Satheesh Kumar Ilu 
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 …
Many international students planning to study in the US have been stuck in limbo due to the pause in Student Visa Appointments (F, M Visas) since late May 2025. In a big relief to those prospective international students, the US Department of State announced on June 18th that they are resuming the F and M …
In the last couple of days, there has been a lot of news coverage on US Student Visa appointments being paused by the US Department of State. There is a lot of confusion surrounding the same on what is the official news, guidance, and why the F1 Visa appointments are paused. In this article, we …
As most of you know, USCIS started sending our H1B Lottery results for the Fiscal Year(FY) 2026 late last week. As mentioned in our H1B 2026 Lottery Results News Updates page, they did not make any official announcement on the same until now. Today, USCIS made an official press release indicating that they have completed …
Everyone who aspires to work in the US on an H1B Visa leaves their future to a random selection process, aka H1B Visa Lottery. The odds of selection in the H1B Lottery continue to go down every year with increasing demand. Every year, the last week of March is probably the most nerve-wracking period for …