H1B Visa

H-1B $100,000 fee requirement extended through September 2027 amid ongoing court challenges

The Congress accused the Narendra Modi government on Saturday of bending backwards to appease US President Donald Trump and claimed that while Trump got appeasement, India suffered humiliation. "Trump has extended the USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee for another 12 months -- a move that will hit Indian IT, tech professionals and the student talent pipeline hard. "The impact: F-1. H-1B: Harder for Indian students to enter the US workforce. Fewer jobs: Smaller firms may avoid sponsorships altogether. Talent drain: More professionals may look to the UK, Canada and Australia. Remittance risk: Lower migration could mean lower remittances to India over time," Congress's media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said in a post on X. "Modi bent over backwards to appease Trump. Trump got the appeasement. India took the humiliation and the hit," he said. Trump has extended by a year the requirement for a USD 100,000 payment for certain H-1B visa petitions, the White House said. In a presiden

Policy uncertainty, rising visa costs, tougher scrutiny and H-1B shortages are forcing US employers to rethink how they recruit and retain foreign talent

H-1B Workers Could Lose 60-Day Safety Net Under New US Proposal

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has initiated the process to propose a new regulation that would revise the H-1B program

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new $103,265 filing fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions.

$100,000 OPT fee back in focus as US advances new immigration rules

Working in the US on H-1B? Here's when the new $4,000 fee applies

Companies barred from filing H-1B petitions during debarment period; designation triggers stricter hiring rules and possible random audits

US Senator proposes sweeping H-1B overhaul: Key changes explained

Explained: Why the US has launched a probe into H-1B and PERM visa fraud

5% of employers report losing a foreign national employee to visa-related issues in the past year, up from 53% in 2025.

US employers still want foreign talent-but are moving workers abroad, says report

The fee remains in effect for certain H-1B petitions after a federal court paused its earlier decision striking down the policy, pending an appeal.

Court says Congress never authorised the visa charge; Trump administration plans to appeal

70% of H-1B applicants paying $100,000 to avoid months-long visa wait

H-1B numbers reveal a big shift: Low-wage applications are being squeezed out

USCIS data showing India received nearly 70% of H-1B approvals has reignited debate over foreign hiring and US tech jobs

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a probe into nearly 30 firms over alleged H-1B fraud, including claims of 'ghost offices' used to sponsor workers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday launched investigations into 30 businesses in the state on suspected fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa programme by operating "ghost offices". The companies under investigation include Tekpro IT LLC, Fame PBX LLC, 1st Ranking Technologies LLC, Qubitz Tech Systems LLC, Blooming Clouds LLC, Virat Solutions, Inc., Oak Technologies Inc, Techpath Inc, and Techquency LLC, a statement from the Texas Attorney General's office said. "Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands ("CIDs") to nearly 30 North Texas businesses as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa programme," it said. The statement said these companies are suspected of engaging in fraudulent practices designed to exploit the H-1B visa programme. "Reports indicate that several of these entities have operated so-called "ghost offices" as a scheme in which businesses falsely represent active operations in order to sponso