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Visa Bulletin · Express Entry · USCIS processing times
EB-2 · India Final action NOV 01, 2013 No movement EB-2 · Rest of world Final action APR 01, 2025 3 months EB-3 · India Final action JAN 22, 2014 21 days F2A · Spouses of LPRs Final action OCT 22, 2026 1 month Express Entry Draw #453 · 28 Oct CRS 477 150 invitations N-400 · Citizenship USCIS processing 12–14 mo Running slow

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Thu 29 Oct

  1. H-1B Trump Moves to End H-1B Visa Deference Regulation for Form I-129 Petitions
  2. TAX Healey Introduces Founders Relief and Cuts BADR Lifetime Limit
  3. JOB Oshkosh Teacher Named Employee of the Year Is Deported to Costa Rica
  4. AIR Amadeus Cyberattack Exposes Passenger Data at Four Asian Carriers
  5. LAW Justice Department Says FBI and ICE Agents Will Not Monitor Midterm Polls
  6. F-1 IRS Proposes Rules for Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Under Internal Revenue Code Section 25F, Also Known as the Education Freedom Tax Credit
  7. GC October 29 Court Deadline Approaches Without a DV-2027 Lottery Registration Announcement
  8. AIR Passenger Says Hijack Text on United Flight Was Banter with Co-Worker, Police Say
  9. UK UK Religious Worker Visa Requirements Are Set to Change on October 29, 2026
  10. IMM Midterm Elections 2026: What Each Result Would Mean for U.S. Immigration

Wed 28 Oct

  1. NEWS Palestinian Activist Khalil Returns to Columbia University After U.S. Detention
  2. CAN Ottawa Introduces New Fines Targeting Unlicensed Immigration Advice
  3. TAX IRS 2027 Earned Income Tax Credit Increase Could Raise Refunds, Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Reports
  4. SCH Schengen Visa Refusals: 11 Legal Grounds Under the EU Visa Code and 7 Common Application Errors
  5. GC I-485 Guide for Cubans Paroled Into the US Seeking Cuban Adjustment Act Status
  6. DACA How the Additional Child Tax Credit Pays a Refundable Portion Per Qualifying Child
  7. LAW Ilhan Omar Immigration Fraud Claims Draw Homeland Security Investigations
  8. USA Massive Leak Exposes Data on 41,000 Homeland Security Workers and Undercover ICE Agents
  9. TAX IRS Notice 2026-61 Extends Section 871(m) Dividend Equivalent Withholding Relief
  10. AIR Fire at Ember Restaurant in Terminal C Draws Houston Fire Department Response
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EB-2 India NOV 01, 2013 No movement
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AmazonSoftware Developers 13,706 $159,000
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MicrosoftSoftware Developers 5,107 $177,000
EYAccountants and Auditors 5,066 $155,852
AppleSoftware Developers 4,828 $173,907
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IMMImmigration
Federal Officials: 400 Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Washington State
H-1BH-1B & Work Visas
Columbia Spends $200,000 Lobbying Against H-1B Fees and Student Loan Caps
GCGreen Card
No Universal USCIS Three-Year Continuous Residence Rule for Green Card Eligibility
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USCIS Confirms FY 2027 Inflationary Adjustments to Certain Immigration Fees
CANCanada
Canada IRCC Updates Work Permit Measures for Haiti and Sudan Crisis Victims
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Shortened Refugee Status Appeal Period
AIRAirlines & Travel
United 737 Declares Double Emergency After Landing Gear Failure
TAXTaxes & Money
How the $19,000 Annual Gift Exclusion Per Recipient Shrinks a Taxable Estate
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Express Entry · IRCC

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Draw #453
Transport Occupations, 2026-Version 2
477CRS cutoff
150invitations
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DatePrevious drawsITAsCRS
27 Oct French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 5,000 407
26 Oct Provincial Nominee Program 792 761
16 Oct French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 5,000 435
15 Oct Canadian Experience Class 2,500 519
13 Oct Provincial Nominee Program 752 772
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