Author: Foster
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for October 2025. Until October 1, the September 2025 Visa Bulletin remains in effect. The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’ Final Action Dates chart, which lists the priority dates that are current in each respective category, the categories […]
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that the annual limit has been reached on September 8, 2025 for the employment-based first preference category (EB-1) and on September 9, 2025 for employment-based third preference category (EB-3) and “Other Workers” (EW) subcategory. These announcements come after the DOS announced on September […]
On Monday, September 8, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) affirming the DHS’s September 3, 2025 termination of the 2021 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) which was set to expire on September 10, 2025. Per the Federal Register Notice, […]
On September 6, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) updated its instructions for all applicants applying for nonimmigrant visas (NIVs). Effective immediately, applicants must schedule their NIV interview appointments only at a U.S. consular post in their country of nationality or residence. If the location of the visa interview is […]