Wednesday, April 29, 2026

New Home for MU Blog

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Musillo Unkenholt is pleased to announce the launch of our redesigned website and the relocation of this blog to its new home at: https://ww...
Friday, April 17, 2026

MAY 2026 VISA BULLETIN: NO CHANGE BUT AN ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UPDATE

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  The Department of State has just issued the May 2026 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bullet...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

DOL to Increase Prevailing Wage Levels

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On March 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule to increase prevailing wage levels . If finalized, the rule would ...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

WEBINAR: Immigration & I-9 Compliance

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MU will be hosting a FREE webinar on Tuesday, April 21st at 2PM Eastern for our friends and clients. Please join us!  Join us for this   F...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Medical Groups Back Legislation that would Exempt Healthcare Workers from $100,000 H-1B Filing Fee

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On March 17, 2026, bipartisan legislation was introduced by U.S. Representatives Mike Lawyer (R-NY), Sanford Bishop Jr. (D-GA), Yvette Clark...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

April 2026 Visa Bulletin: Significant Movement and Current EB-3 Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the April 2026 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bullet...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Immigrant Visa Appointments Affected as U.S. Embassies Curtail Operations in the Middle East

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U.S. embassies and consulates across the Middle East have suspended routine operations amid ongoing strikes and retaliatory activity. As a...
Monday, March 9, 2026

FY 2027 H-1B CAP Lottery

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The fiscal year 2027 (March 2026) H-1B cap registration period is currently open and will run through noon eastern on Thursday March 19, 202...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Congress Implores DHS to Exempt Healthcare Workers from $100,000 H 1B Visa Fee

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In February 2026, bipartisan members of Congress renewed calls for relief from the $100,000 H 1B visa filing fee for international healthca...
Friday, February 20, 2026

March 2026 Visa Bulletin: Movement Forward and Current EB-2 Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the March 2026 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bullet...
Monday, February 16, 2026

2026 H-1B Cap Webinar

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MU will be hosting a FREE webinar on Thursday, February 19th at 2PM Eastern for our friends and clients. Please join us!  Join us for this ...
Friday, February 13, 2026

US Healthcare Industry Continues to Push for Exemptions to $100,000 H-1B Fee

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In September 2025, President Trump instituted a prohibitive $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. While lawsuits against the fee have been ongoi...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

FY 2027 H-1B CAP Lottery

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The fiscal year 2027 (March 2026) H-1B cap registration period will open at noon ET on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 and close at noon ET on Thu...
Monday, January 26, 2026

USCIS Places Hold on Benefit Applications related to Travel Ban

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On January 1, 2026, USCIS issued a Policy Memorandum announcing an adjudicative hold on all pending benefit applications filed by individua...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

DOS Freezes Visa Issuance to Nationals of 75 Countries

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On January 14, 2026, the Department of State announced a visa freeze for nationals of 75 countries. The pause applies only to consular Gr...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

February 2026 Visa Bulletin: Movement Forward for Most EB-3 Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the February 2026 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bul...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

WEBINAR: H-1B Visa Updates

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MU will be hosting a FREE webinar on Tuesday, January 13th at 2PM Eastern for our friends and clients.  Please join us!  Join us for this ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

DHS Issues Final Rule for Weighted Selection of the Highest Wages in H-1B Cap

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On December 29, 2025, DHS published a Final Rule in the Federal Register , amending the way in which USCIS will select candidates in the H-1...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Trump Expands Travel Ban to 39 Countries

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On December 16, 2025, President Trump announced an expansion of his Travel Ban under Proclamation 10998 . Proclamation 10998 amends Proclama...