USA H-1B 2026 Pakistan Se — NTN, Tax Returns & Consular Guide

H-1B ke baare mein internet par jitna likha hai, us ka tagreeban poora hissa un logon ke liye hai jo pehle se Amreeka mein hain — F-1 par parh rahe hain, OPT par kaam kar rahe hain, aur status change karwa rahe hain. Pakistan mein baithe hue shakhs ka case us se bunyadi tor par mukhtalif hai, aur 2025-26 ki policy tabdeeliyon ne yeh farq pehle se kahin zyada bara kar diya hai.

TL;DR:

H-1B ka annual cap 65,000 hai, plus 20,000 US master's degree holders ke liye alag.
Registration fee $215 per beneficiary; FY2027 ki registration 4 se 19 March 2026 chali aur petition filing 1 April se 30 June 2026.
DHS ne random lottery ki jagah wage-weighted selection ka final rule laga diya — oonchi wage levels ke selection ke imkanat behtar hain.
Presidential Proclamation 10973 (19 September 2025) ne bahar mojood beneficiaries ki nayi petitions par $100,000 supplemental fee lagayi thi. Yeh amreeki adalaton mein challenge hui hai aur is ka status barh-barh kar badla hai — filing se pehle current position attorney se confirm karein.
US mein rehte hue change of status karne wale is fee se mustasna thay; Pakistan se consular processing wale nahi.

Do bilkul alag raste — aur aap kis par hain

H-1B tak pohanchne ke do rastay hain aur unka farq samajhna is poori guide ki bunyad hai.

Change of status (andar se). Aap pehle se Amreeka mein hain — aam tor par F-1 student ya OPT par. Employer aap ke liye petition daalta hai aur aap ka status andar hi andar H-1B mein badal jata hai. Aap ko mulk se bahar nikalne ki zaroorat nahi. Tareekhi tor par tagreeban 54% cap petitions isi qism ki hoti hain.

Consular processing (bahar se). Aap Pakistan mein hain. Petition manzoor hone ke baad aap ko US Embassy se visa lena parta hai. Yeh Pakistani professionals ka aam rasta hai jinhone Amreeka mein parha nahi.

Yeh farq kyun itna ahem hai: 2025 se jo bari policy tabdeeli aayi, us ne theek isi lakeer par do gharoon ko alag kar diya. Jo andar hain woh us se mehfooz rahe; jo bahar hain un par woh seedha lagti hai. Aur Pakistan se apply karne wala tagreeban hamesha doosre gharoon mein hota hai.

Lottery ka nizam aur 2026 ki bari tabdeeli

H-1B ka saalana cap 65,000 hai, aur is ke ilawa 20,000 aisay umeedwaron ke liye alag rakhe gaye hain jinke paas kisi manzoor shuda amreeki idare se master's ya us se oonchi degree ho. Master's degree wale pehle us alag pool mein daale jate hain; wahan se muntakhab na hon to aam pool mein aa jate hain.

Registration electronic hoti hai aur employer karta hai — aap khud nahi. Har beneficiary ke liye $215 registration fee hai. FY2027 ke liye registration ki window 4 March se 19 March 2026 tak chali, selections 31 March 2026 tak, aur petition filing ki window 1 April se 30 June 2026.

Sab se bari structural tabdeeli yeh hai ke DHS ne random lottery khatam kar ke wage-weighted selection ka nizam nafiz kar diya. Ab sab registrations ke selection ke imkanat barabar nahi — jin par oonchi wage level offer ho un ke imkanat behtar hain, aur entry-level (Level I) positions ke imkanat pehle se kaafi kam ho gaye hain.

Pakistani applicants ke liye is ka amali matlab: ek fresh graduate ke liye jo entry-level tankhwah par offer le raha hai, H-1B ab pehle se kaafi mushkil ho gaya hai. Tajurbakaar professionals jinhein oonchi wage level par offer milta hai, unke imkanat behtar hue hain.

$100,000 wala masla — jo Pakistan se apply karne walon par lagta hai

Yeh hissa ehtiyat se parhne ka hai, kyunki yeh mamla abhi tak tay nahi hua.

19 September 2025 ko ek Presidential Proclamation (10973) jaari hui jis ke tehat un nayi H-1B petitions par $100,000 ka supplemental payment lazim kiya gaya jinka beneficiary Amreeka se bahar ho aur us ke paas mojooda valid H-1B visa na ho. Yeh 21 September 2025 se nafiz hui.

Do baatein foran wazeh honi chahiyen:

Yeh change-of-status filings par lagoo nahi thi. Amreeka ke andar mojood log — misal ke tor par F-1 students jo H-1B mein status badal rahe hon — is se mustasna thay. Extensions aur transfers bhi mustasna.

Yeh consular processing wale cases par lagti thi — yani theek woh log jo Pakistan mein baithe hain.

Is ke baad ka silsila adalaton mein chala. Ek amreeki district court ne 8 June 2026 ko is fee ko kaalam-adam qarar diya. Us ke baad appeals aur stays ka amal chala, aur mukhtalif adalaton ne is par mukhtalif faislay diye. Ek adalat ne December 2025 mein is ke ulat raay di thi. Yeh mamla appeal par hai aur is ka nateeja ab tak nahi aaya. Sath hi proclamation khud apne matn ke mutabiq September 2026 mein khatam hone wali thi, agar toseeh na ho.

Is liye hum yahan koi "current status" nahi likh rahe. Is fee ki haisiyat pichhle ek saal mein ek se zyada dafa badal chuki hai — kabhi nafiz, kabhi muattal, kabhi bahal. Kisi blog par likhi gayi tareekh par bharosa karna is mamle mein khatarnak hai. Agar aap ya aap ka employer H-1B petition file karne ja rahe hain, to us waqt ki position ek amreeki immigration attorney se confirm karwayein — aur yeh hum nahi, woh hi bata sakte hain.

Hum yeh is liye bata rahe hain ke Pakistani applicants ko yeh maloom hona chahiye ke aisa ek mamla mojood hai aur woh khaas tor par un par asar-andaz hai — kyunki yeh aap ki taraf ka nahi, aap ke employer ki taraf ka kharcha hai, aur woh employer ke faisle par asar daal sakta hai ke woh Pakistan se kisi ko sponsor kare ya na kare.

Bojh employer par hai — to aapka kaam kya hai

H-1B mein ek cheez student visa se bilkul ulti hai: aap ko apni maali gunjaish sabit nahi karni parti. Aap ke paas job offer hai, tankhwah muqarrar hai, aur qanooni sharaits poori karne ki zimmedari employer ki hai — prevailing wage, LCA, petition, sab kuch.

To phir ek Pakistani tax firm ka is mein kya kaam?

Do cheezein hain, aur dono aap ki taraf hain, Amreeka ki taraf nahi:

Aapki apni Pakistani tax history — jo aap peeche chhor kar ja rahe hain, aur jo aap ke naam par hai.

Aapke Pakistani assets — jo aap ke jaane ke baad bhi yahan rahenge aur jinka hisaab chalta rahega.

Yeh dono cheezein visa lagne ya na lagne se koi taluq nahi rakhtin. Lekin yeh aap ke agle das saal se seedha taluq rakhti hain.

Yahan aapki apni tax history dekhi jati hai, kisi sponsor ki nahi

Student ke case mein FBR record walid ka dekha jata hai. H-1B par jaane wala shakhs aam tor par 26 se 38 saal ka ek working professional hota hai jiski Pakistan mein kai saal ki apni tankhwah ya karobari income rahi hai.

Aur yahan ek bohat aam ghalatfehmi hai. Salaried Pakistani professionals ke employer unki tankhwah par tax kaat lete hain, aur bohat se log samajhte hain ke jab tax kat raha hai to alag se return file karne ki zaroorat nahi.

Yeh do alag cheezein hain. Tax deduct hona employer ki zimmedari hai. Return file karna aap ki apni. Aur ATL par aap ka naam sirf return file karne se aata hai, tax kat jane se nahi.

Yeh farq H-1B walon ke liye khaas tor par mehnga sabit hota hai, kyunki yeh woh gharoon hai jo aksar Pakistan mein achha kama chuka hota hai — flat, plot, ya gaari uske naam par hoti hai. Aur jab woh Amreeka ja kar filing rok deta hai, to woh apne hi assets ke liye non-filer ban jata hai.

Beech saal mein jaana

Pakistan ka tax year 1 July se 30 June chalta hai. H-1B ki employment aam tor par 1 October se shuru hoti hai — yani aap tagreeban hamesha Pakistani tax year ke beech mein rawana hote hain.

Farz karein aap ne Karachi mein July se September tak apni naukri ki aur October mein Amreeka join kar liya. Us tax year mein aap ki teen mahine ki Pakistani tankhwah mojood thi. Us par return ki zimmedari barqarar hai aur uski deadline agli 30 September hai — jab aap Amreeka mein apne pehle saal ke bilkul beech mein honge.

Yeh return remotely file ho jati hai. Wapas aane ya kisi attestation ki zaroorat nahi.

Jaane se pehle Pakistan ka hisaab

Kaam	Kab	Kamboh fee
Apna NTN (agar nahi hai)	Petition file hote hi	Rs. 2,000
Pending returns clear karna	Jaane se pehle — baad mein mushkil hota hai	Rs. 3,500–5,000 per saal
Wealth statement	Rawangi se pehle assets ka baseline	Rs. 2,500
Departure year ki return	Agli 30 September tak, Amreeka se	Rs. 3,500–5,000
Section 8 tax clearance	Sirf permanent departure par	Rs. 5,000

Wealth statement ka faida yahan khaas hai: yeh aap ke jaane ke waqt ki maali tasveer mehfooz kar deta hai. Aage chal kar jab aap ke assets amreeki kamai se barhen, to yeh baseline yeh dikhane mein madad karta hai ke woh barhotri kahan se aayi.

Hum is mein kya karte hain

Kamboh Associates ka H-1B process mein koi kirdaar nahi — na lottery mein, na petition mein, na visa interview mein. Yeh sab aap ke amreeki employer aur unke attorneys ka kaam hai. Hum us hisse mein kaam karte hain jo Pakistan mein reh jata hai.

NTN registration — Rs. 2,000, agar abhi tak nahi hai.

Pending returns — Rs. 3,500 se 5,000 per saal. Backlog Pakistan mein rehte hue clear karna Amreeka se karne ke muqable kahin aasan hai, kyunki documents aur bank yahan hain.

Wealth statement — Rs. 2,500. Rawangi se pehle ka asset baseline.

Amreeka se saalana filing. Aap wahan hon to bhi return remotely file ho jati hai — aap ATL par rehte hain, aur jab kabhi Pakistan mein jaidad ka koi kaam nikle to aap tayyar hote hain.

FBR notice ka jawab — Rs. 5,000, agar ghar se ittila aaye ke koi kagaz aaya hai.

Sab se zyada rabta hamein us waqt hota hai jab koi H-1B holder saalon baad Pakistan mein apna flat bechna chahta hai aur usay pata chalta hai ke woh non-filer hai — us soorat mein withholding 2.75% ke bajaye 5.5% lagti hai. Ek crore ke flat par yeh farq 2.75 lakh rupay ka hai, jabke saalana return Rs. 3,500 se 5,000 mein ho jati hai.

Poora kaam WhatsApp par hota hai. Amreeka ke time zone se koi farq nahi parta — aap raat ko message karein, jawab agle din tak aa jata hai.

H-1B & Pakistan Documentation — Aam Sawalat

Pakistan se H-1B apply karne aur Amreeka ke andar se karne mein kya farq hai?

Bara farq hai. Amreeka ke andar mojood log (aam tor par F-1 ya OPT par) change of status karte hain — unhein mulk se bahar nikalne ki zaroorat nahi, aur tareekhi tor par tagreeban 54% cap petitions isi qism ki hoti hain. Pakistan se apply karne wale consular processing par hote hain, yani petition manzoor hone ke baad US Embassy se visa lena parta hai. 2025-26 ki policy tabdeeliyon ne theek isi lakeer par dono gharoon ko alag kar diya.

$100,000 H-1B fee kya hai aur kya woh abhi lagoo hai?

Presidential Proclamation 10973 (19 September 2025) ne un nayi H-1B petitions par $100,000 supplemental payment lazim kiya tha jinka beneficiary Amreeka se bahar ho. Change of status, extensions aur transfers is se mustasna thay. Yeh amreeki adalaton mein challenge hui — ek adalat ne June 2026 mein isay kaalam-adam qarar diya, doosri adalat ne is ke ulat raay di thi, aur mamla appeal par hai. Is ka status ek se zyada dafa badal chuka hai, is liye filing se pehle current position ek amreeki immigration attorney se confirm karwana zaroori hai.

Wage-weighted lottery ka matlab kya hai?

DHS ne random selection khatam kar ke aisa nizam nafiz kiya hai jismein oonchi wage level par offer rakhne walon ke selection ke imkanat behtar hote hain. Pehle har registration ke imkanat barabar thay. Amali natija yeh hai ke entry-level (Level I) positions ke imkanat kaafi kam ho gaye hain, aur tajurbakaar professionals jinhein oonchi wage level par offer milta hai unke imkanat behtar hue hain.

H-1B par jaane se pehle Pakistan mein kya karna chahiye?

Kam az kam teen cheezein: apna NTN (Rs. 2,000) agar nahi hai, pending returns clear karwana (Rs. 3,500 se 5,000 per saal), aur rawangi se pehle wealth statement (Rs. 2,500) jo aapke assets ka baseline bana deta hai. Yaad rahe jis tax year mein aap gaye us saal ki Pakistani tankhwah par return ki zimmedari barqarar rehti hai, deadline agli 30 September.

Meri tankhwah par tax kat raha tha — kya phir bhi return file karni chahiye thi?

Ji haan, yeh do alag cheezein hain. Tax deduct hona employer ki zimmedari hai; return file karna aapki apni. Aur ATL par aapka naam sirf return file karne se aata hai, tax kat jane se nahi. Yeh farq H-1B walon ke liye khaas tor par mehnga sabit hota hai, kyunki yeh aksar woh log hote hain jinke naam Pakistan mein flat, plot ya gaari hoti hai — aur non-filer hone par jaidad bechte waqt withholding double lagti hai.

Amreeka Jaane Se Pehle Apna Pakistani Record Saaf Karwa Lein

Pending returns, wealth statement aur NTN — teenon Pakistan mein rehte hue karna kahin aasan hai. Baad mein wahan se karna har mahine mushkil hota jata hai.

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