Week: March 3 - 7, 2025
In this week's newsletter, guidance under the executive order designating English the official U.S. language states that agencies can still provide multilingual services, public comments are open for proposed revisions to certain USCIS information collection processes and H-1B cap registration opened March 7. Plus, more information on the EU's Entry/Exit system and the Canadian government?announced?the Express Entry category-based draws for 2025.
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President Trump’s executive order designating English the official U.S. language was officially published in the Federal Register, stating agencies can still provide existing multilingual services.
Public comments are open for certain new proposals and revisions to USCIS information collection processes pertaining to immigration forms and medical records.
USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap opened at noon Eastern on March 7 and will run through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025.
The State Department announced that it has issued all EB-4 immigrant visas for fiscal year (FY) 2025.
The Department of Labor reported H-2B visa processing times as of Feb. 27, 2025.