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H-1B registration for 2027 opens on March 19, announces USCIS: $100,000 fee, weighted selection and other details

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the initial registration period ofr 2027 H-1B cap that will open at noon on March 4 and run through March 19. During this period, prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the […]

Indians are sending me tips about ‘Hyderabad fraudsters’: Texas journalist on H-1B abuse

Texas journalist Sara Gonzales who claimed to have blown the lid off the H-1B abuse going on in Texas after visiting empty H-1B office sites said that her expose, she has been receiving tips from Indians that the fraud is real. Gonzales said Indians are reaching out to her, informing her that IT bodyshops are […]

Indian Green Card holder claims ‘USCIS viewing my LinkedIn profile’: ‘I have no criminal record’

A Green Card holder from India took to Reddit, claiming that his LinkedIn profile was being checked by someone at USCIS even though his Green Card case was closed in 2024. The Reddit post of the man claiming that it freaked him out to find out that USCIS officials are still keeping an eye on […]

‘Absolutely pathetic’: Indian-American group says H-1B visa stamping delay is ‘100% targeting’ of those who were already vetted

As H-1B visa stamping dates are now deferred to 2027 in India, the Indian-American Advocacy Council co-founder Rajeev Sharma said this is 100% targering of Indian-Americans who have won their right to work in the US legally and have been contributing to the US economy. Contrasting the H-1B workers from India, whose visa stamping is […]

Have you ever paid your employer from salary? Immigration expert explains what this question by a border agent to an H-1B worker means

An H-1B worker entering the US may face this question from a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer: whether they have ever paid any portion of their salary to their employer. Murthy Law Firm explained that there can be various aspects to it, but if the border official determines that an H-1B worker paid their […]

H-1B visa stamping delays continue in India, interview dates now being deferred to 2027

The H-1B stamping delay that began in December continues till now, as no new interview slots opened and now interview dates are being deferred to 2027. Immigration experts said there is no hope for the situation to get better, and the only thing that H-1B visa holders in the US can do is to not […]

Collin, Dallas, not Calcutta, Delhi…: Texas candidate’s poll promise is to deport H-1Bs, ‘assimilate rest’

A Republican eying the Attorney General post in Texas said he would make sure, as the AG, that Texas does not turn into either India or Pakistan. Aaron Reitz said he will roll back the cheap labor H-1B scam and will also hold companies that hire them accountable. Texas houses a lot of Indians, and […]

‘Either go to jail or get deported’: ‘Wild story’ of Indian techie’s humiliation in US until he boarded plane goes viral

At a time when the H-1B workers in the US are facing extreme uncertainty about their future, an X post narrating the ordeal of an Indin techie in the US went viral. The X user who shared the account called it a ‘wild wild story’ as the techie of a big Indian tech company apparently […]

‘Bags of cash in Texas and Mumbai’: Immigration attorney reveals 5 signs of H-1B trafficking employees must be aware of

An immigration attorney took to social media to make H-1Bs aware of the red flags in their jobs that indicate they are being abused by their recruiters. Attorney Brad Banias cited an example of a client who he said was asked to pay their employer “in bags of cash in Texas and Mumbai”. Cases of […]

Elon Musk’s alleged ex speaks on H-1B, her ‘son’s sister’ as people call her ‘irrelavant’

Ashley St Clair, the woman who claimed to be the mother of Elon Musk’s 13th child, has started to explain on Musk’s platform X why she turned ‘woke’ after she called out Grok for creating sexualized photo. After she lost her blue tick and got her premium subscription canceled. she has now started speaking about […]