Many H-1B and H-4 visa appointments originally scheduled for mid- to late-December 2025 in India are being cancelled and re-scheduled for March 2026, according to several reports from foreign nationals abroad. In cancelling and rescheduling the visa appointments, U.S. consular…
Today, a group of organizations and individuals filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court challenging President Trump’s September 19 presidential proclamation that bans certain H-1B specialty occupation employees from entering the United States unless their employer has paid a $100,000 fee,…
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025, a bill that seeks to impose significant new obligations and limitations on H-1B and L-1 employers, toughen eligibility criteria for H-1B and…
Foreign nationals who currently have a pending or approved H-1B petition or a valid H-1B visa will not be subject to President Trump’s September 19 presidential proclamation on H-1B travel restrictions, and should be able to enter the United States after…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received H-1B cap registrations for approximately 336,153 unique beneficiaries for FY 2026, according to an agency website announcement. The agency selected 118,660 of these beneficiaries – or approximately 35.3% of those registered – to meet…
USCIS has announced that the annual limit for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap employment has been met and the lottery selection process has been completed. Sponsoring employers and their attorneys have been notified of the selection results and are now able…
The FY 2026 H-1B cap registration period will close on Monday, March 24, at noon ET. Employers and their immigration counsel will have until this time to draft, review, e-sign, and submit their registrations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin to accept H-1B cap registrations for employment in FY 2026 on Friday, March 7, at noon ET. The registration period is set to close on Monday, March 24, at noon ET. The agency will again implement…
With the current stopgap spending measure set to expire on March 14, a partial government shutdown is possible beginning on March 15, if agreement on an appropriations bill or another stopgap measure cannot be reached by March 14. Should a shutdown…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin to accept H-1B cap registrations for employment in FY 2026 on Friday, March 7, at noon ET. The registration period is set to close on Monday, March 24, at noon ET. The agency will again implement…