Overview
- Ambassador Sergio Gor said on June 27 that the H-1B changes should not be seen as aimed specifically at Indians and that visa services in India continue to operate.
- For the FY27 cap season USCIS replaced a pure lottery with a wage-weighted selection that gives higher-paid jobs greater chance of being picked.
- A federal district court in Massachusetts vacated the administration’s $100,000 payment rule this month but the decision is being appealed and legal uncertainty persists for employers and applicants.
- USCIS data show properly submitted H-1B registrations fell sharply from about 344,000 in FY26 to roughly 212,000 in FY27, and selections have shifted toward higher wages and US advanced degrees.
- Gor also said first-phase India–US trade talks are at an advanced legal‑text stage and that President Trump remains interested in visiting India, though no date has been set.