The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for February 2025. Until February 1, the January 2025 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 […]
Romanian Citizens Will Soon Be Eligible for U.S. Visa Waiver Program
13 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On January 10, 2025, the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a joint announcement designating Romania as a U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) country. This designation will allow Romanian citizens and nationals to apply for admission to the United States […]
DHS Announces Extensions of Temporary Protected Status for Several Countries
11 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of several countries (and individuals without nationality who last resided in those countries), including Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan. DHS can designate a country for TPS if conditions in the […]
DHS Announces H-1B Modernization Final Rule to Improve Program Integrity and Efficiency, Effective January 17, 2025
20 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized many provisions initially proposed in the “Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers,” notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2023. Some aspects […]