OPT to H-1B route gets tougher: Why US is rechecking student work status

From RFEs to Form I-983 checks, OPT compliance now plays a bigger role in protecting F-1 status and future H-1B filings ...

US immigration update: H-1B, OPT, green card premium processing fees hiked

The US immigration agency cited inflation while revising premium processing fees across key visa and green card filings used by Indian professionals and students ...

US visa fee hike announced: How much more H-1B, OPT and Green Card applicants will pay

Indians remain the biggest beneficiaries of US employment-based visas, particularly under the H-1B programme, and also make up a substantial portion of the long-pending employment-based green card ...

US hikes premium processing fees for F-1 visa, OPT from March 2026: Check new rates here

USCIS is increasing premium processing fees for F-1 students and graduates starting March 1, 2026. Forms I-539 and I-765, crucial for status extensions and OPT, will see higher costs. This change aims ...
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PAUSE Act: US lawmaker seeks scrapping OPT, ending of ‘adjustment of status’ of H-1B visa program

A US lawmaker has introduced the PAUSE Act, a sweeping proposal that seeks to freeze nearly all immigration to the United ...
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OPT visa rules tightened for international students: Inaccurate employment can now result in deportation

Thousands of international students in the US on post-graduation Optional Practical Training (OPT) are receiving warning letters from the country's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ...