EB-2 NIW: A Green Card Without Employer Sponsorship
The EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) allows eligible professionals to pursue a U.S. green card without an employer sponsor or job offer. We assess your qualifications and proposed endeavor, then prepare a petition supported by evidence of its national importance and your ability to advance it.
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DV-2026’s Final Two Weeks: Why September 30 Is a Hard Deadline and What Changed After the Court Ruling
Short answer: DV-2026 selectees lose the right to receive a visa after September 30, 2026. That date is not an administrative target. It is written into the statute. This year the process was also disrupted by a pause on DV visa issuance. A federal court blocked that pause in August 2026, and on September 10…
F-1 Work Options Under Pressure: The Proposed OPT Fee, SEVP’s CPT Scrutiny, and the Duration of Status Ruling
Short answer: three separate developments affect F-1 work options, and each is at a different stage. A fee rule for OPT has cleared White House review but has not been published. On CPT, no regulation changed, but SEVP scrutiny increased. The rule that would have replaced duration of status with a fixed admission period has…
The $4,000 H-1B and $4,500 L-1 9-11 Fee Now Applies to Extensions: Which Employers Pay?
Short answer: starting September 9, 2026, employers with 50 or more employees in the United States, more than half of whom hold H-1B, L-1A, or L-1B status, must pay the 9-11 fee on extension petitions for the same employee as well. The fee is $4,000 for H-1B and $4,500 for L-1. Most employers are not…
Naturalization in 2026: Neighborhood Investigations Are Back and the N-400 Fee May Rise to $1,330
Short answer: two developments affect green card holders planning to naturalize. First, USCIS can use “neighborhood investigations,” speaking with neighbors, employers, and coworkers to verify an applicant’s residence and character. USCIS resumed the practice in August 2025 and added it to the USCIS Policy Manual on August 25, 2026. Second, DHS has proposed raising the…
Immigrant Visa Interviews After CLINIC v. Rubio: Cancelled Appointments, 221(g) Refusals and the Government’s Appeal
Short answer: two separate developments affected immigrant visa processing this summer, and they are often confused. The first is the pause on immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries. A federal court vacated that policy on August 21, 2026 and sent refusals based solely on it back for review. The second is the State Department’s…
Is the 60-Day Grace Period Ending? What the Proposed Rule Means
The 60-day grace period is a discretionary window available under current regulations after employment or an approved activity ends for certain nonimmigrant workers. The rule published on September 11, 2026 did not eliminate that window immediately. DHS and USCIS proposed its removal. Therefore, the existing regulation remains in place unless and until a final rule…
What the EB-5 September 30, 2026 Deadline Means for Investors
The EB-5 September 30, 2026 deadline does not mean that the Regional Center Program closes that day. It is the statutory cutoff for a grandfathering protection created by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. The protection requires continued processing of certain regional center-based petitions if the program later expires. Current program authorization runs…
Can USCIS Deny a Case Without an RFE? The 2026 Policy Change
A USCIS denial without RFE is possible. Policy Alert PA-2026-05, issued on August 5, 2026, reemphasizes officer discretion to deny without first sending a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) when required initial evidence is missing or the filing does not establish eligibility. The guidance applies to benefit requests pending…
Avoid a Rejection: New USCIS Form Editions and September 2026 Deadlines
Current as of September 15, 2026: The new USCIS form editions in this article were checked against official form pages and the Federal Register. USCIS may revise edition dates or acceptance rules again, so confirm the relevant form page on the filing date. September 2026 brings an unusually crowded USCIS form calendar for people preparing…
The $100,000 H-1B Payment Nears Its End: What the New Proposal Announced?
Current as of September 15, 2026: H-1B fees, litigation and presidential actions can change quickly. Employers should check the USCIS fee schedule and the latest court record again before filing. The new H-1B fee proposal has created a serious budgeting question for employers and F-1 graduates hoping to move from OPT to H-1B status. On…
DV-2026’s Final Two Weeks: Why September 30 Is a Hard Deadline and What Changed After the Court Ruling
Short answer: DV-2026 selectees lose the right to receive a visa after September 30, 2026. That date is not an administrative target. It is written into the statute. This year the process was also disrupted by a pause on DV visa issuance. A federal court blocked that pause in August 2026, and on September 10…
F-1 Work Options Under Pressure: The Proposed OPT Fee, SEVP’s CPT Scrutiny, and the Duration of Status Ruling
Short answer: three separate developments affect F-1 work options, and each is at a different stage. A fee rule for OPT has cleared White House review but has not been published. On CPT, no regulation changed, but SEVP scrutiny increased. The rule that would have replaced duration of status with a fixed admission period has…
The $4,000 H-1B and $4,500 L-1 9-11 Fee Now Applies to Extensions: Which Employers Pay?
Short answer: starting September 9, 2026, employers with 50 or more employees in the United States, more than half of whom hold H-1B, L-1A, or L-1B status, must pay the 9-11 fee on extension petitions for the same employee as well. The fee is $4,000 for H-1B and $4,500 for L-1. Most employers are not…