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The U.S. Department of Labor posted PERM processing times as of Oct. 5, 2026. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #PERMProcessingTimes bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | PWD and PERM processing times as of Oct. 5

The Department of Labor posted the latest processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) requests and prevailing wage determination processing DOL posted PERM processing times as of Oct....

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The U.S. State Department released the October 2026 Visa Bulletin. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #VisaBulletin bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | October 2026 Visa Bulletin: India and China advance in certain categories amid...

The U.S. State Department has released the October 2026 Visa Bulletin. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced filings for employment-based The State Department released the October 2026...

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Immigration News: The State Department and USCIS published separate policy updates following recent federal court rulings. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #ImmigrationUpdate bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | State Department update on immigrant visa issuance pause, USCIS update on certain...

The State Department updated its webpage on the immigrant visa issuance pause with the following statement: “As of August 21, 2026, in accordance with the The State Department and USCIS published...

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Immigration News: The Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule establishing a new $103,265 fee for certain H-1B cap-subject petitions, scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Aug. 25, 2026. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #H1B #H1BVisa bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | DHS to propose $103,265 fee for cap-subject H-1B petitions

The Department of Homeland Security posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), “Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions,” scheduled to be published in the DHS proposed a rule establishing a new $103,265...

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Immigration News: USCIS published an update on Aug. 10 on the termination of TPS designation for Somalia, extending Employment Authorization Document validity dates per court order. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #TPS bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | USCIS posts Aug. 10 update on Form I-9 guidance for Somalia TPS designation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an update on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Somalia, extending USCIS published an update on Aug. 10 on the...

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Immigration News: The U.S. State Department launched a pilot program permitting certain U.S. immigrant visa applicants to apply for a public charge bond to overcome a public charge denial. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #USImmigrantVisa bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | Public charge bond pilot program launched for certain IV cases

Today, the State Department (DOS) announced a pilot program allowing consular officers to require certain U.S. immigrant visa (IV) applicants to apply for The State Department launched a pilot...

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Immigration News: USCIS published updates on the termination of TPS designations for Burma and Somalia, including extensions of the validity dates for Employment Authorization Documents through Aug. 7 and Aug. 5, respectively. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #TPS #FormI9 #HRCompliance bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | USCIS posts Aug. 3 update on Form I-9 guidance for Burma and Somalia TPS designat...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published updates on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Burma and Somalia, USCIS published updates on the termination of...

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Immigration News: The U.S. State Department issued a final rule establishing a permanent Visa Bond Program for certain B-1/B-2 visitor visa applicants from countries identified as having high overstay rates. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #VisaBond #VisaBondProgram #USVisaBond bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | State Department finalizes permanent visa bond program for certain B-1/B-2 applic...

The Department of State issued a final rule establishing a permanent Visa Bond Program for certain B-1/B-2 visitor visa applicants from countries The Department of State issued a final rule establi...

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Immigration News: The U.S. Department of State published a proposed rule that includes new grounds for terminating exchange visitor programs, stricter timelines for extension requests and a streamlined process for correcting SEVIS records. Learn more: bal.com/immigration-news/uni… #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #J1Visa #ExchangeVisitorProgram

United States | USCIS posts July 29 update on Form I-9 guidance for Somalia TPS designation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an update on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Somalia, extending USCIS published an update on the termination of...

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USCIS extended Employment Authorization Document validity dates for Burma's TPS designation and provided updated instructions for completing Form I-9. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #FormI9 #TPS bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | USCIS posts July 27 update on Form I-9 guidance for Burma TPS designation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an update on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Burma, extending the Updated EAD validity dates posted for Burma...

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Immigration News: USCIS extended Employment Authorization Document validity dates for Somalia and Syria's TPS designations and provided updated instructions for completing Form I-9. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #FormI9 #TPS #HR bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | USCIS posts July 24 update on Form I-9 guidance for Somalia and Syria TPS designa...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published updates on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Somalia and Syria, Updated EAD validity dates posted for Somalia...

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Immigration News: The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal government's request to reinstate the $100,000 H-1B petition requirement while the appeal is ongoing. 🟨 Read more: bal.com/immigration-news/uni… #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #H1BVisa #H1BNews

United States | First Circuit Court of Appeals denies motion to reinstate $100,000 H-1B petition...

The First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal government’s motion to stay a lower court ruling to vacate the $100,000 H‑1B payment requirement The First Circuit Court denied the federal...

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Immigration News: USCIS extended Employment Authorization Document validity dates for Haiti's TPS designation and provided updated instructions for completing Form I-9. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #FormI9 #TPS bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | USCIS posts July 24 update on Form I-9 guidance for Haiti TPS designation

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an update on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti, Updated EAD validity dates posted for Haiti TPS...

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Immigration News: The U.S. Department of State has launched a five-month pilot program for paid expedited B visa interviews in Mexico. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #USVisitorVisa bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | Pilot program for paid expedited B visa interviews launched July 21 in Mexico

The State Department has launched a pilot program allowing eligible B-1/B-2 visa applicants applying at the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico to pay Five-month pilot program for paid expedited B...

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Immigration News: The State Department released the August 2026 Visa Bulletin. 🟨 See the latest Final Action Dates: bal.com/immigration-news/uni… #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #VisaBulletin

United States | August 2026 Visa Bulletin: China EB-3 advances, India EB-2 remains unavailable

The U.S. State Department has released the August 2026 Visa Bulletin. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced filings for employment-based The State Department released the August 2026...

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USCIS has reached the mandated regular cap of 65,000 H-1B visas and master’s cap of 20,000 H-1B visas for fiscal year (FY) 2027. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #H1BVisa #H1BCap bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | FY 2027 H-1B cap reached

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the mandated regular cap and master's cap for fiscal year 2027 H-1B visas.

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DHS has published a final rule establishing fixed periods of admission for certain nonimmigrant categories. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #StudentVisa #ExchangeVisitorVisa bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | DHS issues final rule on fixed admission periods for F, J and I visas

DHS has published a final rule establishing fixed periods of admission for certain nonimmigrant categories.

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Immigration News: The U.S. Supreme Court has issued rulings on TPS, asylum processing and birthright citizenship, substantially impacting immigration policy. 🟨 Read more about these key immigration decisions: bal.com/immigration-news/uni… #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #ImmigrationPolicy #SCOTUS

United States | Supreme Court issues key immigration decisions on TPS, asylum processing and...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a set of significant rulings this month addressing core immigration policy questions, including judicial review of The U.S. Supreme Court has issued rulings on TPS,...

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Immigration News: The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has announced the three-day H‑2B filing window for the first half of the FY 2027 cap is July 3–5. #ImmigrationNews #USImmigration #H2BVisa bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | H-2B FY 2027 three-day filing window opens Friday, OFLC issues filing tips

The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided filing tips for the three-day H-2B filing window for the first half of The OFLC has announced the three-day H‑2B...

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Travel News: U.S. extends Ebola-related entry restrictions and designated ports of entry for travelers from affected countries. #ImmigrationNews #TravelAlert #USTravel bal.com/immigration-news/uni…

United States | CDC extends Ebola entry restrictions; CBP updates approved ports of entry

In response the Ebola outbreak in certain African countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Federal Register Notice (FRN) U.S. extends Ebola-related entry restrictions...

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