2025 H-1B visa appointment cancellations are impacting 2026 hiring, disproportionately affecting Indian workers and forcing U.S. employers to rethink staffing plans.
On December 29, 2025, DHS published a Final Rule in the Federal Register confirming changes to the H-1B cap registration selection process. This rule formalizes the weighted selection process USCIS previously announced and discussed…
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…
USCIS Clarifies Scope of $100,000 H-1B Filing Fee Under Presidential Proclamation detailing who is subject to this change.
H-1B Cap Changes: What Would Change & What It Means for Employers
On September 19, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced Project Firewall, a new enforcement initiative targeting H-1B program compliance. While no new employer obligations have been introduced, employers should…
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…
On September 19, 2025, the President issued a proclamation entitled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. A new presidential proclamation imposes a $100,000 supplemental government fee for H-1B workers seeking entry to the United States from abroad, unless an exception is granted.
USCIS has announced that the initial selections for the FY 2026 H-1B cap have been completed, including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). Filing for H-1B cap-subject petitions may begin…
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