Immigration Law and Legal Insights

On August 19, 2025, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance that expands how officers may evaluate discretionary factors in reviewing immigration benefits.

U.S. employers may sponsor foreign nationals in either the Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB-3) category or Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB-2) category, through what is known as Schedule A, Group II.

On August 15, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum requiring officers to consider an applicant's "good moral character"—that is, the applicant's positive attributes and not simply the absence of misconduct—when evaluating naturalization applications.