New federal enforcement measures impact global travel pipelines, pausing embassy interviews and targeting temporary visitor entry documents worldwide.

Because employees have routinely been able to adjust status from within the United States, U.S. employers with immigration sponsorship programs may have limited exposure to consular processing. It is ...

The Trump administration’s latest immigration policy of recasting ‘adjustment of status’ as an ‘extraordinary’ discretionary benefit and pushing many green card applicants toward consular processing ...

All non-immigrants, including international students, temporary workers, and tourists, must now exit the United States and apply for green cards from their home countries. The process of applying for ...

Effective September 21, 2025, new H-1B petitions may be subject to a $100,000 payment requirement under a Presidential Proclamation on Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers (September ...

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On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, titled "Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to ...

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Some individuals encounter “administrative processing” delays with the US Department of State when applying for a visa at a U.S. consulate or embassy outside of the U.S. Administrative processing ...