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On May 21, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, titled "Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to Dispense with the Ordinary Consular Visa Process." It has caused widespread panic. It shouldn't. What the memo says The memo's thesis is that adjustment of status under INA § 245 is not a routine procedure but an "extraordinary" act of "administrative grace" — and that, with limited excep

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a final rule that will increase premium processing fees effective March 1, 2026. Premium processing is the optional service many employers and individuals rely on to accelerate USCIS decisions on work visas and green card petitions — and this update affects a broad range of case types across employment and status applications. In this post, we break down what’s changing, who it affects, and how to plan for these

DHS Finalizes “Weighted Selection” Rule — Here’s What Actually Changes The H-1B lottery as we know it is on life support. On December 29, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially published a final rule titled: “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions.” Starting with the FY 2027 H-1B season (the March 2026 registration), the traditional random lottery will be replaced with a system that explicitly favo