Optional practical training refers to temporary work that is directly relevant to an F-1 student's major field of study.
WASHINGTON, DC-As part of efforts to strengthen national security and curb identity fraud, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on December 12 issued new policy guidance sharply ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing a new 2025 naturalization civics test as part of a major overhaul of its American citizenship standards. The agency, ...
On Jan. 1, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memorandum—PM-602-0194: Hold and Review of USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Aliens From Additional High-Risk ...
Washington — The leaders of the three major immigration enforcement agencies are set to testify before a pair of House and Senate committees in February following a pair of deadly shootings by federal ...
On January 1, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum that places an indefinite hold on all pending applications from individuals coming from countries ...
New U.S. citizens take the oath during a naturalization ceremony hosted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services aboard the USS Bataan in Miami. Jose A. Iglesias jiglesias@elnuevoherald.com ...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a Dec. 15 compliance report that it reduced its Freedom of Information Act request backlog for certain immigration records by 99.96% over the course ...
The new policy, announced onDecember 12, 2025, rescinds previous COVID-era allowances and demands a more rigorous approach to identity verification. By tightening photo requirements, USCIS aims to ...
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has paused processing work for immigrants from designated high-risk countries. According to immigration attorney Saman Nasseri, the vetting ...
On December 2, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum introducing new restrictive measures on immigration benefit applications for individuals who ...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services decided to freeze pending immigration requests from 19 countries that the Trump administration deems “high risk” for national security reasons after an Afghan ...