News
Official immigration and USCIS policy updates, Visa Bulletin highlights, and citizenship news—explained in plain language for immigrant families in Central Ohio.
- Visa Bulletin
July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India and EB-5 Unreserved India Become “Unavailable”
The July 2026 Visa Bulletin marks EB-2 India and EB-5 Unreserved India as “U” (unauthorized/unavailable), meaning no immigrant visas can be issued in those categories for now.
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USCIS Clarifies When Dairy Operations Can Use the H-2A Temporary Worker Program
New federal guidance confirms dairies can seek H-2A workers if they can show a temporary or seasonal need — and explains how USCIS will review these petitions.
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July 2026 Visa Bulletin: Family Green Card Applicants Get the Earlier Filing Chart
For July 2026, USCIS is letting family-sponsored green card applicants file using the earlier Dates for Filing chart — and the F2A category is current for every country.
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EB-5 India Per-Country Limit Reached for Fiscal Year 2026
The State Department has issued all available EB-5 unreserved immigrant visas for applicants chargeable to India for FY 2026. Here's what it means and when numbers reset.
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Federal Court Strikes Down USCIS Benefit Freeze for Travel-Ban Countries
A federal court vacated four USCIS policies that had frozen green card, work permit, asylum, and citizenship cases for nationals of 39 travel-ban countries. Here's what the ruling does — and what it does not do.
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June 2026 Visa Bulletin: Family and Employment Green Card Dates
The June 2026 Visa Bulletin brings movement in family categories and notable retrogression for India EB-1 and EB-2. Here are the highlights for green card applicants.
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USCIS Tightens Discretion on Green Card (Adjustment of Status) Cases
USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 directs officers to apply heightened "totality of the circumstances" scrutiny when deciding I-485 green card applications. Here's what changed and what it means for applicants.
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New 2025 Naturalization Civics Test: What Citizenship Applicants Need to Know
USCIS implemented a new civics test for citizenship applicants filing Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025 — 20 questions from a pool of 128, with 12 correct needed to pass.
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USCIS Raises the "Good Moral Character" Bar for Citizenship Applicants
An August 2025 USCIS memo changes how "good moral character" is assessed for naturalization — a clean criminal record alone may no longer be enough. Here's what N-400 applicants should know.
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