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14-Year Odyssey to U.S. Permanent Residency Highlights EB-1A Backlogs

After 14 years in the U.S. immigration system, Rajasegar obtained a Green Card via EB-1A in September 2025. His case—marked…

Lawmakers Demand Data on H-1B Hiring as Tech Firms Cut Jobs

Senators pressed major firms for H-1B hiring and wage data amid 2025 layoffs, spotlighting over 12,000 Amazon/AWS approvals and a…

UAE Visa Applications Now Require Passport External Cover Page

From September 2025, UAE visa applications must include a clear image of the passport’s cover plus the data page. The…

Why Ending OPT Could Outweigh the H-1B Fee in U.S. Tech

A $100,000 fee now applies to new H-1B petitions filed from outside the U.S., but exemptions for OPT-to-H-1B transitions keep…

Gurdev Singh Sohal Denaturalized After Fingerprint Link

Gurdev Singh Sohal lost U.S. citizenship after a 2020 fingerprint match tied his aliases to a 1994 deportation order he…

H-1B Fee Spike Pushes Fortune 500 Firms to Offshoring India

A $100,000 H-1B fee proposal for 2025 is pushing firms to offshore roles, expand GCCs in India, and rethink U.S.…

Green Card Travel Rules: Re-entry Permits and Absence Limits

Permanent residents can travel but must preserve U.S. ties and intent. Absences of 6–12 months often lead to CBP questioning;…

JPMorgan Warns: $100,000 H-1B Fee Could Slash Approvals by 5,500

A September 2025 executive order instituted a $100,000 fee on most new consular H-1B petitions, effective Sept 21 for 12…