October 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB2 and EB3 Retrogress, What It Means for Your Case
EB2 rest of world moves from current to Jan 1, 2025; EB3 falls to May 15, 2024. Full breakdown of filing and final action dates for October 2026.
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EB2 rest of world moves from current to Jan 1, 2025; EB3 falls to May 15, 2024. Full breakdown of filing and final action dates for October 2026.
H-1B fees may jump to $13,000 and the 60-day grace period after layoff could end. We break down why holders are leaving and the O-1 visa alternative.
October 2, 2026: Australia's Student Visa reform took effect. New requirements for family inclusion, program changes, and course transition logic.
The Besovich-Gonzalez precedent shows that even minor beating during detention on a protected ground can be recognized as persecution for US asylum purposes.
Canada's PM Mark Carney announced a resumption of controlled immigration growth. Current targets for 2027: 380,000 permanent residents, 370,000 temporary.
How to get into university with mediocre grades: entrance exams in Hungary, extra tests in Spain, an academic exam in China, and other paths to study abroad.
Skipping a country where you lived over six months on DS-160 counts as misrepresentation. It can resurface at naturalization or I-751. Here's a real case.
DV2027 looked canceled; a court ordered it to go ahead on October 14, but an appeals court stayed that order on October 29. The Medania v. Trump timeline and what it means for DV winners.
Ireland to extend naturalization to 8 years, Germany to abolish dual citizenship, Latvia to close investment programs. Key EU migration policy news for September 2026.