Release Date08/10/2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is introducing an interim final rule (IFR) that allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to mandate electronic filing, or e-filing, for certain immigration forms.
USCIS recently updated the following form:
Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal
07/28/2026 04:28 PM EDT
Edition Date: 07/28/26. Starting Aug. 28, 2026, USCIS will accept only the 07/28/26 edition. Until then, you can also use the 01/20/25 edition.
For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.
Published by News18 - July 21, 2026
https://www.news18.com/world/students-us-united-states-f1-visa-september-15-deadline-duration-of-status-visa-rule-change-ws-el-10224222.html
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
Published by Moneycontrol.com - July 21, 2026
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/us-f-1-visa-rule-change-students-abroad-advised-to-return-before-september-15-article-13979140.html
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
Published by Moneycontrol.com - July 21, 2026
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/us-f-1-visa-rules-change-from-september-15-why-indian-students-should-return-before-deadline-article-13979790.html
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Published by The Times of India - July 20, 2026
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/race-back-to-us-september-15-cutoff-for-f-1-students-seeking-duration-of-status-protection/articleshow/132519018.cms
Published by Financial Express - July 20, 2026
https://www.financialexpress.com/immigration/f1-students-must-file-first-travel-after-immigration-lawyers-urgent-warning-ahead-of-sep-15-deadline/4296799/
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
Release Date: 07/17/2026
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.