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Immigrant visa applicants going through consular processing are now being asked to provide 15 years of international travel history. For many families, especially anyone who has traveled frequently, lived in more than one country, or renewed passports several times, reconstructing that history accurately takes real time. Here's what the requirement means, why accuracy matters so much, and how to start preparing now. What Is Changing As part of a broader tightening of consular

For years, the EB-1A extraordinary ability green card and the EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) were known as strong options for accomplished professionals, researchers, and entrepreneurs. Recent USCIS data tells a different story. Approval rates have fallen sharply, and petitions that might have been approved two years ago are now being denied. Here's what the numbers show, why it's happening, and how to build a petition that holds up. What the Numbers Show According to US

On September 22, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued Matter of Mendez Maldonado, a precedent decision that changes how admissions about past drug use can be used against green card and visa applicants. The takeaway is simple, and serious: no arrest, no charge, and no conviction are required. A legally sufficient admission can be enough. What the BIA Decided Under INA § 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II), a person can be found inadmissible, and denied a green card or visa, if they

For many employment-based Green Card categories, the path involves PERM labor certification before an immigrant petition can move forward. EB-1, the first-preference employment-based immigrant category, offers three different pathways that do not require PERM labor certification. Depending on an individual's achievements, academic or research career, or role within a multinational organization, EB-1 may provide an alternative path to permanent residence. What Is the EB-1 Gree

Most EB-2 Green Card cases require two things before a case can move forward: a specific U.S. job offer and a certified PERM labor application proving no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. The National Interest Waiver (NIW) can waive both requirements for applicants who can demonstrate that their proposed work benefits the United States enough to justify the exception. What Is the National Interest Waiver? The NIW is not a separate visa category. It is a waiver

For most employment-based green card categories, PERM labor certification is the door you have to walk through first — and it is often the longest part of the entire process. Employers and sponsored workers alike are frequently surprised by how methodical, document-heavy, and slow this stage can be. Here is what is actually involved. What PERM Is Actually Testing For PERM stands for Program Electronic Review Management, but its real purpose is a labor market test: the employe

Two Key Green Card Forms Just Changed — Here's What's New Green card sponsors and applicants have two new form editions to watch this fall. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, already became mandatory on August 31, 2026, and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence, becomes mandatory on September 18, 2026. Filing the wrong edition of either form after its cutoff date means an outright rejection — USCIS is not offering a grace period for either change. Form I-864:

Starting September 18, 2026, USCIS will weigh Medicaid, SNAP, and housing assistance more heavily when deciding certain green card applications. Here's what's changing, who's exempt, and how to prepare before you file.

Many workers and employers hear the term “PERM” during conversations about employment-based green cards, but few fully understand what the process actually means. Some people assume PERM is: only for executives, only for wealthy professionals, or only for people with advanced degrees. That is not always true. Depending on the position and the case, PERM Labor Certification may apply to: professionals, skilled workers, restaurant employees, chefs, hospitality workers, construc

This past weekend, I received a flood of emails from clients. Everyone was relieved. Everyone thought the fight was over. The New York Times published an article and the headlines made it sound like DHS was backing down on the adjustment of status memo. That is not what the article says. And this is exactly why you cannot just read headlines. The memo is still in effect. A press clarification is not a rescission. Until PM-602-0199 is withdrawn or struck down by a court, USCIS

I want to be direct, because I think too many people are still not seeing this clearly. The current administration's immigration policies are not targeted at illegal immigration. The evidence for that is in the policies themselves: the adjustment of status memo applies to people already here legally, with approved petitions, who followed every rule. The travel ban under Presidential Proclamation 10998 and the State Department's 75-country immigrant visa freeze target legal ap

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