Google Layoffs Put O-1 Visa Holder at Risk—60 Days Left
A Google Cloud O-1 researcher impacted by layoffs has 60 days to find a new sponsor or leave.…
Walmart Seeks Engineers With Fundamentals and a Willingness to Learn
Walmart’s tech chief, Sravana Karnati, hires for engineering fundamentals and a learning mindset over language or tool familiarity.…
UK Immigration White Paper 2025: Implications for Indian Workers
The White Paper raises Skilled Worker standards to RQF Level 6 with a £41,700 pay floor, extends standard…
H-1B Cap Reform: Three-Year Recount Ends University Exemptions
S.2567 (Visa Cap Enforcement Act) would end most H-1B cap exemptions and require nearly all petitions to enter…
Amazon H-1B Salaries Revealed: SDE Tops at $263,700 Base
Amazon’s 2025 H-1B filings show about 11,300 H-1B employees and top base ceilings: SDE $263,700, AWS engineer $185,000,…
Two-Day Termination: Kaajal Tekwani’s Harrowing German Internship Crisis
Indian intern Kaajal Tekwani was fired after two days in Munich, leaving her financially and emotionally strained. The…
USCIS Recruiting Immigration Officers to Strengthen System Integrity
USCIS will hire Immigration Services Officers from Sept 29–Oct 8, 2025 to increase in-person interviews, document checks, and…
Project Firewall: How Trump’s Enforcement Push Reshapes H-1B Outcomes
Project Firewall (Sept 19, 2025) intensifies DOL H-1B enforcement for 12 months with surprise audits, Secretary-certified probes, interagency…
Bipartisan Push to Tighten H-1B and L-1 Rules for Greater Oversight
A bipartisan bill from Senators Grassley and Durbin aims to tighten H-1B and L-1 rules—public job postings, stricter…
Is the H-1B Era Ending? The $100K Fee and Transfers Clarification
A Sept 19, 2025 presidential proclamation imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions effective Sept 21; White…
H-1B Transfers End: $100K Fee Reshapes U.S. Talent
An executive order effective September 21, 2025 adds a $100,000 fee to new H-1B petitions filed from abroad…
Burnout, Visa Limits, and a Fresh Start: Why He Moved to Canada
A senior ML engineer quit a coveted U.S. job and near‑complete EB‑2 PERM green card due to burnout…
Higher Ed Coalition Warns DHS Rule Could Erode U.S. Talent Pipeline
DHS proposed ending D/S on August 28, 2025, replacing it with fixed admission periods usually capped at four…
US Green Card Registrations Reopen Oct 1, 2025 for EB-1 to EB-5
Fiscal-year visa caps reset October 1, 2025, reopening EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and EB-5 filings. Approvals require priority dates…