The USCIS Website has been updated with this latest update: On June 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order that vacated agency guidance implementing the $100,000 payment requirement for certain H-1B petitions. See State of California v. Mullin, 1:25-cv-13829 (D. Mass.). DHS strongly disagrees with the court’s order [...]
Employers should distinguish between changes that require an amended H-1B petition and changes that can be handled through LCA posting, short-term placement rules, or other compliance documentation. This Blog post helps analyze the requirements and provides guidance. READ MORE
https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-reaches-fiscal-year-2027-h-1b-cap U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.
Dear Clients, We are writing in response to the May 22, 2026, announcement by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that it will treat adjustment of status as relief to be granted only in what it describes as extraordinary circumstances, while emphasizing consular processing as the ordinary path in many cases. USCIS paired that announcement [...]
This is a candid conversation between an attorney from Kidambi & Associates and the HR Director of a mid-sized IT company who recently navigated their first H-1B cap season under the new weighted-selection rules. The HR Director has chosen to remain anonymous but was gracious enough to share their experience to help other HR teams [...]
Please read this blog about changes to the H-1B CAP for FY2027. Every spring, the H-1B cap season quietly shapes the future of American innovation. Employers scramble to register. Talented professionals around the world hold their breath. And the United States decides, yet again, how open and inviting it wants to be to the world's [...]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 4 and run through noon Eastern on March 19, 2026. During this period, prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically [...]
Here we provide an easy-to-understand article on the latest update to the H-1B $100,000 and fee and who may be exempt from paying it. Also covered are other aspects of the fee that remain unclear at this time. READ MORE
On September 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the launch of Project Firewall, an H-1B enforcement initiative that will safeguard the rights, wages, and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers by ensuring employers prioritize qualified Americans when hiring workers and holding employers accountable if they abuse the H-1B visa process. As authorized by [...]
**ADDITIONAL UPDATE** On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of anyone seeking to enter or reenter the U.S. in H-1B status without payment of a new $100,000 fee. The proclamation, titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers is effective date is 12:01 a.m. EDT Sunday, September 21, 2025, and is set to [...]