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Sure, FAANGs and a few giants could absorb the $100K, but will they actually spend that except for engineers with patents, cutting-edge research, or MBAs ? For most roles, they’ll just pivot to candidates who don’t need sponsorship.
Or offshore?
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> *sri23 writes:*
> Sure, FAANGs and a few giants could absorb the $100K, but will they actually spend that except for engineers with patents, cutting-edge research, or MBAs ? For most roles, they’ll just pivot to candidates who don’t need sponsorship.
Or offshore?
offshore tax 25% also coming

by december end apparently proposals under discussion but that isnt relevant to MBA pplicants i guess

either way it will be clear next year if companies apply for H-1Bs for their OPT candidates whether this move had any effect one should apply for R2 and see what happens by next summer data on h-1b filings by company might be their and then everyone can decide if they should book that flight or not
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It wont sustain
US IT industry won't survive
that's a different debate i guess even this move so far is very watered down with the 100k fee only for those applying outside USA so maybe they will water it down to but regardless for those looking to apply MBA it still makes sense to apply R2 and decide whether hiring is effected by uncertainty once filings data comes by April may 2026

if companies are filling less h-1bs especially for those looking to switch status from OPT to H-1b then it will be clear they've decided to ditch the internationals and go for domestics
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Echo with you
Short-term - Best approach is wait and watch. Policies are volatile, but immediate reactions can cause more stress than solutions. See how filings and employer behavior look in the next cycle before making big moves.

Medium-term:
Accept that any new rule can derail plans — CPT, OPT, F-1, H-1B, even random factors . Build a backup plan (Canada/EU, home market, remote-first roles) and keep mental health front and center. Having a Plan B/C reduces panic when headlines break.

Until this presidency is over, internationals need to stay flexible and comfortable with uncertainty. Control what you can and don’t burn energy on what you can’t.
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Curios if anyone of you (those from India) are thinking of applying to isb or other b schools as a back up?
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USCIS release update

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/h-1b-faq

What that means for COS (Change of Status) vs. Consular:

Both COS (F-1 → H-1B inside U.S.) and consular H-1Bs use the same petition form (I-129).

Since USCIS processes both as “new petitions” when it’s your first time getting H-1B, the fee attaches at filing.

The FAQ doesn’t say “at entry” anymore → it clarifies employer pays at filing, not the worker at the airport.

Note- Not a legal interpretation
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Challenges are guaranteed: A $100K H-1B condition is unprecedented and will almost certainly be challenged in federal court (by employers, universities, and immigrant advocacy groups).

Earlier immigration executive actions (e.g., travel bans, DACA rescission, student visa restrictions) were immediately challenged.

But in recent months courts have been less willing to freeze policies right away. Instead of issuing a nationwide injunction, some courts have let rules stay in effect while litigation proceeds.

If this pattern holds, the $100K rule could remain in force during months (or years) of litigation, unless and until a court issues a stay or strikes it down.

In Trump v. CASA, Inc. (24A884), decided June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court held that lower federal courts likely lack authority to issue universal injunctions (i.e. orders blocking enforcement of a policy across the whole country) unless necessary to give the specific plaintiffs “complete relief.”
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Curios if anyone of you (those from India) are thinking of applying to isb or other b schools as a back up?

If the U.S. doesn’t work out, I’ll likely forgo doing an MBA altogether. I’m in a decent position professionally and my primary motivation for pursuing an MBA was to pivot into investment banking.
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TLDR;

We anticipate sending invitations for evaluative interviews the week of Oct. 13

All interviews this year are being conducted virtually

If you are admitted, we will call you on Wednesday or Thursday, Dec. 3-4, with official admit information sent via email on Friday, Dec. 5

Round 1 applicants who are not invited to interview will receive either a “waitlist” or “deny” decision on Dec. 5.

Incase anyone was still procrastinating like me
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R2 applications are gonna fall big
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