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  1. January 2026

    1. January 16, 2026 2.0

      USCIS eliminates one-year foreign residency requirement for R-1 religious workers seeking readmission

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 26, 2025 2.0

      USCIS pauses processing of immigration requests from Afghans

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. December 16, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10998: Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian DOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. December 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces new Vetting Center

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration develops and deploys extensive surveillance program targeting noncitizens

      InteriorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSICEUSCIS In Litigation Change in Practice

      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

      USCIS reinstates and proposes changes to Form I-356, Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond

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

      Current Status

    4. September 16, 2025 2.0

      USCIS reinstates and proposes changes to Form I-945, Public Charge Bond

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

      Current Status

    5. September 12, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS issuing denials due to lack of a valid signature

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS transitions to electronic fee payments and will phase out check and money order payments

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 28, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes rule to establish a fixed time-period of admission and extension of stay procedures for F, J and I nonimmigrants

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

    3. August 4, 2025 2.0

      USCIS restricts visa eligibility for transgender athletes

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 25, 2025 2.0

      USCIS proposes revisions to Form G-28 to disallow paralegal designation

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

      Current Status

    2. July 4, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration implements new fees authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

      EnforcementHumanitarianAsylum, Withholding and CATMinorsTPSImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHearings and Adjudications DHSICEUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Legislation

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 12, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy Manual with Guidance on Disclosure of Derogatory Information

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. June 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS rescinds statelessness policy guidance

      HumanitarianImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. June 4, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10949: Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the U.S. from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationHumanitarian DOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. June 4, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues policy alert on professionals under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

      Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS proposes to collect biographic and employment information on immigration forms

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

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. 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

    2. Current Status

    3. 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

  1. March 2025

    1. 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

    2. 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