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Biden to present US Citizenship Bill in Senate on Thursday; Indians in Green card queue could benefitThe Bill aims to increase the overall quota for employment based green cards from 140,000 to 170, 000 annually, a move that would be benefi...
- Will the petition against H-1B visas harm you this year?
Biden’s administration will do what is good for the US. That is to be expected. It is obvious that the administration is inclined to take a...
- Restoring compassion and order
- Can an H-1B employee work from India?
Until 2019, when a decision from the DOL changed the calculus, our answer to this question was: “An H-1B employee may work from outside the...
- US court seeks joint status report on H4 visas
An H-4 visa is issued by the USCIS to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders, most o...
- Biden admin delays implementation of Trump era H-1B rule, says lottery system to continue for now
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical ...
- Biden rescinds Trump memo denying H-1B visa to programmers
In Financial Year 2020, "computer programmer" was among the Top 10 occupational roles for which an H-1B/H-1B1/E3 petition had been filed.
- US to continue existing H-1B visa selection process in FY22
A Trump administration proposal seeking to prioritise grant of H-1B visas to high wage earners has been delayed from 9 March to 31 December...
- President Biden hands another win to H-1B holders and Indian students in the US
The OPT (Optional Practical Training) program provides one year of work authorization to students who finish their degrees. The law require...
- Biden administration to review rule proposing higher wages for H-1B workers
The review by US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to provide relief to companies that depend on computer science engineers ...
- H-1B Visa rejection rates dropped drastically in July-September 2020
H-1B visa rejection rate fell to 1.5% in the July-September period compared to 21% in the previous nine months, an analysis of US immigrati...
- Biden has begun dismantling Trump's immigration rules. How long will H-1B holders need to wait to see results?
The Biden administration has already withdrawn the regulation that was not yet published: the USCIS regulation that redefined employer-empl...
- Huge relief for spouses of H-1B workers, Biden nixes Trump plan to kill H4 work permits
The latest development brings to an end years of efforts by the Trump administration to rescind an Obama era regulation that allowed a cert...
- New H-1B rule not valid, other changes on hold for 60 days
The modification, proposed by the previous administration under Donald Trump, was introduced last week seeking changes to the terms of empl...
- New rule calls for higher wages for H-1B visa holders
“The US Department of Labor is taking these steps to strengthen wage protections, address abuses in visa programs, and protect American wor...
- Foreign students will be the biggest losers in new H-1B selection process
This new selection process will have a devastating effect on foreign students as most qualifying foreign students are sponsored for Level 1...
- Only the highest paid will be selected: An expert decodes Trump’s parting shot at H-1B
The wage levels are derived from the US Department of Labor data, which qualifies employees based upon a combination of the education and e...
- This year's H-1B lottery: The Trump legacy of chaos must end
Based upon Trump’s Executive Orders, USCIS has throughout the Trump administration turbocharged its assault on legal immigration; its plain...
- India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa
On December 31, outgoing US President Donald Trump extended a freeze on the most sought-after H-1B visas along with other types of foreign ...
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