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Jul 01, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India Goes Unavailable for the Rest of the Fiscal Year, EB-1 India Retrogresses

The July 2026 Visa Bulletin makes EB-2 and EB-5 India unavailable for the rest of FY2026 and retrogresses EB-1 India, while EB-3 categories advance and USCIS again honors Final Action Dates.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 NIW Green Card

Jun 29, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

EB-1A in 2026: Approval Rates Dip and RFEs Climb as USCIS Tightens the Final Merits Test

USCIS EB-1A approval rates fell from 70.5% (FY2023) to 60.65% (FY2024), and RFEs are rising as officers tighten the Final Merits Determination — here is what is triggering them.

EB-1A USCIS RFE Green Card

Jun 29, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: India EB-2 Goes Unavailable for Rest of Fiscal Year

The State Department's July 2026 Visa Bulletin makes India EB-2 Unavailable for the rest of FY2026, while Rest-of-World EB-1 and EB-2 stay Current.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 NIW Green Card

Jun 29, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

New USCIS Signature Rule Takes Effect July 10, 2026 — A Bad Signature Can Now Cost You the Filing Fee

A DHS interim final rule effective July 10, 2026 lets USCIS deny — not just reject — filings with invalid signatures, potentially keeping your fee. Wet-ink signatures are required; digital signatures are not accepted.

USCIS Processing Times I-485 Green Card

Jun 29, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

USCIS Formally Removes COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Green Card Applicants

USCIS has formally removed the COVID-19 vaccination requirement from Form I-693 for green card applicants, aligning policy with CDC instructions. All other required vaccinations remain.

USCIS Green Card I-485 Adjustment of Status

Jun 29, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

USCIS Limits Adjustment of Status to "Extraordinary Circumstances": What Green Card Applicants Need to Know

USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 (May 21, 2026) makes adjustment of status a discretionary measure granted only in undefined "extraordinary circumstances," pushing many applicants toward consular processing.

USCIS Adjustment of Status Green Card I-485

Jun 28, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

DHS Finalizes Wage-Weighted H-1B Selection: What FY2027 Petitioners Need to Know

DHS finalized a wage-weighted H-1B selection process effective February 27, 2026 for the FY2027 cap, giving higher-paid registrations better odds of selection instead of a pure random lottery.

H-1B USCIS Policy Updates

Jun 28, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

Employers Take Note: New Form I-9 Edition and the July 31, 2026 Electronic-System Deadline

USCIS reminds employers that a revised Form I-9 (edition 01/20/25, expiring 05/31/2027) is in use and that electronic I-9 systems must be updated to the current version by July 31, 2026.

USCIS H-1B Policy Updates

Jun 28, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: India EB-2 Goes Unavailable as Employment Categories See Mixed Movement

The July 2026 Visa Bulletin lists India EB-2 as Unavailable for the rest of FY2026, while EB-3 categories saw modest forward movement across China, India, and Rest of World.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 NIW Green Card

Jun 28, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

USCIS Issues Urgent Notice to Clients of Disbarred Immigration Attorney Alexandra Lozano

USCIS is urging the roughly 35,000 former clients of disbarred attorney Alexandra Lozano to update their addresses and review filings, after she resigned from the Washington bar and was suspended from practice before DHS.

USCIS Immigration News Policy Updates