This is a written summary of the “End of Visa Interview Waivers: What H-1B & Other Visa Holders Need to Know” YouTube session recorded August 13, 2025, updated to reflect visa interview policy and practice as of October 2026. Published October 23, 2026 / Last reviewed October 23, 2026 Quick answer: The visa interview…
The Trump administration has announced that they plan to revisit how H-1B visas are given away in the lottery. This is the first signal of change that we have seen with the new administration on the H-1B program. Join us LIVE today at 6:00pm EST to discuss what they might be up to as well…
How to reach us? https://immigrationvisaattorney.com/contact-us or 614-791-0500 Want your immigration question answered in our next live stream? Submit it now at ImmigrationQuestions.US, and you might be featured! [ez-toc] Worried about job loss on an H-1B visa in 2025? In this presentation, our immigration attorneys break down the critical steps H-1B holders should take after…
Can a Minor Criminal Record Derail Your Employment-Based Immigration? Historically, in employment based immigration, minor criminal cases would not come up until the end of the immigration process, filing Form I-485. There is a new trend in employment immigration (H-1Bs, L-1s, I-140s, etc.) to request biometrics for certain individuals. Do these biometrics requests relate…
Today we discuss the transition from F-1 (international student) to H-1B (specialty occupation worker) in 2025. This includes new cap-gap rules effective this year, recent updates on F-1 student visa revocations, and more! The attorneys will conduct a Q&A session afterwards. How to reach us? https://immigrationvisaattorney.com/contact-us or 614-791-0500 Want your immigration question answered in…
USCIS has faced increasing backlogs across the entire agency, and several factors have made these backlogs even worse in recent years. The immigration policies of the prior administration created the “invisible wall” of bureaucratic processing delays for an agency that was already mismanaging its funds. The current pandemic, along with lack of resources, have exacerbated…
H-1B Reform With no increase in US population growth in sight, reforms that help the H-1B visa program and other employment immigration run smoothly and efficiently are vital to the US economy. The Department of Homeland Security’s 2022 regulatory agenda includes proposed amendments to its regulations that govern the H-1B specialty occupation and F-1 student…
Dependents of H-1B visa-holders can only maintain valid nonimmigrant status for so long. Once dependents “age out” at twenty-one (21), their H-1B dependent visas are no longer valid. As such, H-1B dependents wishing to lawfully stay within the United States must file petitions seeking to extend the duration of their visas or to obtain a…
H-1B workers are nonimmigrant visa-holders who work for United States employers. These workers obtain H-1B visas, which requires the workers to have a bachelor’s degree or another country’s equivalent degree in a specialized field. H-1B workers have the same rights as U.S. workers, and both groups of workers must be treated equally and fairly. The…
Employers wishing to hire H-1B workers from abroad must comply with numerous requirements under federal law. The H-1B visa program enables professionals to work in the United States in specialty professions that require at least a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). Employers in the United States seek to hire H-1B workers when they are unable to…