Satheesh Kumar Ilu 
On Friday, September 19th, 2025, President Trump signed a Proclamation, similar to an Executive Order(EO), that imposes a $100,000 fee for H1B visa applicants trying to enter the US from abroad. There was a press briefing from White House before that, which had some generic statements that were confusing, but with the actual proclamation text …
There is a lot of buzz in the Indian media outlets regarding the bill ‘‘Halting International Relocation of Employment“(HIRE) Act that was introduced by Senator Bernie Moreno, who is a Republican Senator from Ohio. While the Bill introduced by him is a fact, it has a very long way to go. There is little information …
Since the Trump Administration took office for a second term in 2025, it has reintroduced many of the regulations that were not implemented during its first term, such as the weighted wage-based selections for the H-1 B lottery. In the context of the F1 Visas, in the first term, they attempted to implement a rule that …
The US Department of State made an official press release on July 25, 2025, that outlined the end of the Dropbox Visa Stamping for most non-immigrant visas, except certain B1/B2 and other diplomatic visa types, starting from September 2nd, 2025. As part of that initiative, the US Department of State rolled out new changes to …
In July 2025, President Trump signed a bill that included a Visa Integrity Fee provision that increases the US Visa fee for every non-immigrant visa holder applying for a US visa by $250. Today, August 5th, 2025, the U.S. Department of State published a temporary final rule to implement a Visa Bond Pilot Program that …
President Trump signed a bill, informally called the One Big Beautiful Bill(OBBB), on July 4th, 2025, that adds a new US Visa Integrity fee for all non-immigrant visas issued by the US Department of State. In this article, we will review all the details related to the same, including the background of the same on …
Since the Trump administration took office for a second term, it has tightened the vetting process at US visa interviews, implemented more border controls, and introduced numerous changes focused on national security. As part of their broader push for a tighter immigration policy, the US Department of State issued an official press release on July …
Since the Trump administration took office, they have made efforts to bring in some of the changes that they could not implement in the first term. One such regulation is to modify the H1B Lottery selection process. In this article, we will shed light on the H1B Lottery selection process change regulation that is put …
As many of you have been awaiting the announcement from USCIS on the second round lottery for the H1B Visa Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 season, they have made a press release today indicating that they have reached the H1B cap for FY 2026. In this article, we will review what it means for current applicants who applied in …
President Trump signed an Executive Order(EO) on January 20th, 2025, to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants and non-immigrants. It was later challenged in courts by many lawsuits and was then put on hold/ blocked due to a nationwide injunction issued by the district courts. Later, the US Supreme Court stepped in and gave a …