H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN
H-1B & Nonimmigrant Work Visas
Nonimmigrant work status is a series of expiry dates. When adjudication slips past one of them, the employee stops working — not gradually, but on a specific calendar day. These pages are about protecting that date.
The $100,000 H-1B payment in October 2026: vacated, extended, and vacated again
Proclamation 10973 was set aside in June, extended by Proclamation 11069 in September and challenged again. Where the payment stands and how to plan around it.
The proposed $103,265 cap fee and what the first weighted selection taught employers
DHS proposes a $103,265 fee on every cap-subject H-1B petition, after a first lottery weighted by wage level. How both change the cost of each selected registration.
Executive Order 14431: layoffs, LCA review and the proposed end of the 60-day grace period
The September 2026 order tells agencies to weigh recent and planned layoffs in H-1B decisions, while DHS proposes removing the 60-day grace period. What employers should do.
Change of status or consular notification? Why in-country filing became the default in 2026
The $100,000 proclamations, online presence review and 221(g) risk all attach to the consular route. When to request change of status and what it does not solve.
H-1B extensions past the sixth year when the I-140 is pending
AC21 § 106(a) and § 104(c) work differently, and a pending I-140 only satisfies one of them. What that means for extension planning.
H-1B transfer delays and the start-date problem
Portability lets a new hire start on filing. What that means when the petition then sits for months, and how to write around the risk.
The 240-day rule and what happens when it runs out
Continued employment while an extension is pending is a cushion, not a status. Where it applies, where it stops, and what a denial does.