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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

Jun 27, 2026 • Green Card • 2 min read

EB-2 India Goes Unavailable Through September 2026: What NIW and EB-2 Applicants Should Know

EB-2 India is unavailable for the rest of FY2026 after hitting its annual limit. Here is what NIW and EB-2 applicants can still do to protect their priority dates.

NIW EB-2 Visa Bulletin

Jun 27, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

Federal Courts Lift Country-Based Suspensions on Green Card and Visa Processing

Federal courts ordered immigration agencies to lift nationality-based suspensions on green card and immigrant-visa adjudications, ruling the broad pauses unlawful.

USCIS Green Card Policy Updates

Jun 27, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

H-1B Visa Holders Lose Access to FHA-Insured Mortgages Under HUD Rule

A HUD rule now bars non-permanent residents, including H-1B visa holders, from FHA-insured mortgages, pushing affected buyers toward conventional loans.

H-1B Policy Updates

Jun 27, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-1 India Retrogresses, EB-2 India Goes Unavailable as Fiscal Year Winds Down

The State Department's July 2026 Visa Bulletin retrogresses EB-1 India and makes EB-2 India unavailable for the rest of FY2026, with USCIS honoring Final Action Dates.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 EB-1 Processing Times

Jun 27, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

USCIS Completes FY 2027 H-1B Selection Under New Wage-Weighted Lottery

USCIS completed FY 2027 H-1B cap selection under its new wage-weighted lottery, which awards one to four entries based on offered wage level, with more registration changes ahead.

H-1B USCIS Policy Updates

Jun 26, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India Goes Unavailable, EB-1 India Retrogresses, EB-3 China Advances

The July 2026 Visa Bulletin makes EB-2 India unavailable, retrogresses EB-1 India to October 2022, and advances EB-3 China by nearly five months — with USCIS honoring Final Action Dates.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 NIW USCIS