The Financial Express

From F-1 to H-1B: Applicant gets visa approval without original I-797 – Here’s how

A candidate recently shared their H-1B visa stamping experience at the US Consulate in Hyderabad on September 29th for a transition from F1 to H-1B status. A candidate recently shared their H-1B visa ...
Al Jazeera English

‘Cruel joke’: How Indian H-1B dreams are crash-landing after Trump fee hike

New Delhi, India — Meghna Gupta* had planned it all – a master’s degree by 23, a few years of working in India, and then a move to the United States before she turned 30 to eventually settle there. So ...
NDTV

This Racist Campaign Seeks To Block Indian H-1B Visa Holders Rushing To US

Vacationing in India, engineer Amrutha Tamanam rushed to return to the United States after Donald Trump abruptly announced a $100,000 fee for the visa she holds. As she scrambled to get back to the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Canada Wants to Lure Tech Workers Who Won’t Get US H-1B Visas

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to attract employees from the technology sector who might have previously worked in the US before President Donald Trump’s new visa charges. “What is clear is ...
Variety

How ‘V/H/S/Halloween’ Recruited Make-Up Legend Rick Baker for a Bloody Cameo — and How His Halloween Parties Inspired the Film’s Standout Final Segment

There are few figures in movie history that have become more synonymous with their craft than Rick Baker. He won the inaugural Academy Award for makeup in 1982 for “An American Werewolf in London” — ...
GeekWire

New TiE Seattle president on how the $100K H-1B fee could snuff out entrepreneurial flame

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Sep 26, 2025 at 8:27 ...
The New York Times

$100,000 Per Employee: How the H-1B Visa Fee Could Reshape Work Forces

Companies that want to hire employees from other countries using the popular H-1B visa program now have to pay $100,000 per worker. The new fee, which went into effect on Monday, will drastically ...
NDTV

Exclusive: Indian Techie On How She Spent $2,000 To Beat H-1B Deadline

Amrutha Tamanam was in India last week on paid leave when her boss in the US messaged her about President Donald Trump's new diktat of $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The techie, who has built a life for ...
Skift

How the New H-1B Visa Fee Could Hit Travel Companies

Since President Donald Trump revealed a new $100,000 price tag for H-1B visas, uncertainty has gripped the tech sector, while airlines dealt with frantic passengers booking, rebooking, and even ...
Fox News

Trump’s $100K H-1B visa overhaul could hit tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft hardest

The Trump administration unveiled a proposal on Wednesday to change how H-1B visas are awarded, a program that has become a cornerstone of the tech industry by allowing U.S. companies to hire highly ...
The Hill

Trump aims to reform H-1B visa for skilled workers

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing an overhaul of the H-1B visa system to favor more highly skilled and highly paid foreign workers, according to docket submitted Tuesday. The ...
The New York Times

Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.

Low- and middle-income countries will be able to purchase an effective preventative at a reduced price. The arrangements may help stem the epidemic 40 years after it began. By Apoorva Mandavilli A ...