and over the age of 79, to attend an in-person interview with a consular […]
