14 Aug
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On August 10, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) authorizing USCIS to require electronic filing (e-filing) for certain immigration benefit requests (USCIS To Require Electronic Filing of Forms: Strengthening National Security | USCIS). The rule became effective […]
10 Aug
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On August 5, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a policy update (USCIS to Reduce Frivolous Immigration Benefits Requests by Reinforcing Evidence Standards | USCIS) emphasizing that applicants and petitioners must establish eligibility for an immigration benefit at the time of filing. USCIS also confirmed that officers may […]
4 Aug
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
This update follows our June 16, 2026 Foster LLP alert Update – $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Temporarily Reinstated Pending Appeal. The litigation over the $100,000 payment requirement for certain H-1B petitions continues to evolve. On July 24, 2026, the First Circuit denied the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) request to stay a June 8, 2026, District of Massachusetts […]
On Friday, July 17, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency had received enough H-1B cap petitions to meet both the H-1B regular cap allotment of 65,000 numbers and the H-1B U.S. advanced degree exemption (“master’s cap”) allotment of 20,000 numbers for the federal government’s fiscal year 2027, […]
