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Category: Employment Visas

March 2026 Visa Bulletin: Meaningful Movement in Employment-Based Categories

The March 2026 Visa Bulletin shows stronger forward movement than February — particularly in key employment-based categories. Here’s what changed: 🔹 EB-1 (India & China) – Advanced forward from prior February cutoffs.🔹 EB-2 (Rest of World) – Now current. A significant jump.🔹 EB-2 (India) – Substantial advancement.🔹 EB-3 (Rest of World/Mexico/Philippines) – Continued forward movement.🔹 EB-4 – Notable advancement compared

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Donald Smith 02/20/2026

H-1B Cap Season: What Employers Should Be Doing Before Registration Opens

Each year, employers focus closely on the March H-1B registration window. By then, however, many of the most important decisions and mistakes have already been made. Successful H-1B cap filings are rarely the result of last-minute preparation. They are the product of careful planning that begins well before registration opens. Why February Matters February is the final opportunity for employers

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Donald Smith 02/04/2026

Time to Plan for the 2025 H1B Cap Lottery

As the world continues to recover and adapt to post-pandemic realities, the competition for top talent in specialty occupations is becoming fiercer. For employers in the United States, this means the H1B visa program remains a critical pathway to securing the skilled workers needed to drive innovation and growth.  However, with the annual cap on H1B visas and the introduction

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Donald Smith 02/17/2024

USCIS Announces Additional H2B Visas to Be Available in FY 2024

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced an additional allocation of 64,716 H-2B visas for Fiscal Year 2024, nearly doubling the standard annual cap of 66,000. This increase aims to support American businesses in sectors like hospitality, tourism, landscaping, and seafood processing, where there’s a high demand for seasonal and temporary workers.  The

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Donald Smith 12/18/2023

Increases to Visa Costs Delayed Until 2024

After six months of little word about the proposal, USCIS has announced that proposed increases to visa fees will not be instituted until March 2024. This is excellent news for both potential employment visa recipients and their sponsors, as the rate increases primarily focused on these applications.  However, USCIS is just delaying fee hikes, not canceling them. The agency still

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Donald Smith 09/06/2023

USCIS Provides New Guidelines for Compelling Circumstances EADs

Foreign nationals with H-1B visas rely on their employment to remain in the US. H-1B holders are technically defined as nonimmigrants, but many have approved I-140 applications and are waiting for their green card.  This nonimmigrant status puts them in a precarious and even dangerous position if they lose their jobs. In most cases, they must either find new employment

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Donald Smith 08/23/2023

Canadian Program to Recruit US H-1B Visa Holders Meets Quota in One Day

US H-1B visas are more popular than ever before. In fact, these employment visas are so renowned for attracting educated and driven applicants that Canada has opened a program specifically to poach H-1B holders.  This program, known as the Tech Talent Strategy, was designed to attract some of the best and brightest H-1B applicants to Canada. It offered applicants with

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Donald Smith 08/16/2023

U.S. Pilot Program May Permit Limited In-Country Renewal of H-1B Visas

As part of a new “people-to-people” initiative, the Biden administration has announced the launch of a limited pilot program to permit recipients of certain employment visas to renew their visas without leaving the country.  This announcement occurred after a bilateral meeting between President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tens of thousands of H-1B workers must leave the U.S.

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Donald Smith 08/08/2023

Should You Consider the EB-5 Visa?

Demand for U.S. visas has exceeded the supply for years. However, certain visas are less well-known than others. For example, the EB-5 visa is an often-overlooked option for people looking to live and work in the U.S. However, the EB-5 visa is gaining wider recognition as alternatives like the H-1B visa become increasingly competitive. It has all the benefits of

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Donald Smith 07/03/2023

90% of Laid-Off H-1B Employees Found New Jobs

Several months ago, Silicon Valley and the wider tech industry experienced a dramatic series of layoffs. Employers like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other giants laid off thousands of employees each, with nearly 95,000 people losing their jobs in just a few weeks.  This number included thousands of H-1B visa holders. Tech companies hire a significant majority of all H-1B candidates

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Donald Smith 06/30/2023

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