H1b Visa

H-1B shock continues: $100,000 fee extended through September 2027

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

Trump got appeasement, India suffered humiliation: Cong on H-1B fee renewal

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

H-1B shortage, rising costs and delays: 7 US immigration challenges in 2026

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 shock? US may end 60-day job-loss grace period for foreign workers

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

H-1B shake-up: US plans tougher rules on cap exemptions, third party jobs

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

$103,265 fee for H-1B? US moves to make Indian talent far more expensive

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

US eyes new H-1B and OPT fees as Indian applicants face fresh cost pressure

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

US to charge $4,000 H-1B, $4,500 L-1 fee on extensions: Who will pay

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

H-1B visa: US tightens compliance, names 4 employers as willful violators

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

3-year H-1B visa pause, $100,000 fee: What's in the new US Senate bill

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

US widens H-1B visa fraud crackdown; Cognizant among IT firms mentioned

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

US visa uncertainty fuels talent drain: 65% employers lose foreign workers

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

US firms relocate talent, speed up green cards amid H-1B visa uncertainty

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

Visa cost whiplash: $100,000 H-1B fee reinstated after being struck down

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.

US court strikes down Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee: What changes now

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

Over 2 lakh H-1B applicants paid $100,000 for faster visa processing: DHS

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

US cuts H-1B registrations by 39%, crackdown on low-wage hiring intensifies

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

India's 283,772 H-1B visa approvals in FY25 spark fresh US jobs debate

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

H-1B visa fraud: Texas probes 30 firms over 'ghost offices' to hire workers

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 AG Ken Paxton launches probe in 'ghost offices' in alleged H-1B fraud

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