8 Sep
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
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 […]
On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced termination of the 2021 designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela, which will expire on September 10, 2025, and stated the termination will be effective 60 days after the publication of the Federal Register notice. At this […]
4 Sep
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced that the immigrant visa quota under the employment-based second preference category (EB-2) for members of professions holding advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability has been reached for the current fiscal year, which ends September 30, 2025. EB-2 immigrant visa […]
On August 20, 2025, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration’s request to stay an August 1, 2025 district court order that had continued Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 people from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua and which had postponed the termination of […]
