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USCIS To Enhance Costs for Various Immigration-Related Applications and Advantages — Applicants must submit the new fees with advantage requests postmarked on or after July 22, 2025 United State Citizenship and Migration Services stated it will certainly reject any type postmarked on or after August 21, 2025, without the correct charges.
August Visa Bulletin Includes Updates, Retrogressions, Predictions — The Department of State’s Visa Notice for August 2025 consists of updates on the retrogression of the EB- 2 Rest of Globe group, and visa schedule in the EB- 3 and Other Employees classifications and the EB- 5 Unreserved groups for India and China.
H- 1 B Cap Grabbed FY 2026; New H- 1 B Suggested Regulation Will Prioritize Greater Wages — United State Citizenship and Immigration Solutions (USCIS) has actually obtained sufficient requests to get to the congressionally mandated 65, 000 H- 1 B visa routine cap and the 20, 000 H- 1 B visa united state progressed degree exception, known as the master’s cap, for 2026 Additionally, USCIS prepares to suggest a brand-new rule for testimonial that would certainly reanimate the initial Trump administration’s efforts to focus on higher incomes in the H- 1 B choice process.
USCIS Executes Supreme Court Order on 2023 Venezuela TPS Classification — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers launched instructions executing a Supreme Court emergency remain in National TPS Alliance v. Noem for Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients that obtained particular TPS-related documentation on or prior to February 5, 2025
E-Verify Allows Staff Members to Pull Out of E-Verify+ — A new function allows employees to pull out of the E-Verify+ procedure and finish a traditional Type I- 9 and E-Verify instance rather.
E-Verify Updates Condition Adjustment Record — The new Status Change Report now includes an added “Revoked File Number” area.
USCIS Will Require New Edition of Nonimmigrant Worker Application Beginning July 30 — As of July 30, 2025, United State Citizenship and Migration Solutions will certainly require the brand-new January 20, 2025, edition of Type I- 129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Employee. Till that day, the January 17, 2025, edition is likewise appropriate.
Joseph Edlow Confirmed as USCIS Supervisor — On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Us senate verified Joseph Edlow as supervisor of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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USCIS To Enhance Fees for Various Immigration-Related Applications and Advantages
On July 18, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Solutions (USCIS) announced that it intends to publish a Federal Register notification on July 22, 2025, to increase costs for numerous immigration-related forms, advantages, statuses, petitions, applications, and requests administered by numerous government agencies.
Candidates have to submit the new fees with advantage requests postmarked on or after July 22, 2025 USCIS claimed it will certainly deny any kind of form postmarked on or after August 21, 2025, without the appropriate costs.
The brand-new charges include, to name a few:
- A brand-new cost of $ 100 for individuals who submit Kind I- 589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Elimination.
- An annual asylum cost of $ 100 (which must be paid on-line) for all individuals with a pending Kind I- 589 for each fiscal year their application stays pending.
- A new fee for individuals that file Kind I- 765, Application for Employment Consent, for asylum, parolee, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) groups. The categories are (a)( 4, (a)( 12, (c)( 8, (c)( 11, (c)( 19, and (c)(34 The fees are:
- For initial Employment Authorization Record (EAD) applications, $ 550; and
- For renewal or expansion EAD applications, $ 275
There is one exemption to these charges. If a private requests an EAD after USCIS approves a brand-new period of parole (re-parole) by submitting Form I- 131, Application for Travel Records, Parole Records, and Arrival/Departure Records, the fee will certainly be $ 275
Anyone who submitted or files a Type I- 589 after October 1, 2024, that continues to be pending with USCIS for 365 days should pay the yearly asylum charge since the one-year wedding anniversary of their declaring date and yearly thereafter that the application remains pending.
USCIS likewise kept in mind that for parolees, preliminary job consent stands for a period of no greater than one year or throughout of the person’s parole, whichever is much shorter. For those with TPS, initial and renewal job permissions stand for no more than one year or throughout of the individual’s TPS status, whichever is shorter.
USCIS said that the Division of Homeland Security will reveal execution of charges not covered in this notice in a future action. A number of types have connected charge changes that are not consisted of in this notification, including Type I- 131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, and Type I- 102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Paper.
The Exec Office for Migration Testimonial also released a memorandum with a checklist of upgraded costs, including a $ 2, 940 fee for Type I- 485, Modification of Condition.
August Visa Notice Consists Of Updates, Retrogressions, Forecasts
The Department of State’s (DOS) Visa Bulletin for August 2025 includes the adhering to updates:
Retrogression in EB- 2 category for Relax of World, possible absence quickly. The EB- 2 final activity date for Rest of Globe nations has actually been retrogressed. The publication notes that the annual limitation likely will be gotten to in August, otherwise quicker. If the limitation is reached, the preference category will become unavailable.
Visa availability in EB- 3 and Other Workers groups. Visa issuance totals for the EB- 3 and EW (Other Employees) groups are coming close to the yearly limits for FY- 2025 in those classifications. The notice specifies that either retrogression of the final action days or making the categories “Not available” in September, if not quicker, is most likely.
Visa schedule in EB- 5 Unreserved category for China. The August bulletin notes that in the April 2025 bulletin, the EB- 5 Unreserved final activity day for China was retrogressed. In the months that followed, EB- 5 number use has not emerged to the degree that was anticipated. Subsequently, the EB- 5 Unreserved last activity dates for China have actually progressed to permit ongoing EB- 5 Unreserved number use. The publication notes that if the annual restriction is gotten to, the choice classification will certainly come to be not available.
Visa schedule in EB- 5 Unreserved group for India. Similar to the Unreserved category for China, the August bulletin keeps in mind that in the April 2025 notice, the EB- 5 Unreserved final action date for India was retrogressed. DOS anticipates that India will certainly have extra family members sponsored preference numbers that “can fall down for use in the employment-based categories, consisting of EB- 5 Unreserved.” As a result, the final action date for EB- 5 Unreserved has been advanced to use these offered numbers. The notice notes that if the yearly limit is gotten to, the preference group will end up being not available.
H- 1 B Cap Reached for FY 2026; New H- 1 B Proposed Policy Will Prioritize Greater Salaries
H- 1 B cap got to. On July 18, 2025, United State Citizenship and Immigration Solutions (USCIS) introduced that it has received sufficient applications to get to the congressionally mandated 65, 000 H- 1 B visa regular cap and the 20, 000 H- 1 B visa united state advanced level exception, called the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2026
USCIS claimed it will continue to approve and refine requests that are otherwise excluded from the cap. Requests filed for present H- 1 B workers that have been counted previously versus the cap, and who still preserve their cap numbers, are excluded from the FY 2026 H- 1 B cap. USCIS will certainly continue to accept and refine petitions filed to:
- Prolong the quantity of time an existing H- 1 B employee might stay in the USA;
- Adjustment the regards to employment for existing H- 1 B workers;
- Permit present H- 1 B workers to change companies; and
- Enable existing H- 1 B employees to work simultaneously in extra H- 1 B settings.
New H- 1 B recommended policy. USCIS intends to recommend a brand-new regulation for evaluation by the Workplace of Administration and Budget’s Office of Details and Regulatory Matters. The rule would resurrect the first Trump management’s efforts to focus on higher salaries in the selection process for H- 1 B placements.
Details of the brand-new proposed rule have not yet been launched, yet during the first Trump management, objections to a similar regulation ranged from legal issues to the observation that freshly produced grads at lower wages could be much more extremely skilled than those with higher incomes due to tenure or standing, which focusing on the last based upon income alone would protect against companies from working with extremely certified recent grads and prevent start-ups from being able to afford to hire leading talent.
USCIS Carries Out Supreme Court Order on 2023 Venezuela TPS Classification
On July 14, 2025, United State Citizenship and Immigration Provider (USCIS) launched guidelines executing a High court emergency situation remain in National TPS Partnership v. Noem for Venezuelan Temporary Protected Standing (TPS) beneficiaries that obtained certain TPS-related paperwork on or prior to February 5, 2025 Pending additional litigation, they will keep TPS and their documentation will certainly continue to be legitimate.
Pending resolution of the litigation, this suggests that for the Kind I- 766, Work Authorization File (EAD) group A 12 or C 19 provided under the TPS Venezuela 2023 redesignation:
- TPS Venezuela recipients that got TPS-related EADs that show a “Valid From” date that is on or before February 5, 2025, and a “Card Expires” date of October 2, 2026, will certainly preserve that condition and their documentation will certainly stay valid.
- TPS Venezuela recipients who received TPS-related EADs with a “Card Expires” day of April 2, 2025, and that obtained Forms I- 797, Notices of Action, showing invoice of a timely filed Kind I- 765 revival application that were issued on or before February 5, 2025, automatically expanding their employment permission for approximately 540 days, will maintain TPS, and work permission and their EADs will continue to be valid for approximately 540 days (i.e., till September 24,2026
USCIS provided related support for employers when workers provide the above-listed EADs to complete or update Type I- 9, Employment Qualification Confirmation:
- If your staff member offers an EAD with group A 12 or C 19 that shows a “Legitimate From” date that gets on or prior to February 5, 2025, and a “Card Expires” day of October 2, 2026, go into October 2, 2026, on Kind I- 9 as the expiry day of the EAD.
- If your worker provides an EAD with classification A 12 or C 19 and a “Card Expires” date of April 2, 2025, and a revival application invoice on Kind I- 797, Notice of Action, that was issued on or prior to February 5, 2025, and you determine from the day on Type I- 797 that the renewal application was prompt filed throughout the TPS registration period, the employee’s A 12 or C 19 EAD has actually been immediately extended for approximately 540 days and, therefore, you should go into September 24, 2026, as the expiration day of the EAD.
E-Verify Enables Workers to Opt Out of E-Verify+
E-Verify lately introduced a brand-new feature enabling staff members to opt out of the E-Verify+ procedure and finish a traditional Kind I- 9 and E-Verify case instead.
E-Verify stated that once the worker picks “Opt Out” in E-Verify+ and effectively completes the opt-out process, the employee’s E-Verify+ situation condition will certainly alter to “Situation Closed Opt Out” and the case will immediately close. The worker will be guided to contact their employer to finish Section 1 in Form I- 9 and give appropriate paperwork showing their identity and work permission.
E-Verify noted that if a worker pulls out of E-Verify+, “they still must complete Section 1 and give documents no behind their first day of work, and the company must develop an E-Verify instance within three organization days.” The updated situation standing will show up on the employer’s E-Verify dashboard under “Recently Auto-Closed Instances.”
E-Verify+ is a service of E-Verify that simplifies verification by incorporating the Kind I- 9 and E-Verify refines right into one digital procedure.
E-Verify Updates Condition Adjustment Report
On July 15, 2025, E-Verify revealed that the new Condition Modification Report currently includes an extra “Withdrawed Record Number” field to assist companies figure out whether a worker’s Work Authorization Record (EAD) offered in the Form I- 9 confirmation process and made use of to create their E-Verify case is the withdrawed EAD in the report. “If this EAD has actually been revoked, you need to reverify the staff member,” E-Verify claimed.
The news consists of in-depth instructions on reverification and what employers require to do.
USCIS Will Require New Edition of Nonimmigrant Worker Request Beginning July 30
As of July 30, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Provider (USCIS) will require the new January 20, 2025, edition of the Form I- 129, Request for a Nonimmigrant Employee Till that date, the January 17, 2025, edition is also appropriate.
The edition date is at the base of the web page on the kind and instructions. USCIS said that a company that completes and prints this type to mail it must “see to it that the kind version day and page numbers are visible at the end of all web pages and that all web pages are from the same type version. If any one of the kind’s web pages are missing out on or are from a different type version, we might decline your form.”
Joseph Edlow Confirmed as USCIS Director
On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Us senate validated Joseph Edlow as supervisor of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Mr. Edlow formerly functioned as replacement supervisor for plan and chief advise at USCIS, deputy aide chief law officer at the Department of Justice, and advice for Rep. Raúl R. Labrador (R-ID) and the House of Reps’ Board on the Judiciary. He additionally functioned as a visiting other at the Center for Renewing America and the Heritage Structure and started the Edlow Team LLC and the Legislation Workplace of Joseph Edlow LLC.