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Visas
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News Work & careers
US Labor Department suspends PERM processing for eight technology employers
The administrative freeze halts permanent residency certifications across consulting and software firms pending compliance audits.
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News Work & careers
A second US court blocks the agencies' rules for the $100,000 H-1B fee until they take public comment
A California federal judge vacated the policies that collect the fee and barred the agencies from enforcing them until they go through notice-and-comment rulemaking. The fee's proclamation was extended in September.
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News Work & careers
The first H-1B lottery weighted by wage level filled next year's cap, USCIS says
Registrations for higher-paid jobs had better odds for the first time. Certain petitions also need the $100,000 payment required since September 2025.