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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…
Is the Indian American Dream Transforming Under Immigration Hurdles
A proposed $100,000 H‑1B supplementary fee, possible OPT restrictions, and long green card backlogs threaten Indian students and professionals, prompting…
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…