IMMIGRATION
India engaged with US on extension of H-1B ban: Ministry of External AffairsLast month, outgoing US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation where he extended the restrictions entry of immigrants and non-immigra...
- Lawsuit now covers H-1B petitions for market research analyst positions filed by US businesses
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical ...
- New test for American citizenship test tougher, has a political tilt say immigration experts
The immigration agency states that the revised test includes more questions that test the applicant’s understanding of US history and civic...
- Silicon Valley looking forward for Joe Biden to reverse Donald Trump's immigration rules
The Trump administration had announced new immigration rules last month designed to make it more difficult for skilled workers to acquire v...
- 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...
- Pro-immigration regime may be more balanced
While Biden has spoken up against the changes introduced to the visa policy by the Trump administration and is expected to reverse those, h...
- Biden and immigration policies
- Canada to increase immigration to boost economic recovery
The new admissions would be focused on bringing in more people under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Ca...
- Federal court allows Trump administration to implement immigration rule during appeal
Under the Trump administration rule, officials can deny permanent residency to legal immigrants over their use of food stamps, Medicaid or ...
- For the coming three years, Canada sets a record annual immigration target of over 4 lakh
The 2021-2023 ‘Immigration Levels Plan’ was unveiled by Marco Mendicino, Minister of ‘Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’ (IRCC),...
- Trump administration proposes to scrap computerised lottery system to select H-1B visas
Quite a few H-1B visas are allotted to employees of India-centric IT companies and a wage level-based selection could significantly increas...
- 'No option but to come back to India': H-1B visa holders share their fears and hopes ahead of US election
Hundreds of H-1B visa holders affected by President Donald Trump's flip-flops on the long-term work visa are keeping a close eye on the ong...
- Indian applicants rush to downgrade applications for path to faster green card
The downgrade petition comes with its own risks as preference is given to applicants under higher categories, but many are willing to take ...
- View: New visas limits would be a self-inflicted wound for the US
Dollars and jobs are not the whole story. International students and immigrants have played a major role in the study of science, technolog...
- View: The charm of American education is over
The quest for higher-level learning and acquiring knowledge, made the youth to look for studies abroad. Studying abroad became synonymous...
- Trump's executive order on visas for foreign workers cost USD 100 billion, claims think tank
The executive order signed by Trump on June 22, that had temporarily banned issuing fresh H-1B and L-1 visas till December 31, caused a neg...
- View: Trump’s Immigration - Destruction, not disruption
Trump nearly doubled the required investment amounts. Proponents correctly argue that the EB-5 program has garnered more than $20 billion i...
- Trump versus Biden: Who will be better for India when it comes to immigration?
It’s no surprise that immigration regulations will be much stricter under Trump. He has always been vocal about his anti-immigration stand ...
- How the immigration landscape in the US would look like if Donald Trump is re-elected
Expect a continued attack on legal immigration. Don’t expect the President to ever take down the bans on non-immigrant and immigrant visas....
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