Earlier this year in May 2026, US Dept. of Labor(DOL) suspended Cloudera from PERM program for 180 days. Later, it was announced by the US DOL that there are investigations going on for Cognizant and other companies. Today, October 8th, 2026, after many of these investigations, Vice President JD Vance announced the suspension of the …
There have been rumors that the Trump administration would charge $100K for F1 OPT students, which was reported by Wall Street Journal, back in July 2026. Today, DHS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that pretty much adds up to $100K fee for OPT, if you use OPT and STEM OPT. In this …
On September 18th, 2026, President Trump signed two orders that will impact the H1B visa program. The first was a new Executive Order that directs companies to consider a company’s previous layoffs and future layoffs for H1B approvals, and the second one was a Proclamation that extends the $100K fee for H1B applicants applying from …
Most of you who were not selected in the first round of the H1B lottery for the H1B Visa Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 season might have been eagerly awaiting USCIS’s announcement. Unfortunately, it is not positive news for those waiting, as they announced that the H1B cap was reached for FY 2027, confirming that there would not …
Immediately after President Trump took office for the second term, he signed an Executive Order(EO) on January 20th, 2025, to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants and non-immigrants. It went through many courts and processes, only to be blocked by a Federal Judge nationwide in July 2025 based on a Class Action lawsuit. Finally, the …
Last year, on September 19th, 2025, President Trump signed a Proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H1B visa applicants seeking to enter the US from abroad. Since then, there have been a few lawsuits filed against this proclamation by various organizations and US States seeking to get rid of the $100K fee as it impacts many …
Since the Trump Administration took office in its second term, there have been many policies and regulations aimed at tightening immigration. This time, on May 22nd, they gave a press release that focused on the Adjustment of Status(AOS) applications filed to get a green card, while in the US. This caused a lot of panic …
Cap-subject H-1B visas are not the only path to working in the United States. There are several work visas and Green Card categories available to skilled professionals, and the O-1, EB-1, and EB-2 are three of the most commonly pursued alternatives.For many applicants, these pathways offer more flexibility than the H-1B. None of them are …
Similar to the previous year, USCIS conducted the H1B Visa lottery for the fiscal year 2027 and started sending out selection notices starting from March 27th, 2026. Today, they have made an official press release indicating the completion of the lottery process for the H1B FY 2027 season and indicated that they have sent notifications …
The current H1B Fiscal Year(FY) 2027 season is very different from the previous years, as the Trump Administration introduced some big changes, such as weighted wage levels based on the H1B visa lottery, and the $100K fee for H1B applicants outside of the US. Due to these major changes, many expect far fewer H1B visa registrations for FY …