Visa
For Visa aspirants, find application advice, country-specific visa guides, and updates on requirements for a hassle-free entry into your desired nation.
Modernizing the H-2A visa: practical reforms to fuel American farms
USCIS’s proposed H-2A modernization (under review as of October 8, 2025) would standardize grace periods and streamline filings. DOL now supports electronic H-2A applications, staggered 120-day entries, and single applications…
Could a $100,000 H-1B fee push tech workers to Canada?
A $100,000 annual fee for each new H-1B petition began September 21, 2025, raising employer costs dramatically. The…
Entering India on a 1-Year Visa, Exiting on a 30-Day Visa
India ties legal status to the visa used at entry; you cannot switch visas inside the country. One-year…
Griffin: H-1B Costs Aren’t the Issue—Talent Drain Risks U.S.
Ken Griffin warns that restrictive H-1B fees and student caps risk driving top international talent away. He advocates…
Forwarders Push Back on Trump’s $100k H-1B Fee Policy
A $100,000 supplemental fee will apply to first-time H-1B petitions filed on or after September 21, 2025, for…
Federal visa rules threaten physician training; hospitals warn of impacts
A 2025 proposal would limit F and J visas to four years and add a $100,000 H-1B employer…
Backlash Erupts Over China’s K Visa as Details Emerge
The K Visa, launched October 1, 2025, invites foreign STEM graduates to China without employer sponsorship. Public concerns…
EU Parliament Approves Stricter Visa Emergency Brake Measures
The EU Parliament approved a broader Visa emergency brake on October 7, 2025, adding non-migration triggers and targeted…
Nair Tiknizyan Receives Visa, Set to Face Ireland for Armenia
Nair Tiknizyan secured his visa and trained with Armenia ahead of the October 14, 2025 qualifier in Dublin…
Senate Committee Backs Philippines Visa Waiver to Boost CNMI Tourism
CNMI’s Senate Committee backed Resolution No. 24-1 on October 2, 2025, asking DHS to add the Philippines to…