Data / Federal rules / Foreign officials
Federal rules on foreign officials: 26 since January 2024
19 final rules and 7 proposed rules since January 18, 2024, 16 of them marked significant. 3 are open for comment now. Most come from the Homeland Security Department (18), State Department (3), Employment and Training Administration (2), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (1).
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every rule and proposed rule in the Federal Register each morning, and this page is that reading. Name your industry once and new rules, comment deadlines and effective dates arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as they are published.
Open for comment
Every document, newest first
| Document | Agency | Type | Published |
|---|
Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
2026-20941 | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Oct 14 |
Optional Practical Training Fees
2026-20660 | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Oct 8 |
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
2026-18631 | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Sep 11 |
Regulatory Changes Required by the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022
2026-16319 | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Aug 11 |
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
2026-14439 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Jul 17 |
Electronic Bond Transmission
2026-02961 · significant | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Proposed rule | Feb 13 |
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2026 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program
2026-02131 | Employment and Training Administration | Final rule | Feb 3 |
Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees
2026-00830 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Jan 16 |
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-23853 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Dec 29, 2025 |
Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
2025-19747 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Nov 3, 2025 |
Facilitating Earlier Filing of Certain Electronically Submitted H-2A Petitions
2025-19235 | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Oct 2, 2025 |
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-18473 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Sep 24, 2025 |
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Visa Services Fee Changes
2025-17851 · significant | State Department | Final rule | Sep 16, 2025 |
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
2025-16554 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Aug 28, 2025 |
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status; Correction
2025-00553 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Jan 14, 2025 |
Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers
2024-29354 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Dec 18, 2024 |
Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections
2024-29353 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Dec 18, 2024 |
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2025 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers
2024-28017 | Employment and Training Administration | Final rule | Dec 2, 2024 |
Diplomatic Agent-Level Immunity
2024-19192 · significant | State Department | Final rule | Aug 28, 2024 |
Visas: Immigrant Visas; Correction
2024-16452 | State Department | Final rule | Jul 26, 2024 |
Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
2024-13329 · significant | Treasury Department | Final rule | Jun 24, 2024 |
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status
2024-09022 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Apr 30, 2024 |
Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
2024-06657 | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Final rule | Apr 3, 2024 |
Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process and Program Integrity
2024-01770 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Feb 2, 2024 |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
2024-01427 | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Jan 31, 2024 |
Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program Automation and Electronic Travel Authorization; Creation of CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program (EVS-TAP)
2024-00645 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Jan 18, 2024 |
Other topics
Read from the Federal Register API, last updated 2026-10-23. The document on federalregister.gov is the official record; dates and dockets can change through later corrections. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.