USCIS More Than Doubles EB-5 Investor Visa Fees from 30 November
USCIS's final rule more than doubles EB-5 investor-visa government fees from 30 November 2026, with regional-centre designation fees rising the most.
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DHS Public-Charge Green Card Rule Takes Effect September 18, Challenged by Coalition of 20+ States
DHS's rule rescinding the 2022 public-charge regulations takes effect September 18, 2026, restoring USCIS officers' broader discretion to weigh green card and visa applicants across five factors, and is being ...
US green-card sponsorship overhaul enters White House review as 33% H-1B entry-wage rise awaits final rule
The US Labor Department's PERM green-card sponsorship overhaul entered White House review on 14 September, while its March proposal to raise H-1B entry-level wage floors by about 33% still awaits ...
US Citizenship Renunciations Hit Six-Year High as 5,790 Names Appear on Federal Register
US citizenship renunciations hit a six-year high of 5,790 names on the Federal Register over the past four quarters, with the pace accelerating after the renunciation fee dropped 80% in ...
A US judge blocks the birthright citizenship order — as the passport paperwork behind it surfaces
Two things happened on 2 September on the same policy thread, and they point in opposite directions.
Foreign buyers pulled back from US housing again, purchases down 14% to a near-record low
NAR: foreign buyers purchased 67,100 US homes worth $45.3B from April 2025-March 2026, down 14% in volume and 19.1% in dollar value from a year earlier.
Universities sue over the four-year student-visa cap, and the first enrollment numbers are in
Several higher-education organisations and unions sued the Trump administration this month over the policy that limits international students' "duration of status" to four years, a rule due to take effect ...
USCIS revives “neighborhood investigations” for citizenship applicants
USCIS Policy Alert PA-2026-10 authorizes neighbor/co-worker investigations for naturalization cases, reviving a practice largely dormant since 1991.
The US just moved on three visa fronts at once. Here’s what’s actually confirmed.
The Trump administration took three distinct, confirmed actions on US visa policy in the same week, and it is worth being precise about which is which, because they affect different ...
The $103,265 H-1B Fee Isn’t Law Yet — Here’s What’s Actually Settled and What Isn’t
DHS proposes making the $103,265 H-1B fee permanent, but the current temporary version remains blocked by a federal judge and the legal fight continues.
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