The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2026. Until January 1, the December 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 that are current during the applicable month […]
On December 10, 2025, the Trump Gold Card program officially went live. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) also posted a new application form, Form I-140G, Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program. Pursuant to Executive Order 14351, the Trump Gold Card offers permanent residence to individuals who make a mandatory “gift” of […]
On December 16, 2025, President Trump expanded the travel ban to include 20 additional countries (Proclamation of December 16, 2025 published on whitehouse.gov and White House Fact Sheet on Proclamation of December 16, 2025). This latest proclamation further restricts entry into the United States and follows the travel restrictions first announced on June 4, 2025 (New Presidential Proclamation Bans […]
On December 12, 2025, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy regarding the reuse of photographs for immigration benefit requests. The policy change replaces prior COVID-era flexibilities and previous rules that allowed photographs to be reused for up to 10 years or more. The change will also disallow self-submitted physical photographs and require all photographs to be taken at a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) or through an […]
