Anyone researching the EB-5 program quickly runs into two unfamiliar terms: direct investment and regional center. These aren't two versions of the same green card. They're two separate paths to the same destination, and picking the wrong one for your situation can mean a lot of unnecessary risk, cost, or hassle down...
For more than a year, families across the country have been waiting to find out whether children born in the United States to parents on visas, or without lawful status, would keep their citizenship. On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court answered that question. In Trump v. Barbara, the Court ruled 6-3...
Lawful permanent residents have long assumed that coming home from a trip abroad is routine, almost automatic. A decision the Supreme Court handed down on June 23, 2026 complicates that assumption for a specific group: green card holders who have an open criminal charge or a past conviction on their record. The...
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....
