Exploring Alternatives After Not Being Selected in the H-1B Lottery

If you are reading this, the chances are you were not selected in the recent H-1B lottery.  The H-1B visa lottery is a highly competitive process, with a limited number of visas available each year. For those not selected, it can be a challenging situation, but there are alternative pathways and options to consider, depending...

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Under the Trump administration, some changes are more subtle than others and almost fly under the radar.  This policy is not something you will read about on the news, yet its implications are far reaching, especially for employment-based applicants. On February 28, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a policy memorandum detailing...

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USCIS recently confirmed the receipt of 780,884 registrations for FY 2024, marking an increase of about 62% from the previous year. This surge in registrations explains the low selection rates this year. This same agency also announced that it has verified the presence of collusion among technology companies who aim to improve the probability of...

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It’s all over the news.  Massive layoffs at Twitter and Facebook.  Other companies will no doubt follow the same suit.  Cutting employment costs is the number one way that companies deal with reduced profits, diminished demand for products and services, especially during a recession. Unfortunately for foreign nationals being laid off is particularly problematic as...

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