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A court lifted the EB-1/EB-2 NIW administrative pause, but interviews now include tougher public charge and income checks. Here's what to prepare in 2026.
How visa officers assess public charge when issuing immigration visas: age, health, income, education, and financial obligations of the applicant.
Federal court overturned the DV-2026 visa pause, but consulates are denying cases on public charge grounds. How to respond to a denial and when to expect the court's next decision.
DV2027 is off — the category vanished from the Visa Bulletin. Full timeline of Medania v. Trump and what it means for DV lottery winners waiting on visas.
You have 30 days to file Form I-290B after an I-485 denial. A motion to reopen or reconsider keeps your original filing date and avoids new public charge rules.
A court case revealed the final visa call isn't made by a consular officer but by software. Nearly 50,000 DV lottery cases are stuck; only a few hundred got a new interview.