Monday, September 22, 2025

H-1B PROCLAMATION COULD ADD $100,000 FEE TO PETITIONS

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Late Friday, September 19, 2025, President Trump issued the   Presidential Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Worker...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

October 2025 Visa Bulletin: Modest Movement Forward for Most Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the  October 2025 Visa Bulletin , the first of the new Fiscal Year. This blog post analyzes this mon...
Monday, September 15, 2025

WEBINAR: Business Immigration Hot Topics

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MU will be hosting a   FREE   webinar on   Tuesday, September 23rd at 2PM Eastern   for our friends and clients.  Please join us! Join us fo...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE ACT REINTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS

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Musillo Unkenholt is pleased to report that the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HWRA) has been reintroduced into Congress. The HWRA has...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Green Card Interviews to be Scheduled in Country of Residence

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The U.S. Department of State  has announced  that, effective November 1, 2025, the National Visa Center (NVC) will only schedule immigrant v...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

USCIS to Consider “Anti-Americanism” in Certain Immigration Decisions

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On August 19, 2025, USCIS issued a  policy alert  that the agency will review “anti-Americanism” as a  discretionary factor when reviewing c...
Monday, August 18, 2025

September 2025 Visa Bulletin: No Movement and No Retrogression So Far

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The Department of State has just issued the  September 2025 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bul...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Department of State to Require In-Person Interviews for Most Visa Applicants

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On July 25, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced in an   Interview Waiver Update     that it will reduce significantly the categori...
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Immigrant Caregivers are Crucial to Staff Direct Care Industry

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President Trump’s “immigration crackdown” has elicited a warning from the direct care industry: immigrants are essential. Although immigrant...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Department of State Shortens Validity of Temporary Visas for over 50 Countries

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On July 17, 2025, NAFSA, a nonprofit policy advocate,  released a report  detailing the Department of State’s (DOS) recent actions to shorte...
Monday, July 21, 2025

FY 2026 H-1B Cap is Reached: USCIS Will Not Conduct Second Round of Lottery

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USCIS announced in a  News Alert  that the FY 2026 H-1B cap has been reached as of July 2025. Because the cap has been reached, USCIS will n...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

August 2025 Visa Bulletin: Slight Movement Forward for EB-3 India, Slight Retrogression for Others

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The Department of State has just issued the  August 2025 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bullet...