The legal fight over the $100,000 H-1B fee took a dramatic turn in June 2026, and employers need to understand exactly where things stand today. On June 8, 2026, a federal district court in Massachusetts ruled in State of California v. Mullin that the fee was an unlawful tax the executive branch...
Form AR-11 has always been a quiet, routine filing. Any foreign national who moves has ten days to tell USCIS their new address, and until now that filing only asked for a name, date of birth, immigration status, and the old and new addresses. USCIS has proposed changing that. A recent Federal...
If you came to the United States on a student visa, fell out of status at some point, and are now married to a U.S. citizen and pursuing a green card — pay close attention. USCIS officers are now using a new policy memorandum to deny Adjustment of Status applications at the...
Getting selected in the H-1B cap lottery is only the first step. F-1 students transitioning to H-1B status face a critical window where one misstep — traveling abroad, missing an OPT unemployment deadline, or failing to update your DSO — can derail your entire case. Our F-1 to H-1B transition checklist walks...
A federal court ordered USCIS to lift its holds on green card, work permit, naturalization, and asylum cases for nationals of 39 countries. That ruling came down on June 5, 2026. The government was supposed to start moving those cases immediately.
But for many applicants, nothing has changed. Cases...
Ontario has announced a significant overhaul of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), restructuring it to more directly connect skilled immigration with real labour market demand. The changes, announced June 26, 2026, by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, are already in effect under O. Reg. 422/17 of the...
If you or someone you know is considering the EB-5 Investor Visa Program, now is the time to act.
What Is the EB-5 Program?
The EB-5 Regional Center Program allows foreign nationals to obtain a U.S. Green Card (Lawful Permanent Residency) by investing a minimum of $800,000 into qualifying U.S....
Stay informed with the latest U.S. and Canadian immigration developments in the July 2026 edition of the NPZ Law Group Immigration Newsletter. This issue covers important updates affecting employers, foreign nationals, investors, students, healthcare professionals, and families, including proposed naturalization fee increases, USCIS processing changes for physicians, EB-5 visa availability for India,...
For many professionals working in the United States, obtaining permanent residence is a major long-term goal. Employment-based green cards provide several pathways to achieve that objective, but not every category is designed for the same type of applicant.
The three employment-based classifications most frequently used by foreign professionals are...
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status — commonly called SIJS or SIJ — has long been one of the few immigration pathways specifically designed to protect children. Congress built this classification into federal law to give vulnerable immigrant youth a route to lawful permanent residence when their own family situation made that necessary. In...
