Friday, December 19, 2025

January 2026 Visa Bulletin: More Forward Movement in All Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the January 2026 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month’s Visa Bulletin. Visa Bulletin...
Friday, December 12, 2025

USCIS Issues New Travel Ban Restrictions

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued several new policies to restrict immigration for individuals born in countries ...
Thursday, December 4, 2025

Department of State Will Review H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants’ Social Media

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The Department of State (DOS)  has announced  that effective December 15, 2025, it will review the online presence of all H-1B visa applican...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

American Hospital Association Urges Trump to Exempt Health Care Personnel from $100,000 H 1B Fee

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Recently, the American Hospital Association (“AHA”) voiced its support for an exemption from the $100,000 H-1B fee for health care workers. ...
Monday, November 17, 2025

December 2025 Visa Bulletin: Movement Forward in All Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the December 2025 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bul...
Monday, November 10, 2025

CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT OF HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE ACT

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As discussed in a previous blog post , Musillo Unkenholt is pleased to report that the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HWRA) has been r...
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

DOL’s FLAG Resumes Wage Request Processing for Immigration Applications

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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced on October 31, 2025 that it has resumed its processing of immigration-related requests for prevaili...
Monday, October 27, 2025

President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee: Lawsuit and New Guidance

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On Thursday, October 16 , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee. MU posted its first...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

WEBINAR: H-1B $100,000 Proclamation Updates

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MU will be hosting a FREE webinar on Tuesday, October 28th at 2PM Eastern for our friends and clients.  Please join us!  Join us for this ...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

November 2025 Visa Bulletin: No Movement for Employment-Based Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the November 2025 Visa Bulletin . This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin. Visa Bul...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

DOS Will Now Require Proof of Residence from Green Card Applicants

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As discussed in an MU blog post last month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that, effective November 1, 2025, the National Vi...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

DHS Proposes Weighted Selection for the Highest Wages in H-1B Cap

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On September 24, 2025, DHS published in the Federal Register a proposed new rule that would give priority to H-1B Cap candidates whose empl...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

WEBINAR: Business Immigration Hot Topics

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MU will be hosting a  FREE  webinar on  Tuesday, October 7th at 2PM Eastern  for our friends and clients.  Please join us!  Join us for th...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Government Shutdown: How it Could Affect Your Immigration Case

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The US government is facing an impending shutdown at midnight on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. However, even in a “shutdown”, not all immigrat...
Monday, September 22, 2025

H-1B PROCLAMATION COULD ADD $100,000 FEE TO PETITIONS

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Late Friday, September 19, 2025, President Trump issued the Presidential Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers ...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

October 2025 Visa Bulletin: Modest Movement Forward for Most Categories

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The Department of State has just issued the October 2025 Visa Bulletin , the first of the new Fiscal Year. This blog post analyzes this mont...
Monday, September 15, 2025

WEBINAR: Business Immigration Hot Topics

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MU will be hosting a FREE webinar on Tuesday, September 23rd at 2PM Eastern for our friends and clients.  Please join us! Join us for this...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE ACT REINTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS

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Musillo Unkenholt is pleased to report that the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HWRA) has been reintroduced into Congress. The HWRA has...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Green Card Interviews to be Scheduled in Country of Residence

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The U.S. Department of State has announced that, effective November 1, 2025, the National Visa Center (NVC) will only schedule immigrant vi...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

USCIS to Consider “Anti-Americanism” in Certain Immigration Decisions

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On August 19, 2025, USCIS issued a policy alert that the agency will review “anti-Americanism” as a  discretionary factor when reviewing ce...