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Federal rules on passports and visas: 23 since January 2024
18 final rules and 5 proposed rules since January 18, 2024, 13 of them marked significant. Most come from the State Department (8), Homeland Security Department (8), Employment and Training Administration (4), Wage and Hour Division (2).
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| Document | Agency | Type | Published |
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Visas: Visa Bond Program
2026-15726 | State Department | Final rule | Aug 3 |
Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
2026-14539 | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Jul 20 |
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Visa and Citizenship Services Fee Changes
2026-11513 | State Department | Final rule | Jun 9 |
Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
2026-04737 · significant | State Department | Final rule | Mar 11 |
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 |
Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
2025-20278 | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Nov 19, 2025 |
Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
2025-19747 · significant | Homeland Security Department | Proposed rule | Nov 3, 2025 |
Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States
2025-19365 · significant | Employment and Training Administration | Final rule | Oct 2, 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 |
Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program
2025-14826 · significant | State Department | Final rule | Aug 5, 2025 |
Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
2025-14784 · significant | State Department | Proposed rule | Aug 5, 2025 |
Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2025-12315 · significant | Wage and Hour Division | Proposed rule | Jul 2, 2025 |
Visas: Special Immigrant Visas-U.S. Government Employee Special Immigrant Visas for Service Abroad
2024-28846 · significant | State Department | Final rule | Dec 10, 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 |
Employer-Provided Survey Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program
2024-26481 · significant | Employment and Training Administration | Proposed rule | Nov 18, 2024 |
Designation of Qatar for the Visa Waiver Program
2024-22050 | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Sep 26, 2024 |
Visas: Visa Ineligibility
2024-18659 · significant | State Department | Final rule | Aug 22, 2024 |
Immigration Benefits Business Transformation, Increment I; Corrections
2024-17400 | Homeland Security Department | Final rule | Aug 9, 2024 |
International Entrepreneur Program: Fiscal Year 2025 Automatic Increase of Investment and Revenue Amount Requirements
2024-16138 | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Final rule | Jul 25, 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 |
Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2024-08333 · significant | Wage and Hour Division | Final rule | Apr 29, 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 |
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