7-year visa fraud scheme exposed in Texas: Two charged over fake H-1B and green card applications

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors in the United States say a visa consulting operation in North Texas ran a years-long scheme involving fraudulent immigration filings linked to work visas and employment-based green cards.According to court documents, two men, Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir, have been charged in connection with a large immigration fraud operation based […]

New Form I-129 for H-1B cap registration explained: What changes as USCIS seeks clear details from employers

[ad_1] The US Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new Form I-129 as the H-1B cap lottery this time becomes wage-based instead of random. The USCIS has asked the employers who file this form as they petition for H-1B workers for specific and detailed information about the positions. The new form asks employers to describe […]

‘Pause all immigration’: US Rep Chip Roy asked to stop until ‘broken H-1B system revamped’

[ad_1] United States Republican Representative Chip Roy on Saturday asked to “pause immigration” until the H-1B system is revamped. While speaking in the Senate, Roy recalled Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s statement in the House committee and said that the Senate had not passed the “Pausing All Admissions Until Security Ensured (PAUSE) Act,” […]

‘Dear Indians targeting me, you’re in violation of law’: Whistleblower claims spam calls after he ‘exposed’ H-1B ‘takeover’ in Texas

[ad_1] A social media row linked to immigration in Texas has intensified after influencer and self-described whistleblower Marc Palasciano accused Indians of harassing him with spam calls and warned he may seek federal action against them.In a post on X, Palasciano wrote: “Dear Indians Targeting Me – You’re now in violation of federal and state […]

‘Immediately freeze all H-1Bs’: Texas gunman came on a tourist visa but over 70 Republicans ask Congress to halt all immigration

[ad_1] In a reaction to the 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne shooting two people and injuring 14 others in downtown Austin after US struck Iran, over 70 Texas Republicans have now signed a letter to Congress asking to stop all immigration, including that of H-1B, a specialty work visa, as “we must know who is in this […]

‘Right time to stay in India’: H-1B Redditor asks if people working in India are saving more than those in US

[ad_1] An Indian Redditor who got picked up in the H-1B visa lottery in 2025 asked on the social media platform if staying in India is the right choice at present. At a time when the work environment in the US is turning hostile against Indians and several companies are now reluctant to hire Indians […]

‘Only 70’: Who is paying the $100,000 fee for hiring H-1B workers? Trump administration informs court

[ad_1] In an ongoing lawsuit over the $100,000 fee for hiring skilled workers from foreign countries, as imposed by the Donald Trump administration, the administration informed a court that only 70 employees have so far paid the fee since it was imposed in September. The number is not huge and in fact rather low and […]

Backing off at the last minute: Indian F-1 students claim companies refusing to sponsor H-1B despite earlier promises

[ad_1] Students on F-1 visas in the US working on OPT or OPT extension claim that the companies for which they have bee working are now backing off from sponsoring for H-1B visas at the last moment. And they are informed about this change only a few days before the H-1B cap registration begins on […]

‘American dream is…’: Indian Redditors share dead-end in the US without an H-1B visa

[ad_1] An Indian Redditor shared the professional struggles they have to go through in the US unless they are selected in the H-1B visa lottery. The H-1B registration for 2027 opens on March 4 but the Redditor said the company already informed him that he won’t be sponsored, even though it won’t require a $100,000 […]

US moves closer to tougher H-1B wage norms as proposal clears federal review

[ad_1] The US has moved a step closer to revising wage rules for foreign workers after a proposed regulation affecting the H-1B visa and employment-based green card process cleared federal review – a development that could eventually push up minimum wage requirements for sponsored workers.The proposal was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget […]