H-1B Visa News

Rajiv's Comments in the News - H1B, green card nightmare,’ Indian lawyer exposes US job market’s hiring freeze, racism

Published by: The Financial Express - April 06, 2025
https://shorturl.at/dkbWQ

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv S Khanna, an Arlington-based immigration attorney disclosed that F-1 and H-1B visa holders often turned to the recently shot down office “when they hit bureaucratic roadblocks within US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that threatened their legal status and livelihoods.”

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Rajiv's Comments in the News - Immigration ombudsman aiding H-1B, Green Card applicants disbanded: What's next?

Published by: NewsBytes - April 05, 2025
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/trump-administration-disbands-c…

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

"F-1 and H-1B visa holders turned to the CIS Ombudsman when they hit bureaucratic roadblocks within US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that threatened their legal status," said Rajiv S Khanna, an Arlington-based immigration attorney.

Rajiv's Comments in the News - Trump admin eliminates Ombudsman that helped immigrants: Be it H-1Bs, international students or even green card applicants

Published by: The Times Of India - April 04, 2025

https://shorturl.at/lY187

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv S Khanna, an Arlington based immigration attorney told TOI, “F-1 and H-1B visa holders turned to the CIS Ombudsman when they hit bureaucratic roadblocks within US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that threatened their legal status and livelihoods.”

H-1B Quota 2025

We recommend that the H-1B lottery registration process should be planned and initiated now to ensure that it is ready to be submitted once the registrations open from noon Eastern on March 7, 2025 through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.

FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7

Release Date 

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7 and run through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.