H-1B Visa

The H-1B visa programme is undergoing significant changes from Thursday, March 20, with Foreign Labor Access Gateway (FLAG) deleting old applications and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implementing a new system for the…
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The H-1B visa cap registration period for the fiscal year 2025-26 will commence on March 7 and close on March 24. This year, employers sponsoring H-1B visa applicants will reportedly have to pay a higher fee for the E-registration process.…
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US President Donald Trump, during a press conference at the White House on Tuesday, said that he likes both sides of the debate on the H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, stating that he welcomed “competent people” coming into the country,…
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Three weeks ahead of Trump's inauguration here on January 20, the debate on foreign guest workers visas for highly skilled professionals, the H-1B, has intensified which has literally created divisions in both the Democratic and the…
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A limited number of H-1B specialty occupation workers in the US will be allowed to renew their visas in January, according to State Department officials. The rollout of the H-1B domestic visa renewal pilot will not be limited to 20,000…
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Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday announced that the government will create an open work-permit stream to allow 10,000 American H-1B visa holders to come and work in the country. In an official release, Canada's Ministry…
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In a big relief for foreign workers in the US tech sector, a judge has ruled that spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in the United States. In the process, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA which…
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Amid the layoffs at Twitter since Elon Musk's takeover, things have got a little complicated for employees – especially if they are an H1-B visa holder. According to a Forbes report, Twitter has approximately 625 to 670 employees in H-1B…
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Applying for visa stamp at a US Consulate or Embassy abroad for activation of H-1B status could soon be a thing of past after a presidential commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders unanimously approved a recommendation for the…
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The US has received sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H1-B visa cap for the fiscal year 2023, the country’s federal agency for immigration services said on Tuesday. The H-1B visa is a…
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