Prepare for the FY2026 H-1B lottery under the evolving Trump administration policies. Stay informed about key changes & challenges for 2025

Discover the odds of the H-1B Lottery 2024 (FY2025) and the chance to secure one of the 85,000 available seats.

The H-1B lottery season is upon us. Here's all you want to know about the lottery process and beyond. We also talk about some things that...

Here are the criteria for qualification and steps to apply for the H-1B renewal in the United States.

USCIS will run a second H-1B lottery in July - August 2023. This is a result of the lottery fraud that USCIS discovered and investigated.

USCIS says that the two biggest errors that they see employers make are: Creating wrong type of account & Multiple entries for same employee

USCIS announced on January 28, 2023 that the H-1B lottery registration for 2023 (Fiscal Year 2024) will open on March 01, 2023. Details here

Employers should track the work authorization expiration dates for their foreign national employees and reverify I-9 forms.

Employers & Foreign National Employees should track the "Admit Until Date" on I-9: how to track, extend and update immigration visa status.

E-3 processing times: Petitioning through USCIS: 2-4 weeks vs Applying through U.S. Consulate: 1-3 weeks or 3-10 weeks due to covid.

H-1B Transfer: Can we make an offer or check with the immigration attorney first? This scenario plays out at almost every company.

What are the steps of the Green Card Process? PERM, I-140 & I-485 What is the timeline for the Green Card process? 3 - 27 years

U.S. embassies are temporarily authorized to waive visa interviews for H-1B, H-3, L, O, P, Q, F, M and J visas. What does this mean for you?

USCIS improves RFE and NOID rules and increases the validity period for EAD to 2 years. New rules will benefit H-1B employees.

LCA compliance must be considered when allowing foreign national employees to work from a location of their choice.

June 2021 visa bulletin shows EB2 jumps 4 months for Indians and 6 months for Chinese nationals. EB3 jumps 9 months for Indians.

F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) can now file Application for Employment Authorization (I-765) online.

USCIS got 275K applications last year. Employees with an advanced degree from the U.S. have about 39% chance of selection at the lottery.

Should I return the money? Short answer. No. If you received the benefit based on your 2019 taxes then you are legally eligible.

Your company's authorized point of contact will work with the immigration attorney to register you for the lottery by following these steps.