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  1. December 2025

    1. December 31, 2025 2.0

      DOL and DHS announce 35,000 additional H-2B visas for FY2026

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOLDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. December 3, 2025 2.0

      State Department announces expanded screening for H-1B and H-4 applicants

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: Student DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 24, 2025 2.0

      DHS amends weighted selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    2. September 19, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISBureau of Consular AffairsDOLCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. September 19, 2025 2.0

      DOL announces H-1B enforcement initiative "Project Firewall"

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedLabor DOLDOJOther Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. September 18, 2025 2.0

      DHS increases Hungary ESTA validity to two years

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

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department requires bonds for tourism and business visas

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Bureau of Consular AffairsDOSDHS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 18, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Notices to Appear (NTAs) Being Issued to H-1B Visa Holders During 60-Day Grace Period

      Hearings and AdjudicationsNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedLaborEmployment VerificationEnforcement DHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. 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