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DHS Achieves Trusted Traveler Program Milestones

11 years ago By Editor

The Department of Homeland Security recently achieved two major milestones for its trusted traveler programs. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Pre✓™ application program, which began in December 2013, has now enrolled more than half a million travelers. Additionally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has enrolled more than three million users in their trusted traveler programs: Global Entry, NEXUS and SENTRI.

PERM Online System Quick Start Guide For Enhanced Account Management System

11 years ago By Chief Editor

This quick guide is intended for Employers, Attorneys and Agents and their representatives using the PERM system. To enhance PERM Online System security OFLC has upgraded the Account Management features to be consistent with DOL and Federal Government standards. This guide is a quick overview of the account management changes.

Please click the attached guide to learn more.

State Dept. Amends the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services

11 years ago By Editor

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51247-51254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20516]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 22

[Public Notice: 8850]
RIN 1400-AD47

Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and
Overseas Embassies and Consulates--Visa and Citizenship Services Fee
Changes

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Interim final rule.

USCIS Increases Screening, Vetting of Aliens Working in U.S.

1 month ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

12/04/2025

Maximum validity periods of some Employment Authorization Documents will be reduced

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its Policy Manual to reduce the maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain categories of aliens. This update also incorporates changes to EAD validity periods made by recent legislation to ensure proper vetting and screening of aliens.

USCIS Updates Policy on Biometrics for Detainees

1 month ago By Chief Editor

USCIS is updating USCIS Policy Manual Volume 1, Part C to deter the filing of frivolous claims and provide operational consistency. This update clarifies that the Department of Homeland Security generally will not take biometrics of detained aliens unless they are in removal proceedings and have a pending application or petition filed with the Executive Office for Immigration Review. This guidance is effective immediately and applies to requests pending or filed on or after the publication date.

Recording for December 04, 2025 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna

1 month ago By Chief Editor

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Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for H-1B and Dependent H-4 Visa Applicants

1 month ago By Chief Editor

Last Updated: December 3, 2025

As of December 15, the Department will expand the requirement that an online presence review be conducted for all H-1B applicants and their dependents, in addition to the students and exchange visitors already subject to this review. To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for H-1B and their dependents (H-4), F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas are instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to “public.”

Rajiv's Comments in The Times of India - US to scan social media of all H-1B, H-4 visa applicants from December 15

1 month ago By Chief Editor

Published by: The Times of India - December 04, 2025
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-to-scan-social-media-of…

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Rajiv S. Khanna, managing attorney at Immigration.com expressed dismay that a country which professes to be a shining beacon of free speech does not appreciate it.

The New H-1B Weighted Lottery: What Employers and Employees Must Know

1 month ago By Rajiv S. Khanna

December 23, 2025

Executive Summary

The Department of Homeland Security has finalized regulations that fundamentally change how H-1B cap registrations will be selected, effective for the FY 2027 lottery (registration opening around March 2026). Under the new weighted selection process, registrations for higher-paid workers will have significantly better chances of selection than those for lower-paid workers.

Making America Safe Again: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services End-of-Year Review Demonstrates Impact of Rigorous Immigration Crackdown

1 month ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

12/22/2025

Under the leadership of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow, the agency has enhanced immigration screening and vetting protocols to protect communities and national security and has advanced immigration policies that put the national interest first.

Rajiv's Comments in The Times of India - US visa holders face new uncertainty as ‘prudential’ revocations spike; anxiety looms large across Indian diaspora

1 month ago By Chief Editor

Published by: The Times of India - December 25, 2025
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-visa-holders-face-new-uncertainty-as-prudential-revocations-spike-anxiety-looms-large-across-indian-diaspora/articleshow/126175668.cms

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