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, […]
21 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2026. Until August 1, the July 2026 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 […]
