J-1 visa

A DHS rule proposal, a $103,265 fee on new H-1B professionals subject to the cap.

a proposed rule that ends work authorization for many H-4 EAD spouses of H-1B holders, a proposed rule that ends the 60-day grace period for H-1B holders who lose jobs, final rule is a fixed four-year limit for international students and J-1, which has been delayed by a judge, and a significant new fee on OPT for international students.

Prowler says, Forbes fears Trump is forming a virtual prohibition of the H-1B program without Congress, imposing costly... costly fees on entry and extension while proposing serious limits on their spouses and sponsors.

The admin is also moving to restrict foreign students, H4, EAD, and OPT under pending and planned rules.

interesting.

They say it's actually more of a US issue than a Japan issue, but you cannot get a working holiday visa as a US citizen because most of them are like reciprocal and the US really only offers like the J-1 program and it's not structured the same.

So Japan doesn't reciprocate it.

There's 32 partner countries though.

Because as you know, it's not just H-1B, it's not just H-1A, it's not just H-4A.

You've got J-1 researchers, opt visas, H-1B, foreign labor, but he's calling out specifically colleges around the country.

I'm sure you'll remember that I've said before, there may be a cap on H-1B visas for the nation as a whole, unless, of course, you are a university.

If you're a university or a college, you can hire as many H-1B visas as you want.

And they are now catching on to the fact that these colleges are doing that.

Some colleges have found the perfect racket, Desposito says.

J-1 researchers, you have no FICA or FUTA.

So there's basically no oversight.

They either came legally or illegally.

And then there's the J-1 workforce, imported every summer season.

And every summer season, it seems to change which country is the country du jour.

And this past summer, it has been Turkey.

Earlier today, President Trump said he would allow Chinese automakers to build cars in the United States.

Since 2025, Chinese automakers have been banned from selling cars in the U.S., and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, A Detroit-based lobbying group has even asked American congressional leaders to place a permanent ban on Chinese-made cars in the U.S. Harvard University has issued a pointed advisory to its international student community to arrive on campus before September 15th when a major overhaul of F-1 and J-1 visa rules take effect.

On this date, the Department of Homeland Security will replace the long-standing duration of status system with fixed visas and dates.

From September 15, the U.S. government will assign every F, J, and I visa holders specific admit until date stamp and it will be capped at a maximum of four years.

And there's a little news brief, news snippet that Promote that actually talked about immigration.

Promote, which one was that?

September 15th? On September 15th, the visa rules for J-1 and F-1 are going to be much stricter.

They will have a stamp as to admit till date and then they will be having a maximum duration of four years.

What is the

J-1?

J-1 are student visas.

So they are college students in different areas of the world.

And they participate in what's called the work and travel program.

So they get to come and experience the United States and our culture, learn about our culture, but also work while they're here.

So similar to the HTBs, it's, you know, it is a foreign labor program, but it's not, the J-1 program is not as heavily regulated as the HTB program.

The H-2B program only has a certain number of available visas each year.