How H-1B visa filing in 2026 are changing: Auditing job roles, offering salaries before registration and …
The upcoming H-1B visa lottery in March 2026 is shaping up to be unlike previous years as US employers are planning to adopt a more cautious and deliberate approach to fillings. As reported by Economic Times, companies are auditing job roles, offering higher base salaries before registration and cutting back on speculative applications in response to new regulatory and cost pressures. An OTP visa holder in California was recently fired after his startup declined to sponsor his H-1B visa, while a senior manager at a US retailer managed to secure a substantial raise to migrate from an L-1 visa to H-1B highlighting the widening gap between entry-level candidates and senior hires.
