The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2025. Until January 1, the December 2024 Visa Bulletin remains in effect. The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the cutoff dates for each respective category, the categories that are current […]
USCIS Now Requires Medical Examination and Vaccination Record to be Submitted with Form I-485 at Time of Filing
9 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Effective December 2, 2024, the USCIS has begun requiring certain applicants filing the Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to submit the Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with their Form I-485 at the time of filing or the Form I-485 may […]
USCIS Announces FY-2025 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached – Non-Selection Notifications Will Soon be Sent to Employers
3 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, December 2, 2023, 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 (65,000) and H-1B U.S. Master’s Cap (20,000). USCIS is now in the process of sending non-selection notifications to employer registrants’ online accounts. The status for registrations properly submitted but […]
Visa Bulletin – December 2024 Another Visa Bulletin with Almost No Movement
13 Nov
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for December 2024. Until December 1, the November 2024 Visa Bulletin remains in effect. The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the cutoff dates for each respective category, the categories that are current during the applicable […]