This guide addresses the most common questions we hear from professionals exploring the O-1 Visa category and provides a clear, practical framework for evaluating whether it may be the right path.
USCIS has confirmed that it has completed the initial selection process for the FY 2027 H-1B cap, including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). Selection notifications have been issued to employers and their representatives through their myUSCIS accounts.
USCIS has announced the FY 2027 H-1B cap registration period, the first step for employers seeking to sponsor foreign national professionals for H-1B status beginning October 1, 2026. The H-1B…
2025 H-1B visa appointment cancellations are impacting 2026 hiring, disproportionately affecting Indian workers and forcing U.S. employers to rethink staffing plans.
U.S. consular posts in India have begun cancelling H-1B and H-4 visa appointments originally scheduled from mid-December 2025 through January 2026 and issuing new dates several months later. Applicants are seeing new appointments…
The Department of State has announced that, effective December 15, all H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents will undergo an online presence review as part of the visa adjudication process. Applicants in these categories…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an interim final rule that will end the practice of automatically extending Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for most noncitizens who file renewal applications in certain categories.
USCIS Clarifies Scope of $100,000 H-1B Filing Fee Under Presidential Proclamation detailing who is subject to this change.
DHS Clarifies Scope of H-1B Proclamation Following yesterday’s Presidential Proclamation on H-1B entry restrictions and fees, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a policy memorandum clarifying how the new…
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