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The article reports on legal challenges to a 100,000 USD H-1B employer fee, with government and petitioners debating its purpose, revenue role, and Congress authority, as courts examine its impact on small firms.
US Representative Greg Steube introduced the Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemptions (EXILE) Act on February 10, 2026, to eliminate the H-1B visa program starting fiscal year 2027 by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act.
No new H-1B visa stamping appointments are available in 2026 at US consulates in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, with slots deferred to 2027, even rescheduling January-February dates to April-May 2027.
A Manifest Law study using US Department of Labor data shows medical specialists, not tech professionals, top the H-1B visa wage scale amid US healthcare shortages and ageing population. 11 of the 15 highest-paid H-1B occupations are medical roles like cardiologists, anesthesiologists, radiologists, surgeons, and neurologists, with median pay exceeding $300,000. Non-medical roles like lawyers and
An Indian H-1B visa holder, traveling to India on November 2, 2025, for a family medical emergency, received a US Department of State revocation notice on December 15 via the Kolkata Consulate, just before their scheduled December 23 return.
The Trump administration has introduced a new rule replacing the random H-1B visa lottery with a wage-based selection process, prioritizing higher-paid workers to favor economically valuable talent over entry-level roles. This change, finalized by the Department of Homeland Security, takes effect on February 27, 2026.
US tech companies are grappling with workforce disruptions as hundreds of Indian H-1B visa holders remain stranded in India due to delayed visa stamping interviews from December 15, 2025. Triggered by Trump administration’s strict social media screening, appointments are postponed to March-June 2026. Firms are consulting immigration experts for early slots, permitting remote work from India or urg
Hundreds of Indian H-1B visa holders are stranded in India after US consulates abruptly cancelled renewal appointments between Dec 15-26 2025, citing new social media screening under Trump administration for national security. Experienced tech professionals face expired visas, job uncertainty, family separation and financial stress while awaiting rescheduled interviews delayed by months.
Mahvash Siddiqui, an Indian-origin US diplomat posted in Chennai, claims she witnessed rampant H-1B visa fraud, including fake degrees, forged documents sold in Hyderabad’s Ameerpet, proxy interviews, and bribery
Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas from outside US devastates Indian IT outsourcing giants. Bloomberg analysis reveals 90% of TCS, Infosys and Cognizant’s H-1B hires (2020-2024) used consular processing, triggering the charge. Infosys alone would owe over $1 billion for 10,400 workers, TCS hundreds of millions for 6,500 and Cognizant for 5,600.
