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Registration closes March 19. Now the question everyone asks: When will we know… and what happens next? Here is what employers and foreign nationals should expect between now and October 1 (and beyond). What Happens Between Registration and Selection? Once...

Have you received a message from an employee abroad saying their visa is under “administrative processing”? This term can sound alarming. In most cases, it means the consulate needs additional time before issuing a final decision. It is not a denial… But Not Routine...

The FY27 H-1B cap is not business as usual. Between a wage-weighted lottery, a new $100,000 fee risk, expanded cap-gap rules, and increased USCIS discretion, employers and foreign nationals should expect more friction, not less. That said, this process matters. Global...

The FY 2026 H-1B cap is expected to operate under a weighted lottery based on wage level. It is still a lottery, but selection odds are no longer flat. This is one of the most meaningful structural changes to the H-1B cap process in years. And it changes how employers...

The State Department has rapidly activated its expanded “online presence review” announced last week for all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants starting December 15, 2025, and U.S. consulates in India are already rescheduling thousands of H-1B/H-4 visa appointments into...

Your updated, no-surprises guide to consulates, visa risks, CBP inspections, and reentry challenges. The holiday season brings well-deserved rest and reunions—and we continue to receive many questions about travelling abroad because international travel, under the...

Dear Clients and Friends, USCIS has quietly implemented a broad pause on adjudicating immigration benefits for individuals born in — or citizens of — 19 designated countries.  This is a major escalation in what has become an era of intensified vetting, and it has...