The H-1B visa program has long been a lightning rod in debates about immigration and employment. Designed to bring the best and brightest talent from around the world to the United States, the program has been hailed as a driver of innovation;

Key steps in obtaining an H-1B visa include. 1. Finding a sponsor. The journey begins with securing a job offer from a U.S.-based employer willing to sponsor the visa. This can be a daunting task, especially for individuals living abroad, for employers often hesitate due to the costs and uncertainties of sponsorship.

A debate over the program for skilled foreign workers has pitted immigration hard-liners against some of President Trump’s most influential supporters in the tech industry.

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies affect a wide range of people who arrived in the United States through various ways. It can be confusing to grasp which group of immigrants are affected by the executive orders and directives as dozens of federal statuses are in effect.

Vivek Ramaswamy has said that Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday will bring the "dawn of a new Golden Age."

The USCIS has introduced a beneficiary-focused selection system for the H-1B visa process, cutting fraudulent registrations by 38% in FY 2025. This reform promotes fairness by allowing only one ...

For every H-1B visa holder who thrives in and contributes to our country’s economy and culture, we can point to many more students already in the U.S. who have few opportunities to develop their strengths into true excellence.

Trump’s orders are ramping up enforcement, leading to more denials and deportations for H-1B visa violators. Increased audits and stricter criteria mean fewer opportunities for mid-level professionals to maintain their status.

The Durham-Chapel Hill area is the 13th largest metro area for Immigrants with an H-1B visa from 2010-2016, and has only grown since then. The growth in the tech industries in places like Raleigh has occurred parallel to the rise in H-1B visa applications. But it’s not just the tech industry that draws H-1B visa applications.

The policy — on hold for now after a legal challenge — felt cruel and vindictive, and upended his understanding of what’s possible for holders of H-1B visas for highly skilled workers.

Brazil, China, Colombia, and India each had over 2,000 citizens overstaying their student and exchange visas, with India leading the numbers at 7,000

China's success in building DeepSeek R1 AI with home-grown talent has renewed the debate over H-1B visas that US tech giants used to hire temporary workers, especially from India. Though DeepSeek AI is being used to bash the hiring of Indians through H-1B,