VisaProAdviserVisas, migration and life abroad
Tracks US and Canada immigration where dates and queues decide things, not intentions. It watches the visa bulletin more closely than most outlets: not just reporting the monthly cutoff, but explaining why a category moves or stalls and what that means for a given priority date. Readers get a clear sequence of steps and checked deadlines here, not vague reassurance. It follows how a pause in green card issuance at consulates ripples into spillover between categories, and what USCIS's shift toward direct denials without RFE actually changes for applicants. It also keeps a close eye on H1B: the new fees, their legal standing in court, and the fate of H4 EAD. Broader labor-market questions outside these immigration procedures stay out of scope.
EB-2 India has 23,964 pending applicants, EB-3 has 13,364, but both categories combine for only about 4,000 visas a year. USCIS data and a 2026 forecast.
Family categories F1-F4 advanced almost a year in November 2026. EB-2/EB-3 for India and China stay frozen. Plus H-1B deference repeal starting Nov 13.
The 540-day EAD renewal is gone. After work authorization expires, you cannot work even if your extension is pending. How to file your extension on time.
DHS proposed a $70,000 fee for initial OPT and $30,000 for each OPT renewal for F-1 students. Who pays, comment deadlines, and when the rule could take effect.
Why adjustment applicants are getting 'initial review' notices and the October Visa Bulletin is delayed: consulate pauses and quota recalculations after the ban was rescinded.
H-1B's $100,000 fee is court-blocked, the 540-day EAD auto-extension is gone, and October's Visa Bulletin is delayed. Full breakdown as of Sept 20, 2026.
DHS has proposed ending the 60-day H-1B grace period after job loss. Comment period runs through November 10, 2026 — timeline and impact explained.
DHS has registered rule RIN 1615-AD14 to end H-4 EAD work permits. An expert puts the odds just above 50%. Here's what H-4 EAD holders should do now.