New H-1B Rules Tighten Dropbox Waivers and Fraud Checks, Hitting Indian Applicants Hardest
Political criticism hasn’t created country‑specific H‑1B limits; the cap remains 65,000 plus 20,000. Ending most Dropbox waivers on…
Priya Nair is VisaVerge.com's Work Visa Correspondent, specializing in employment-based immigration — H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, OPT, and the PERM and green-card process. She breaks down lottery odds, prevailing-wage rules, and employer obligations for the skilled professionals who navigate them every year. Priya's guides help workers and employers make confident, well-informed decisions about building a career in the United States.
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Political criticism hasn’t created country‑specific H‑1B limits; the cap remains 65,000 plus 20,000. Ending most Dropbox waivers on…
DHS’s January 17, 2025 H-1B modernization rule tightens specialty-occupation standards and integrity checks. A proposed wage-based lottery would…
A draft wage-based H-1B selection cleared OIRA in August 2025; if finalized it will rank registrations by salary,…
OIRA approved a proposed H-1B wage-based selection rule on August 8, 2025, to replace the lottery, prioritizing registrations…
The H-1B Modernization Rule (effective Jan 17, 2025) clarifies specialty-occupation standards, expands cap-gap protections, mandates the 01/17/25 I-129…
Uber boosted H‑1B filings to nearly 500 by mid‑2025 (up 43% year‑over‑year) and advertised almost 800 roles in…
The H-1B remains active as of August 26, 2025; the FY2026 cap is filled and no second lottery…
OIRA cleared a rule on August 13, 2025, to end the H-1B lottery and rank applications by wage,…
Walmart said on August 26, 2025 it terminated one vendor and a few US-based employees after an internal…
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