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  1. May 2025

    1. May 30, 2025 2.0

      DOS orders enhanced vetting for all Harvard visa applicants

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS proposes to collect biographic and employment information on immigration forms

      NaturalizationImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasRefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. May 29, 2025 2.0

      Reported: New visa restrictions announced on foreign officials accused of censoring protected expression

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. Current Status

    5. May 28, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces visa revocations for Chinese students and scrutiny of future visa applications from China and Hong Kong

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. May 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. May 20, 2025 2.0

      DOS requests comments on revisions to DS-7794 (Electronic Medical Examination for Visa Applicant)

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    8. May 19, 2025 2.0

      DOS imposes visa restrictions on Indian travel agencies "facilitating illegal immigration"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    9. May 15, 2025 2.0

      Reported: U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Mexican politicians purportedly linked to drug trafficking

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSDHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    10. May 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS pauses and then rescinds Romania's Visa Waiver Program designation

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 25, 2025 2.0

      DOS modifies submission requirements for Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, for many consular posts

      Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. April 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS and DOGE "overhaul" Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Database

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasEnforcementCitizenship USCISSSAState & Local EntitiesOther Final/Actual Data and Reports

      Current Status

    3. Current Status

    4. April 9, 2025 2.0

      DHS begins screening noncitizens' social media activity for "antisemitism" when considering immigration benefit requests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasAsylum, Withholding and CATU/T/VAWA USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. April 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department taking steps to revoke all South Sudanese visas

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. April 4, 2025 2.0

      DHS revokes student visas and terminates status of international students not connected to campus activism

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEDHS In Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 31, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces visa restrictions on Chinese officials under "Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. Current Status

    3. March 14, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces new visa restriction policy to address forced return of Uyghurs

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. March 14, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes changes to DHS Form 7001, "Request for Case Assistance"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    5. March 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: H-1B visa holder deported despite federal court order prohibiting removal

      DetentionNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedBorder CBP ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. March 6, 2025 2.0

      State Department launches "Catch and Revoke" initiative to revoke visas of students engaged in "pro-Hamas" activity

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentInterior DOSDHSDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. March 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department Announces Visa Restrictions for Foreign Officials and Others "Facilitating Illegal Migration"

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-192 (Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    9. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-134 (Declaration of Financial Support) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

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