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• Agency announcementPublished Sep 29, 2026

  USCIS Adjusts EB-5 Fees to Cover Program Costs and Strengthen Integrity Measures

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating fees for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to ensure EB-5 fees fully recover the cost of operating the program, meet statutory processing time goals, and support integrity measures such as audits and site…

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
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• Agency announcementPublished Sep 29, 2026

  USCIS Assists Florida Investigation Leading to Charges for Unlawful Voting

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided critical assistance to investigations that resulted in charges against 16 aliens accused of unlawfully voting in Florida elections.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Sep 25, 2026

  Romanian Alien Admits Conspiring to Commit Marriage Fraud

  A Romanian alien admitted to conspiring with an American citizen to enter into a sham marriage so that she could obtain U.S. citizenship. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted the investigation.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Sep 23, 2026

  Policy alert: Definition of Day for Purposes of Filing Deadlines

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how USCIS applies the regulatory definition of “day” to filing deadlines. This policy becomes effective October 23, 2026.

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 1 USCIS-PM B.6 (General Policies and Procedures).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Sep 23, 2026

  Policy alert: Controlled Substance Trafficking, Significant Trafficking in Persons, and Money Laundering Grounds of Inadmissibility

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the inadmissibility of aliens engaged in controlled substance trafficking, significant trafficking in persons, and money laundering under section 212(a)(2) of the…

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 8 USCIS-PM D.10; 8 USCIS-PM D.14; 8 USCIS-PM D.15 (Admissibility).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Executive actionPublished Sep 18, 2026· Changes requirements

  Executive Order 14431: Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program

  The publisher gave no summary for this document. The title is its own description; open the source for the text.

  Federal Register ↗Matches H-1B specialty occupation

  Why it’s here

  The document states no effective date.

  • H-1B specialty occupation · Named in the document. You follow H-1B specialty occupation. The document names it in the title.Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A presidential document directs the executive branch. How and when it reaches individual cases depends on the agency guidance that implements it, which is published separately.
  • The Federal Register published no abstract for this document; read the original.
  • Signed 2026-09-18 and published 2026-09-23. It may have taken effect on signing.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Sep 18, 2026

  Technical update: Implementation of Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

  This technical update incorporates into Volume 8 the policy guidance that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 18, 2026, addressing the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)…

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • USCIS classifies this as a technical update: a non-substantive change such as a corrected citation or a refreshed reference. It does not change adjudication policy.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 8 USCIS-PM G (Admissibility).
  • USCIS does not give this update its own page; the link goes to the Policy Manual updates index.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Sep 14, 2026

  Policy alert: Revocation of Naturalization Referrals

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on referring cases for revocation of naturalization (commonly referred to as “denaturalization”) under section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 12 USCIS-PM L (Citizenship and Naturalization).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Court decisionPublished Sep 11, 2026· Changes requirements

  Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court

  In the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national previously residing in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after conceding that she is an alien terrorist.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  A decision can be appealed, or apply only to the parties in the case.

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Court decisions can be appealed or limited to the parties in the case. Read the decision and any agency guidance that follows it. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• DeadlinePublished Sep 11, 2026· Changes requirements

  USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2027

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2027.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Proposed ruleProposed Sep 10, 2026

  Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

  The publisher gave no summary for this document. The title is its own description; open the source for the text.

  Federal Register ↗Matches H-1B specialty occupation

  Why it’s here

  A proposal is not final. It can change or never take effect.

  • H-1B specialty occupation · Named in the document. You follow H-1B specialty occupation. The document names it in the title.Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

  Next step: This is a proposal, not a final rule. The official notice says whether and how the public can comment. A final rule, if one is published, would appear here as a separate record.

  • This is a PROPOSED rule. It is not in force, may change before finalisation, and may never be finalised.
  • The Federal Register published no abstract for this document; read the original.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Sep 9, 2026

  Policy alert: Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the regulatory changes on the registration of children born to foreign government employees in the United States as lawful permanent residents.

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 7 USCIS-PM O.3; 12 USCIS-PM A.2 (Adjustment of Status; Citizenship and Naturalization).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Court decisionPublished Sep 4, 2026· Changes requirements

  Court Order on Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Hold Policy

  On Aug. 28, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Medani, et al., v. Trump, et al., 26-cv-6332 (NDCA), temporarily vacating PM-602-0193 pending further litigation.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  A decision can be appealed, or apply only to the parties in the case.

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Court decisions can be appealed or limited to the parties in the case. Read the decision and any agency guidance that follows it. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Sep 4, 2026

  DHS Announces Rule for Certain Children Born in the United States to Foreign Government Employees

  The Department of Homeland Security today issued an interim final rule amending its regulations to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees who are not U.S. citizens to register as lawful permanent residents.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Sep 3, 2026

  USCIS Opens New International Field Office in Ethiopia to Support Fraud Prevention

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening a new international field office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The office will begin operations on September 9, 2026, and will handle USCIS immigration matters in Ethiopia.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Aug 31, 2026· Changes requirements

  Policy alert: Non-Governmental, Nonpartisan Organization Voter Registration Services at Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is rescinding the August 29, 2025 policy, Voter Registration at Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies , PA-2025-21, and reinstating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to permit nonprofit and nonpartisan…

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 12 USCIS-PM J.5 (Citizenship and Naturalization).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Court decisionPublished Aug 28, 2026· Changes requirements

  Recent Court Order on Hold Policies

  On Aug. 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Red Eagle Law, L.C., et al., v. Joseph B. Edlow, 26-cv-04850-CRB (NDCA), enjoining PM 602-0192, and PM 602-0194.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  A decision can be appealed, or apply only to the parties in the case.

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Court decisions can be appealed or limited to the parties in the case. Read the decision and any agency guidance that follows it. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Aug 25, 2026· Changes requirements

  Policy alert: Investigations and Examinations for Naturalization Eligibility

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to further assess and corroborate the eligibility of aliens applying for naturalization.

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 12 USCIS-PM B.1; 12 USCIS-PM B.2; 12 USCIS-PM B.3 (Citizenship and Naturalization).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Proposed ruleProposed Aug 25, 2026

  Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to establish a $103,265 fee, payable at the time of filing, for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, which would be imposed in addition to all other applicable fees or…

  Federal Register ↗Matches H-1B specialty occupation

  Why it’s here

  A proposal is not final. It can change or never take effect.

  • H-1B specialty occupation · Named in the document. You follow H-1B specialty occupation. The document names it in the title.Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

  Next step: This is a proposal, not a final rule. The official notice says whether and how the public can comment. A final rule, if one is published, would appear here as a separate record.

  • This is a PROPOSED rule. It is not in force, may change before finalisation, and may never be finalised.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Aug 24, 2026

  DHS Proposes Additional H-1B Fee

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to establish a $103,265 fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches H-1B specialty occupation, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • H-1B specialty occupation · Named in the document. You follow H-1B specialty occupation. The document names it in the title.DHS Proposes Additional H-1B Fee
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Aug 19, 2026

  USCIS to Publish New Edition of Form I-485; Older Editions Will Be Rejected Starting Sept. 18

  On Sept. 18, 2026, USCIS will publish a revised edition of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (edition date: 09/18/26).

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Aug 18, 2026· Changes requirements

  Policy alert: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 8 USCIS-PM G (Admissibility).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Aug 18, 2026

  USCIS Issues Guidance on Making Public Charge Inadmissibility Determination

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual explaining how the agency will determine whether an alien applying for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident is likely at any time to become a…

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Aug 14, 2026

  USCIS to Publish New Editions of Form I-539 and Form I-765; Older Editions Will Be Rejected Starting Sept. 15

  On Sept. 15, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will publish revised editions of Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (edition date for both: 09/15/26).

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency updatePublished Aug 12, 2026· Changes requirements

  Policy alert: Participation of Non-Governmental Organizations at Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily reverting to the June 28, 2017 policy guidance on non-governmental organization participation in administrative naturalization ceremonies, consistent with the court order in League of Women Voters v. USCIS , No.

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 12 USCIS-PM J.5 (Citizenship and Naturalization).
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Agency announcementPublished Aug 12, 2026

  USCIS Plays Key Role in Takedown of Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Ring

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the indictment unsealed today charging 11 individuals with conspiring, over the course of more than a decade, to orchestrate more than 1,000 sham marriages. 

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Why it’s here

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Named in the document. You follow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It issued this document.

  Next step: Read the official source to confirm who it covers and what changed. For questions about your own situation, ask an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

  • A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.
  • No visa, country, form or process is classified on this record. That means the document did not name one in its own words, not that it is irrelevant.
  • Classified automatically. No person has reviewed this record against its source.
• Final ruleStated effective date Sep 9, 2026· Changes requirements

  9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending the regulations concerning the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for certain H-1B and L-1 Visas (9-11 Biometric Fee).

  Federal Register ↗Matches H-1B specialty occupation, F-1 academic student

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  • H-1B specialty occupation · Named in the document. You follow H-1B specialty occupation. The document names it in the title.9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas
  • F-1 academic student · Mentioned in the body. You follow F-1 academic student. It appears only in the body of the document, not in the title or summary, so this may be incidental. Read the quote before relying on it.The F-1 nonimmigrant visa classification applies to foreign citizens wanting to study full-time in the United States; the F-1 visa category requires certain criteria to be met in order to be eligible.

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• Court decisionPublished Aug 10, 2026· Changes requirements

  Court issues Stay: Permits participation of Non-Governmental Organizations at Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies

  On Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705 stayed the USCIS August 29, 2025 Policy Alert and Update pending a final resolution of the case on the merits.

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• Agency announcementPublished Aug 10, 2026

  USCIS To Require Electronic Filing of Forms: Strengthening National Security

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is introducing an interim final rule (IFR) that allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to mandate electronic filing, or e-filing, for certain immigration forms.

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• Agency updatePublished Aug 6, 2026

  Policy alert: Lists of Foreign Diplomatic Officers Accredited to the United States

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that removes references to the Diplomatic List (also known as the “Blue List”), which is no longer published by the U.S. Department of State (DOS).

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 7 USCIS-PM O.3; 12 USCIS-PM H.3 (Adjustment of Status; Citizenship and Naturalization).
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• Agency updatePublished Aug 5, 2026· Changes requirements

  Policy alert: Suggesting DNA Testing When Issuing a Request for Additional Evidence

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to require officers to suggest Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) testing as an optional form of evidence to establish a claimed genetic relationship in cases where primary evidence…

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  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 1 USCIS-PM E.6; 4 USCIS-PM C.4; 5 USCIS-PM C.7; 5 USCIS-PM D.3; 12 USCIS-PM H.2 (General Policies and Procedures; Refugees and Asylees; Adoptions; Citizenship and Naturalization).
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• Agency announcementPublished Aug 5, 2026

  USCIS to Reduce Frivolous Immigration Benefits Requests by Reinforcing Evidence Standards

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is clarifying that benefit requestors should establish eligibility for an immigration benefit at the time they file a benefit request.

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• Agency updatePublished Aug 5, 2026

  Policy alert: Evidence, Requests for Evidence, and Notices of Intent to Deny

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding evidentiary standards, Requests for Evidence (RFEs), and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs).

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  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 1 USCIS-PM E.6; 1 USCIS-PM E.9; 1 USCIS-PM E.10 (General Policies and Procedures).
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• Agency announcementPublished Jul 27, 2026

  USCIS Announces Rule Change to Asylum System to Reduce Backlog

  The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a rule change designed to reduce the backlog in the asylum system.

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• Court decisionPublished Jul 23, 2026· Changes requirements

  Court Issues Administrative Stay of Certain USCIS Policies

  On July 21, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order in Venez. Ass’n of Mass., et al. v. United States Citizenship and Immigr. Servs., et al., 26-cv-13038-NMG (D.

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• DeadlinePublished Jul 17, 2026· Changes requirements

  USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B Cap

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches H-1B specialty occupation, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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  • H-1B specialty occupation · Named in the document. You follow H-1B specialty occupation. The document names it in the title.USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B Cap
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• Agency announcementPublished Jul 16, 2026

  US Citizenship and Immigration Services Rescinds 2022 Public Charge Regulation

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the 2022 Biden-era regulation regarding public charge determinations, further aligning immigration law with Congressional intent that aliens in the United States be self-reliant and not dependent on…

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• Agency updatePublished Jul 13, 2026

  Policy alert: Attorneys and Representatives

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding attorneys and representatives, consolidating and updating guidance that was previously contained in the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM).

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 1 USCIS-PM D.1; 1 USCIS-PM D.2; 1 USCIS-PM D.3; 1 USCIS-PM D.4; 1 USCIS-PM D.5 (General Policies and Procedures).
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• Agency updatePublished Jul 10, 2026· Changes requirements

  Policy alert: Signature Requirements for the Submission of Benefit Requests

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the signature requirements that apply when submitting immigration benefit requests.

  USCIS Policy Manual ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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  • A policy alert is USCIS guidance to its own officers, not a regulation. It governs how USCIS adjudicates, and it can be revised or withdrawn without rulemaking.
  • The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
  • Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 1 USCIS-PM B.2; 7 USCIS-PM A.3 (General Policies and Procedures; Adjustment of Status).
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• Agency announcementPublished Jul 1, 2026

  USCIS Opens Asylum Office in Atlanta

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening an asylum office in Atlanta. Beginning July 8, 2026, the Atlanta Asylum Office will conduct interviews for affirmative asylum applicants at three locations.

  USCIS newsroom ↗Matches U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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