Last Updated: December 3, 2025

As of December 15, the Department will expand the requirement that an online presence review be conducted for all H-1B applicants and their dependents, in addition to the students and exchange visitors already subject to this review. To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for H-1B and their dependents (H-4), F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas are instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to “public.”

Release Date

11/20/2025

USCIS has issued a Federal Register notice that will increase certain H.R. 1 immigration-related fees for fiscal year (FY) 2026. These fee adjustments reflect the amount of inflation from July 2024 through July 2025.   

USCIS recently updated the following form:

Form G-1055, Fee Schedule11/14/2025 04:25 PM EST
 

Edition Date: 11/14/25. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page of Form G-1055, Fee Schedule.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form:

Form EOIR-29, Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer07/01/2025 11:10 AM EDT
 

Edition Date: 07/01/25. USCIS will still accept the following editions: July 2019, March 2018, July 2015, January 2015, October 2013, October 2012, and April 2009 editions.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

Release Date

11/03/2025

States can now use last four digits of Social Security numbers to verify citizenship