by Frank Alvarado | Mar 3, 2026 | Global
Our February global immigration recap includes the latest on Canada’s 2026 Express Entry categories and C20 work permit guidance, Singapore’s minimum qualifying salaries for EP and S-Pass holders, Saudi Arabia’s pause on temporary work visa issuance, the United...
by Frank Alvarado | Mar 3, 2026 | Immigration Updates
USCIS will open the FY 2027 H-1B cap electronic registration period at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 4, 2026, and close it at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 19, 2026. Selection notifications are expected by March 31, 2026. Employers may submit registrations only during this 15-day...
by Frank Alvarado | Mar 2, 2026 | Immigration Updates
Following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran and subsequent retaliatory actions, Embassies across the Middle East have halted or severely limited visa processing, with widespread shelter-in-place directives and regional airspace closures. The situation is...
by Frank Alvarado | Feb 26, 2026 | Immigration Updates
For audio listeners, you can listen to our audio version of the News Digest here. You can also join our Immigration News Digest Newsletter here. DHS Proposal to Overhaul Asylum EAD Eligibility DOL Advances Proposal to Revise H-1B and PERM Wage Requirements H-2B FY...
by Frank Alvarado | Feb 26, 2026 | Investor Visas
An EB-5 investor and their family had been waiting since August 2024 for their I-485 adjustment of status applications to be adjudicated — despite the underlying I-526E petition already being approved. After nearly a year and a half of silence, with no Requests for...
