{"source":"reg-immigration","note":"Free 5-item preview. The full feed is $0.05/call at GET /v1/reg-immigration/changes.","question":"Which final or proposed federal rules affecting immigration & work authorization (immigration, nonimmigrant, visa, employment authorization, h-1b) were published since T, and which carry compliance obligations?","sample":[{"source":"reg-immigration","entityId":"fedreg:2026-14439","type":"final_rule","title":"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","summary":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to change the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period, and additional changes to admission and extension requirements. This final rule will provide additional protections and oversight of these nonimmigrant categories and will allow DHS to better evaluate whether these nonimmigrants are maintaining status while temporarily in the United States. This final rule provides amendments to the proposed rule covering this topic that was published in the Fed…","significance":8,"detectedAt":"2026-07-18T23:40:25.170Z","effectiveDate":"2026-09-15","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-14439","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Homeland Security Department","publicationDate":"2026-07-17","vertical":"reg-immigration"}},{"source":"reg-immigration","entityId":"fedreg:2026-14539","type":"final_rule","title":"Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility","summary":"DHS is rescinding the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations (\"2022 Final Rule\"). The 2022 Final Rule was not the best implementation of the statute. It was inconsistent with congressional intent, unduly restrictive, and hampered DHS's ability to make accurate, precise, and reliable determinations of whether certain aliens are likely at any time to become a public charge. Rescission restores broader discretion for DHS officers to evaluate all pertinent facts and aligns with long-standing policy that aliens in the United States should be self-reliant and government benefits s…","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-18T23:40:25.170Z","effectiveDate":"2026-09-18","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/20/2026-14539/public-charge-ground-of-inadmissibility","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-14539","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Homeland Security Department","publicationDate":"2026-07-20","vertical":"reg-immigration"}},{"source":"reg-immigration","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11285","type":"proposed_rule","title":"Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens","summary":"The Department of Homeland Security proposes to limit and clarify eligibility for discretionary employment authorization for aliens paroled into the United States temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, who have been granted deferred action, or against whom a final order of removal exists and who are temporarily released from custody on an order of supervision. DHS further proposes to specify that aliens applying for employment authorization who admit to committing, have been arrested for, or have been convicted of certain criminal acts do not warrant a favo…","significance":7,"detectedAt":"2026-07-15T20:14:45.055Z","effectiveDate":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11285/clarification-of-discretionary-employment-authorization-for-certain-aliens","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11285","documentType":"Proposed Rule","agencies":"Homeland Security Department","publicationDate":"2026-06-05","vertical":"reg-immigration"}},{"source":"reg-immigration","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11513","type":"final_rule","title":"Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Visa and Citizenship Services Fee Changes","summary":"This temporary final rule (TFR) temporarily amends the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (Schedule) to create a $750 fee for an expedited B1/B2, business and tourism, nonimmigrant visa (NIV) interview appointment. This new fee will allow B1/B2 visa applicants who pay the fee to secure an interview appointment at selected posts within ten business days. This service will be an optional premium addition to the standard NIV application fee and will be offered only to applicants at limited posts as published on travel.state.gov and in limited quantities.","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-15T20:14:45.055Z","effectiveDate":"2026-07-01","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/09/2026-11513/schedule-of-fees-for-consular-services-department-of-state-and-overseas-embassies-and","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11513","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"State Department","publicationDate":"2026-06-09","vertical":"reg-immigration"}},{"source":"reg-immigration","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11692","type":"final_rule","title":"EOIR Fees","summary":"In this interim final rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Justice (\"Department\") is updating its fee regulations for filings with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (\"EOIR\") to comply with a recent statutory enactment.","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-15T20:14:45.055Z","effectiveDate":"2026-06-11","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11692/eoir-fees","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11692","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review","publicationDate":"2026-06-11","vertical":"reg-immigration"}}]}