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Since the Trump Administration took office, it has introduced numerous changes to the H1B visa program, and many of those changes introduced in the last few months will have a significant impact on the upcoming H1B season that is set to start in March 2026. Last Friday, on January 30th, 2026, USCIS issued an official …
The Trump Administration continues to publish more and more stringent regulations to reduce the abuse of the H1B program. Initially, they started with the $100K fee for new H1B holders outside of US. Also, the proclamation tied to the $100K fee also had instructions to change the H1B lottery selection process to prioritize higher wage …
As most of you know, on December 3rd, 2025, the US Department of State released a press note announcing the expansion of screening and vetting for H1B and H4 visa applicants seeking stamping. To implement the same, the US Department of State also rescheduled many H1B and H4 Visa interviews that were between Dec 15th …
As most of you know, last week the Trump administration introduced new screening and vetting rules for all H1B and H4 Visa applicants who will attend their H1B visa or H4 visa stamping at a US Consulate abroad starting from December 15th, 2025. As part of that change, the US Consulates have started to cancel …
As most of you know, since the Trump Administration took office for the second time, there has been an increased number of immigration policies that are aimed at US national security and border control. Since the shooting at Washington D.C. by an Afghan national, more policies are pushed towards tighter border control and more vetting. …
As most of you know, President Trump signed a Proclamation on Friday, September 19, 2025, that adds a $100,000 fee for H1B applicants who are outside the US and planning to enter America. Despite the guidance from USCIS and CBP on the $100K fee for H1B applicants, some areas remained ambiguous due to a lack …
President Trump signed a Proclamation(similar to an Executive Order) on September 19th, 2025, that adds a $100,000 fee for H1B visa applicants planning to enter the US from abroad. There was a lot of chaos due to the lack of proper guidance from USCIS or the Department of State. Eventually, there was some guidance given …
Since the Trump Administration took office for its second term, its focus has been on tightening the H1B program to prevent fraud and modifying it to protect American Jobs. Last week, there was chaos with Trump signing a proclamation adding a $100K fee for new H1B holders outside of US. Later, USCIS and CBP gave …
It has been chaos since President Trump signed a proclamation that adds a $100,000 fee for H1B applicants who are outside the US and planning to enter America, as many things were unclear from the announcement. Earlier today, on Saturday, September 20, 2025, USCIS and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released policy memos clarifying President Trump’s H-1 …
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 …