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H-1B Visa

Selection Process Fee Structure Social Media Screening H-4 Visa Regulations Lottery System Fee Increase Regulatory Changes Online Presence Review Appointment Rescheduling

H‑1B Stamping in India Backs Up to 2027 as Consulates Halt New Slots

Expanded vetting coupled with curtailed third‑country stamping slowed processing.

Wage-Weighted H-1B Selection Set for FY 2027 as $100,000 Fee Largely Spares U.S.-Based Applicants

DHS Final Rule Replaces H‑1B Lottery With Wage‑Weighted Selection for FY 2027

House Republicans Push to End H‑1B Program

Appeals Court Speeds Challenge to $100,000 H‑1B Fee as Wage‑Weighted Selection Rule Takes Effect Next Month

U.S. Finalizes Weighted H‑1B Selection as Court Upholds $100,000 Fee

DHS Finalizes Wage-Weighted H-1B Selection for FY 2027 as Court Upholds $100,000 Fee

U.S. H-1B Overhaul Advances as Court Upholds $100,000 Fee and Consular Delays Hit India

U.S. Ends Random H‑1B Lottery, Sets Wage‑Weighted System for 2026 as $100,000 Fee Stands

U.S. Ends H‑1B Lottery, Adopts Wage‑ and Skill‑Weighted Selection Starting 2026

DHS Ends H‑1B Lottery, Adopts Weighted Selection Favoring Higher‑Paid Applicants

India Pushes H-1B and H-4 Visa Interviews Into 2026 as Social‑Media Screening Begins

U.S. Expands Social-Media Vetting to H‑1B and H‑4; Indian Posts Push Visa Interviews Into 2026

U.S. Expands Social-Media Vetting to All H‑1B and H‑4 Visa Applicants Starting Dec. 15

USCIS Narrows Scope of Trump’s $100,000 H‑1B Surcharge and Outlines Rare Waivers

USCIS Makes $100,000 H‑1B Surcharge Operational, Clarifies Exemptions for In‑Country Filings

DHS Proposes Wage-Weighted H-1B Lottery, Opens 30-Day Comment Window

Trump’s $100,000 H‑1B Fee Takes Effect After White House Clarifies It Applies Only to New Petitions

DHS Files Draft Rule to Replace H-1B Lottery With Weighted Selection

US Proposes Salary-Based Overhaul of H-1B Lottery