On July 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) announced updates to more efficiently process employment-based nonimmigrant waivers for certain foreign nationals. In an effort to ease the process of obtaining a waiver of a ground of inadmissibility for foreign nationals who have graduated from colleges and universities in the US, have a job offer, and are applying for employment-based nonimmigrant visas, DOS  streamlined its  guidance in the Foreign Affairs Manual  (“FAM”).