{"id":4351,"date":"2026-10-13T07:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justandtrueimmigration.com\/blog\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:06:36","slug":"united-states-immigration-news-proposed-opt-fees-perm-green-card-processing-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justandtrueimmigration.com\/blog\/united-states-immigration-news-proposed-opt-fees-perm-green-card-processing-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION NEWS | PROPOSED OPT FEES &amp; PERM GREEN CARD PROCESSING RESTRICTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4351\" class=\"elementor elementor-4351\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c07a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5c07a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d85a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d85a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two U.S. immigration developments are drawing attention from international students and employment-based green-card applicants as of <strong>12 October 2026<\/strong>. Based on the supplied update, no new final rule or policy reversal has been verified.<\/p><h4>1. Proposed OPT Fees for International Students<\/h4><p>A proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justandtrueimmigration.com\/countries\/US\">Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fee framework reportedly includes amounts of $70,000 and $30,000 associated with Optional Practical Training (OPT).<\/a><\/p><p>However, these amounts have not been verified as final, payable fees, and no effective date has been established. Students should not treat them as current OPT charges.<\/p><p>If implemented, the proposal could affect F-1 students, OPT and STEM OPT applicants, universities, and employers hiring international graduates.<\/p><h4>2. PERM Processing Restrictions for Eight Technology Companies<\/h4><p>Restrictions reportedly announced on <strong>8 October 2026<\/strong> concerning PERM processing for eight technology companies may affect certain employer-sponsored green-card cases.<\/p><p>The supplied update does not establish any reversal, expansion or new implementation date. These restrictions should not be interpreted as a blanket cancellation of H-1B visas or all U.S. employment-based green-card applications.<\/p><h4>Important Points<\/h4><ul><li><p><strong>OPT fees:<\/strong> Reported proposed amounts; final status and effective date require official verification.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>PERM restrictions:<\/strong> Affected applicants should confirm their individual case status with their employer and immigration counsel.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Who may be affected:<\/strong> F-1 students, OPT\/STEM OPT applicants and employment-based green-card applicants connected to affected employers.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION PROFILE ASSESSMENT<\/h4><p>If you are considering study, employer sponsorship or skilled migration to the United States, your occupation, experience, visa pathway, location and family circumstances can all affect the available options.<\/p><p><strong>Just &amp; True Immigration Law &amp; Services<\/strong><br \/>Immigration Lawyers | Legal Guidance | Profile Evaluation<\/p><p>\ud83d\udcde +91 96575 00008<br \/>\ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justandtrueimmigration.com\/\">www.justandtrueimmigration.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two U.S. immigration developments are drawing attention from international students and employment-based green-card applicants as of 12 October 2026. Based on the supplied update, no new final rule or policy reversal has been verified. 1. Proposed OPT Fees for International Students A proposed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fee framework reportedly includes amounts of $70,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country-guides","category-latest-updates"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3970,"url":"https:\/\/justandtrueimmigration.com\/blog\/uscis-policy-update-2026-why-international-students-need-to-be-more-careful-when-filing-immigration-applications\/","url_meta":{"origin":4351,"position":0},"title":"USCIS Policy Update 2026: Why International Students Need to Be More Careful When Filing Immigration Applications","author":"Just &amp; True","date":"August 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. immigration process has become increasingly focused on complete and properly supported applications. 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