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About h1b-life
Last updated September 29, 2026
h1b-life brings together the information people on H-1B and H-4 visas, and their families, look for on the long road to a green card: official data, plain-English guides, tools and news, in one place.
h1b-life is not a law firm and nothing here is legal advice. It is not affiliated with USCIS, the Department of State, the Department of Labor or any other government agency. For your own case, talk to a qualified immigration attorney.
Where the information comes from
- Official data, collected automatically and shown as published: the Visa Bulletin (Department of State), processing times and the H-1B Employer Data Hub (USCIS), prevailing wages and LCA and PERM disclosure files (Department of Labor), the Federal Register, Congress.gov and federal court dockets (CourtListener).
- Guides and explainers, written from official sources that are listed at the bottom of every page with the date they were last checked.
- News and summaries, collected from public news and official sites. Summaries are written automatically from the linked sources only, and always link back to them.
- Reader stories and questions, submitted through this site and moderated before anything is published.
What the labels mean
- Reviewed (with a date)
- A person read the page or answer and approved it on that date. If the content changes afterwards, the label is removed until it is approved again.
- Guide
- General guidance written from the listed official sources. Not yet reviewed by a person. Always check with a qualified attorney.
- Auto-summary
- A summary written automatically from the linked sources, with no human edit. Read the sources for anything important.
- Summary
- A short summary of a linked article or document.
- Auto-picked
- Chosen automatically from the site's own data or from news that appeared in at least two sources.
How pages are reviewed
Guides, explainers, the Can I…? answers and the Rumor vs. rule verdicts go into a review queue. An editor checks each one against its sources and approves it or asks for changes. Approved items show Reviewed with the date.
Items go back into the queue on their own when:
- the text changes in any way;
- a new rule or policy event touches the topic of a Can I…? answer;
- a guide has not been re-checked for 120 days.
A review is a check for accuracy and clarity by the site's editor. It is not a review by an attorney, and it does not make any page legal advice.
Corrections
If something is wrong or out of date, email hello@h1b-life.com with the page and what should change. Corrections are made as quickly as possible, and the page's "last verified" date is updated.
Money
h1b-life has no ads, no sponsored content and no affiliate links, and does not sell or share anyone's data. See the privacy policy and terms of use.