Week: January 13 - 17, 2025
In this week's newsletter, reminders for employers ahead of the FY 2026 H-1B cap season, policy guidance updates on EB-2 national interest waiver petitions, the February visa bulletin and more U.S. and global immigration news.
In this week's episode of the BAL Immigration Report, Gabe Mozes and Jeff Robins introduce BAL’s new office in Atlanta and litigation service group while diving into their deep experience in immigration.
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USCIS has not officially announced the exact start date of the H-1B fiscal year (FY) 2026 cap season, but there are important reminders regarding the H-1B electronic registration process and H-1B cap season that employers should consider with their preparations and planning for hiring foreign nationals.
The U.S. State Department released the February Visa Bulletin.
The Labor Department has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests.
USCIS updated policy guidance to clarify how it evaluates eligibility for the second preference employment-based (EB-2) classification for immigrant petitions filed with a request for a national interest waiver (NIW).
USCIS published a Federal Register notice providing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers.
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The Edakunni v. Mayorkas settlement, in which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agreed to simultaneous adjudications of “bundled” H-4 and L-2 applications for dependent status and employment authorization, expired yesterday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that Australia is now an official Global Entry partner country.
DHS announced the extension of TPS for 18 months each for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela.
The State Department announced records set by the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the Biden-Harris administration, including U.S. passport and visa services.
The Department of Homeland Security and the State Department announced the designation of Romania as a participating country in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
In our latest episode, Gabe Mozes and Jeff Robins introduce BAL’s newest office in Atlanta and our litigation service group while diving into their deep experience in immigration.