Business Immigration Insights

On Monday, June 23rd, the Department of State began applying new, stricter screening and vetting requirements for F (student), J (exchange visitors), and M (training) visa applicants.  The announcement ends the temporary suspension of visa processing for these visa categories.

Congratulations to Hunton’s Immigration, Labor & Employment, and Education Practices and individual attorneys for their Legal 500 US 2025 rankings!

The State Department has published the July Visa Bulletin.  Last July, we started seeing visa numbers retrogress, as is common at the end of the government’s fiscal year, which runs from October 1 through September 30.  However, this July, most categories are enjoying smooth sailing.

Congratulations to Hunton’s Immigration, Labor and Employment, and OSHA Practices, along with our 12 attorneys for their Chambers USA 2025 rankings!

This post serves as a regularly updated resource to keep employers informed regarding TPS designations, extensions, cancellations, and other policy changes.   This post was last updated on May 13, 2025.

The White House has reinstated and significantly expanded travel restrictions affecting 19 countries, with full travel restrictions on 12 nations and partial restrictions on seven others. The proclamation took effect on June 9, 2025, at 12:01 AM EDT, but contains important exceptions.