Payroll, hiring, operations
The Cost of Delay
Nobody books immigration delay as a line item, so it stays invisible until someone quantifies it. This category is the arithmetic: what a stalled petition costs in payroll, replacement hiring, project slippage and attrition, and how to put that in front of a CFO.
The 2027 immigration budget: every government fee change an employer should forecast
Premium processing rose in March 2026, EB-5 fees change in November, and an H-1B cap fee and OPT fees are proposed. A three-column budget for in-force, contingent and proposed costs.
Costing an adjudication hold: the 2026 holds as a worked example
A hold with no end date is the hardest delay to budget. A method that separates certain months from months at risk, using the 2025–2026 country-based holds as the example.
EAJA fee recovery for corporate plaintiffs: the net-worth and headcount caps
The Equal Access to Justice Act can shift fees to the government, but only for businesses worth $7 million or less with 500 or fewer employees. What that means for budgeting a delay suit.
Calculating what an immigration delay costs your company
A five-component model for putting a defensible number on a stalled petition, using figures a finance team already has.
Building the internal business case for filing
Turning an immigration problem into a one-page proposal a finance team will approve, and answering the five objections that always come.
Premium processing ROI: when to buy it every time
A fixed fee against a monthly carrying cost is usually an easy comparison. Working out where the policy line should sit.
When not to litigate a delay
The cases where filing is the wrong call, and why saying so protects the times you do recommend it.