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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

USCIS Proposal Ends “Duration of Status” for F, J, and I Visa Holders

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 9/5/2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a copy of a proposed regulation, which would replace and limit the agency’s current policy regarding F1 (foreign students), J1(exchange visitors), and I...more

DHS Publishes Proposed H-1B Regulations

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 10/24/2023

On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly modify the H-1B visa program. According to the DHS announcement, the proposed rule would...more

Potential Changes Coming to the H-1B Program

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/27/2023

On September 19, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted proposed regulations for federal review entitled “Modernizing H-1B Requirements and Oversight and Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program.”...more

DHS Spring Regulatory Agenda Projects Changes to H-1B Visas, the Rescission of H-4 Work Authorization, Increased Fees, and More

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/13/2019

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released its spring 2019 regulatory agenda, highlighting the agency’s rulemaking priorities through 2019. While many of the agenda items appear to be carryovers from agendas past,...more

DHS Releases Ambitious 2018 Regulatory Agenda

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/26/2018

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its fall 2018 regulatory agenda, laying out its rulemaking goals through 2019. The published timeline is aspirational and does not represent a strict schedule....more

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