Immigration updates from official sources
New USCIS, Federal Register, White House and worldwide immigration announcements, summarised in plain language, each with a link to the official page and PDF. Notes are compiled automatically and checked against those sources by software; they are not reviewed by a lawyer and are not legal advice. Atom feed.
October 2026
DHS has proposed removing the regulation that tells USCIS officers to defer to a prior approval when deciding a Form I-129 extension involving the same parties and facts. It is a proposal, not yet in force, and comments are open until 13…
Two presidential documents published in the Federal Register on 23 September 2026 extend the restriction on entry of H-1B workers by 12 months and direct agencies to look harder at H-1B employers. Here is what each document says, with…
A final rule published on 14 October 2026 confirms that a timely renewal application no longer keeps an expiring work permit valid. It adopts, without change, an interim final rule from October 2025. Here is what the rule does and does not…