TRANSFER VISA

It is status quo in FY22 for H-1B selection process, delay offers respite to students, techies

The new rule sought to replace the existing lottery system with a process where applicants with higher salaries automatically gain preceden...

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...

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The Biden administration has already withdrawn the regulation that was not yet published: the USCIS regulation that redefined employer-empl...

Visa, Plaid call off merger following antitrust pressure

After Visa bid to buy Plaid, politicians and antitrust experts argued the deal would give Visa even more power over how customers and busin...

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...

US settles claim against IT company for discrimination against American workers for H-1B holders

The Justice Department on Tuesday alleged that Ikon Systems routinely discriminated against the US workers by posting job advertisements sp...

Pakistan arbitrarily transferred management of Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, violated UNGA resolution: India

In November, Pakistan transferred the management and maintenance of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara from the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandha...

UK's new post-Brexit ‘simple' points-based visa system opens

The UK Home Office said applicants for the new Skilled Worker Visa can now apply to work and live in the UK from January 1, 2021, when the ...

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...

All eyes on H-1B visa programme irrespective of who wins the US polls

In yet another policy stance change on H-1B visa within six months, the US administration recently announced that it was announcing an “int...

Sukhbir Badal urges PM Modi to take up transfer of Kartarpur shrine management to trust with Pakistan

The Pakistan government's decision to establish a project management unit consisting of non-Sikhs has hurt the sentiments of the Sikh commu...

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...

Over 50 Indians stranded at Dubai airport for non-compliance with visa norms, says report

The report has been confirmed from sources in the Indian diplomatic mission in Dubai, stranded passengers, and travel companies, Khaleej Ti...

IT stocks rise up to 5% as US judge temporarily blocks ban on H-1B visa

Indians form the largest nationality of H-1B visa holders.

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...

Committed to defence technology transfer under Make in India: French envoy

“The next batch of five Rafale fighters has been handed over to India, they are in France and it is up to the IAF now when to fly them here...