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Indian students can’t start working in US without a EAD authorisation even if they have confirmed job offer; Know the US immigration lawIndian students studying in the USA on an F1 visa need specific authorization to work. This authorization comes from an Employment Authoriz...- Paying thousands extra has become the only way forward for many US visa applicantsPremium processing has become a necessity for many US immigration applicants due to escalating delays in standard visa and employment autho...
- H-1B and F-1 in 2026: What visa-dependent professionals need to know about long-term immigration planningRecent policy shifts have significantly narrowed the margins for H-1B and F-1 visa holders in the U.S., increasing uncertainty for families...
- US to raise application fees for select immigration categories from January 1USCIS is increasing certain immigration fees from January 1, 2026. Applications submitted on or after this date require updated payment. Th...
- US Democrats move to undo rule ending automatic work permit renewals for H-1B spousesA group of Democratic senators has moved a resolution to overturn a recent US Department of Homeland Security rule that ended automatic ext...
- US announces inflation adjustment for immigration fees effective January 2026USCIS will implement inflation-based fee increases for certain immigration benefits starting January 1, 2026. These adjustments, mandated b...
- Big US court relief for H-1B spouses, but worries remainThe spouses of H-1B workers, who are skilled professionals, were given H4 Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) allowing them to work in...
- Trump administration ramps up surprise site checks on OPT students, nearly 1 lakh Indian students under close scrutinyThe Trump administration intensified unannounced inspections on foreign students in the US on OPT, particularly STEM OPT, including residen...
- US raises immigration fees for select categories starting July 22Starting July 22, 2025, USCIS will implement new mandatory fees for specific immigration forms under H.R. 1. These non-waivable fees impact...
- US immigration backlog hits all-time high with 11.3 million pending applicationsThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is facing a record backlog of 11.3 million pending immigration cases, with delays worse...
- Moving to the US: Understanding the H-4 visa for dependents of H-1B visa holdersThe H-4 visa, issued by USCIS, is for dependents of certain nonimmigrant workers like H-1B and H-1C visa holders. It allows spouses and chi...
- Indians with pending EAD applications stand to benefit with extended validity tenureAccording to the USCIS, while processing times have reduced significantly over the past year, if the 540-day automatic extension rule was n...
- Immigration Wrap 2023: H-1B revamp, student visa changes & costlier applications for the USAccording to the US Embassy and Consulates in India, Indians now represent over 10 per cent of all visa applicants worldwide, including 20 ...
- Amid layoffs and visa backlog, United States relaxes rules for immigrants facing compelling circumstancesEADs are provided to certain nonimmigrants who are the beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions and their qualif...
- United States lays out options for laid-off non-immigrant workers to remain in the countryRegulations permit a discretionary grace period that allows workers in E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1, or TN classifications (and the...
- NRI Helpdesk: Can I extend my US visitor visa before it expires?For our NRI readers, we have started an immigration helpdesk. Write to us at nri.economictimes@gmail.com and our team of experts will addre...
- Visa or extension applications will not be denied outright, under new USCIS policyUSCIS has rescinded a Trump-era (July 2018) memo that permitted immigration officers to deny benefit requests (say a visa application, or a...
- Premium processing of H-1B visa gets more expensive, scope expanded to cover various other visasThe US Senate has passed a continuing resolution bill, to avert an October 1 shutdown and fund the government until December 11. The Bill –...
- US to allow faster processing for certain categories of visas and green cardThe HR 8377 Bill provides for funding to allow the federal government to continue to operate till December 11. A part of the bill, Emergenc...
- Court asks immigration agency to print H-1B spouses work permits within seven daysThis was in response to a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio last month on behalf of Ranjitha Subrama...
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