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Aug 20, 2026 • Policy Updates • 3 min read

Treasury Moves to Strip Tax Refunds From H-1B and Other Visa Holders — Comments Close Oct. 5

Treasury and the IRS proposed a rule on Aug. 20 that would deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit, EITC, American opportunity credit and adoption credit to noncitizens who are not PRWORA qualified aliens — a category that excludes H-1B, L-1, F-1 and pending adjustment applicants. The agencies estimate 200,000 to 700,000 taxpayers would be affected.

USCIS H-1B EB-2 Policy Updates

Aug 19, 2026 • Policy Updates • 3 min read

Comment Window Closes Aug. 24 on the Rule That Would Push Citizenship Fees to $1,330 — and Kill Fee Waivers

DHS wants to raise the N-400 naturalization fee from $760 to $1,330 and eliminate reduced fees and fee waivers entirely. Public comments close Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.

USCIS Naturalization N-400 Filing Fees

Aug 19, 2026 • Green Card • 3 min read

Denials Now Outnumber Approvals in EB-1A and NIW — USCIS Data Shows a Four-Year Slide

USCIS data shows EB-1A approvals fell from 66.9% in FY2025 to 47.45% in Q1 FY2026, while EB-2 NIW slid from roughly 96% in FY2022 to 42.61%. In both categories, denials now exceed approvals.

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Aug 19, 2026 • Immigration News • 3 min read

USCIS Sets a Hard Sept. 18 Cutover for Form I-485 — File the New Edition Early and It Gets Rejected

USCIS will publish a revised Form I-485 on Sept. 18, 2026 with no grace period. Filing the old edition on or after that date means rejection — and so does filing the new edition before it.

USCIS Green Card I-485 Public Charge

Aug 18, 2026 • Immigration News • 3 min read

BIA Overrules Arrabally: Traveling on Advance Parole Can Now Trigger the 3- and 10-Year Bars

In Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, decided Aug. 13, the Board of Immigration Appeals ended a 14-year protection for advance parole travelers — but applied the new rule prospectively only.

Green Card USCIS Policy Updates

Aug 18, 2026 • Policy Updates • 3 min read

Four Immigration Deadlines Hit in Nine Days: Your September 2026 Filing Calendar

The H-1B extension surcharge, the end of duration of status, two mandatory new form editions, and a broader public charge test all land between Sept. 9 and Sept. 18 — here is what changes on each date.

USCIS H-1B Green Card Processing Times

Aug 18, 2026 • Immigration News • 3 min read

Justice Department Files Record 25 Denaturalization Cases — Bringing the Total to 123 Since January 2025

USCIS says DOJ has filed 123 civil denaturalization complaints since January 2025, including 25 in recent weeks — what the government must prove, and what it means for naturalized citizens.

USCIS Naturalization Policy Updates

Aug 18, 2026 • Policy Updates • 3 min read

New I-765 and I-539 Editions Land Sept. 15 — and USCIS Will Reject the Old Ones With No Grace Period

USCIS will publish new editions of the work-permit and status-extension forms on Sept. 15, 2026, and reject the prior editions immediately — with no grace period.

USCIS I-765 I-539 Processing Times

Aug 18, 2026 • Green Card • 3 min read

USCIS Publishes the Public Charge Playbook: What Officers Will Weigh Starting Sept. 18 — and What They Won't

USCIS issued its implementing guidance for the Sept. 18 public charge rule, superseding the 1999 Interim Field Guidance. Critically, the expanded benefit list is not retroactive.

USCIS Green Card EB-2 Policy Updates

Aug 13, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

USCIS Extends Expired El Salvador TPS Work Permits — But Only Until the Program Ends September 9

USCIS said on August 12 that expired TPS-based work permits for eligible Salvadorans with pending renewals are extended to September 9, 2026 — the same day the El Salvador TPS designation is set to terminate.

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