AT&T Layoffs, Outsourcing Show H-1B Denials Aren’t Curbing Visa Use Nick Kolakowski, December 30, 2019 4 min read AT&T is engaged in sweeping layoffs, according to a new report from Axios, which also suggested that the telecom...
H-1B Electronic Pre-Registration: Streamlining or Chaos? Nick Kolakowski, December 20, 2019 4 min read Come next year, tech firms that want to hire H-1B visa workers will face a process that’s supposed to be...
H-1B ‘Specialty Occupation’ Proposal Could Change Visa Forever Nick Kolakowski, December 17, 2019 6 min read Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed revision to the H-1B visa program....
Does Trump Want to Reform or Kill the H-1B Visa Program? Nick Kolakowski, December 10, 2019 8 min read During the Trump Presidency, there’s been some action to adjust and reform the H-1B visa system. For example, U.S....
H-1B in 2020: Immigration Visa Faces Further Restrictions Nick Kolakowski, December 3, 2019 7 min read It’s been a year of big changes for the H-1B visa—and things aren’t done yet. The next 12 months could...
Startups That Hire H-1B Workers Might Actually Do Better: Study Nick Kolakowski, November 21, 2019 4 min read Can hiring H-1B workers make a startup more successful? That’s a conclusion reached in a paper by researchers from...
H-1B Spouses Face Uncertainty with New H-4 EAD Decision Nick Kolakowski, November 13, 2019 5 min read The fate of H-4 EAD, which allows the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work, is still up in the air after the U.S....
H-1B Denials Spiking at Contractor, Services Firms Nick Kolakowski, October 30, 2019 5 min read Denial rates for H-1B petitions have skyrocketed to 24 percent through the third quarter of fiscal year 2019,...
H-1B Restrictions Driving Companies’ Outsourcing, Offshoring Nick Kolakowski, October 7, 2019 4 min read As the Trump Administration tightens up its restrictions on the H-1B visa (as well as the H-4 EAD, which it wants to...
How Major Tech Companies Use Staffing Agencies to Get More H-1B Visa Candidates Nate Swanner, September 3, 2019 4 min read Ever wondered how exactly major tech companies use the H-1B program? It’s not always as cut-and-dry as it seems....
