US VISA

Trump ban on visas cost the US economy $100 billion: Study

The June 22 Proclamation, which barred the entry of H-1B, L-1 and J1 visa holders till the end of the year, was eventually suspended by a U...

US Visa: Two new rules just made it harder for firms to hire H-1B workers

According to certain studies, while most tech firms do pay H-1B workers higher than the prevailing wage rate. “This is not a minor increase...

US court blocks Trump ban on H-1B, L-1 visas

In June, US President Donald Trump had signed a Presidential Proclamation banning the entry of certain groups of nonimmigrant visa holders,...

Premium processing of H-1B visa gets more expensive, scope expanded to cover various other visas

The US Senate has passed a continuing resolution bill, to avert an October 1 shutdown and fund the government until December 11. The Bill –...

US should expand visa for STEM talent: Congressional report

The report released by the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, highlights that every time a foreign-born student returns to their ...

The current status and likely future course of various work & student visas in US

Trump has promised a stricter work visa regime in a bid to create more jobs for American workers in a struggling economy. His rival Joe Bid...

H-1B: US judge stops USCIS from implementing visa fee hike

Under the new rules, filing fees for H-1B high skill visas would increase by 21% to $555 and those for L1 visas by 75% to $850. In what wou...

Stakeholders are optimistic of easier visa rules under Biden. The big question now is, when?

Every year, Indians get a bulk of those US visas issued under four categories: H1B, issued to high skilled workers; H4, used by families of...

Indians can fly with valid visa to UK, US, Canada, UAE under air bubble agreement

"Under bubble agreement any Indian holding any kind of valid visa can travel to Canada, UK, US and UAE," said DGCA India in a statement.

US tech firms support lawsuit challenging H-1B visa suspension; fear jobs will move offshore

​​The lawsuit was filed in July by the National Association of Manufacturers that represents 14,000 firms, US Chamber of Commerce and the N...

People are giving up US citizenship in record numbers, data reveals

The surge in the number of people leaving America could be a function of President Trump's activities, "how the coronavirus pandemic is bei...

Apple to Amazon line up against Trump’s immigrant visa ban

Trump issued a proclamation on June 22 that suspends a host of non-immigrant visa programs, including H-1B visas for high-skill specialty o...

A share of the India pie: Expat Indians eyeing desi roles as US tightens visa curbs

The Donald Trump administration in the US had been pursuing a conservative work visa regime, and since the pandemic outbreak it has brought...

Visa ban will have a negative impact on US economic recovery: Nasscom's Shivendra Singh

Immigrants suffered a setback soon after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order which pauses the issue and renewal process of ...

No new visas for foreign students if classes go fully online: US immigration authority

The Trump administration has asked foreign students in the US, whose colleges have shifted to online teaching, to shift to schools that hav...

US Senate passes Bill to do away with country-caps on employment-based green cards; hurdles remain

While the S386 Bill had earlier been cleared by the House of Representatives (Fairness for High-Skilled Workers Act HR 1044), the version p...

New US citizenship test is longer and more difficult

The new citizenship test that went into effect Tuesday is longer than before, with applicants now required to answer 12 out of 20 questions...